83194 Resource 78724 78558 78558 1106790829856 1108877121147 Controlled Hut System Serves Back Country Skiers

One man restores two huts to add to the system.

<p>Most of you come to Summit County for the alpine skiing.&nbsp; How about a different experience? </p><p>Talk about solitude.&nbsp; If you like back country skiing, try doing a hut trip.&nbsp; Tenth Mountain Division Huts and&nbsp;Summit Huts allows back country skiers and snowshoers&nbsp;to stay overnight.&nbsp; &nbsp;You can do it alone, as a couple or as a small group.&nbsp; Most of the huts will sleep 10 or more, so if you travel alone, you will find yourself socializing with strangers (who quickly become friends).&nbsp; </p><p>One man, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20041219/NEWS/41219001/0/ARCHIVES" title="Gene Dayton gives his heart to back country visitors">Gene Dayton</a>, has refurbished two huts to add to the system.&nbsp; It's a labor of love for him.&nbsp; </p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.huts.org/" title="10th Mountain Hut system website.">Reservations</a> are generally required, and often have to be made well in advance.&nbsp; The back country hut system is popular.&nbsp; One can travel long ways, staying each night in a new hut, if you plan well enough in advance.&nbsp; There is a relatively nominal charge, which covers upkeep and stocking of the cabins.&nbsp; The term &quot;hut&quot; is used, but many are actually well equipped cabins, with indoor bathrooms and kitchens.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Also, if you <a href="http://www.huts.org/join_volunteer/volunteer_info.html">volunteer to help</a> with any of the huts in the system, you can get in return a free night in one of the huts.&nbsp; </p> 9 application/xml false back country skiing snow shoeing Summit County Summit Huts Tenth Mountain Huts Enjoy the outdoors and help restock and maintain the huts http://www.huts.org/join_volunteer/volunteer_info.html Learn about hut trips, planning, and making reservations http://www.huts.org/trip_plan/index.html Two more huts added to the system by his efforts http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20041219/NEWS/41219001/0/ARCHIVES Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.1) Gecko/20040707 66.215.234.82 66.215.234.82 kdeshaies false true false false true 205866 false false true false false false true 78724 blog blogsite/SnowHome/web