A Couple Ski Hut Trips

[Tim Drescher]

Our winter in the central Colorado mountains has been dwindling as of late. The continuous soft powder days enjoyed during December and January are now a distant memory. While Vail Mountain has a snow water equivalent of 67% of average, Fremont Pass (closest to our hut) enjoys 111% average equivalent. Overall the Upper Colorado basin sits at an 85% index; on the drier side still, but I’ll never complain about an earlier start to the backpacking season.

Link to Sangree Trip Report

The Weston Pass Hut is a recently finished four season structure just below Weston Pass at 11,921′. I was given a unique opportunity by one of the part-owners to bring in a group of friends, free of charge, to test out the private hut in exchange for honest feedback and recommendations for the future.

Link to Weston Pass Trip Report

[Ozzy McKinney]

you have some great terrain, and great friends it appears. Makes me want to learn to ski.

[Randy Nelson]

Ha! After reading the first report, I was going to ask where the snowmobiles were. :) How do you rent the Weston hut?

[Tim Drescher]

As you probably should ask about such a thing Randy. Not my fault, I swear.

I would think that Weston Hut should be available to rent by next winter. Hopefully I'll get a few more details here soon. I think the owners would like to make a few more construction improvements this summer. They still need to haul firewood and build a good wood shed up there.

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