Press - 10th Mountain Division Hut Association

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Website
Address
www.huts.org
1280 Ute Avenue│Suite 21│Aspen,Colorado 81611
TE L E P H O N E
970/925-4554
Ben Dodge | Executive Director | [email protected]
Press Inquiries | Cindy Carpenter | [email protected]
A H i s t o ry
10th Mountain Division Hut Association
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t h Mou n ta i n Di v i sion Hu t A s s o c i at ion is a product of
one man’s dream. In this case the man is Fritz Benedict, an architect
who has been closely involved in the design of Aspen, Vail and other ski area communities.
Benedict’s dream was influenced by a system of huts in New Hampshire that dates
back over 100 years, as well as the famous skiing Haute Route between Chamonix,
France and Zermatt, Switzerland. In Benedict’s mind, a similar system connecting
Aspen and Vail, Colorado seemed a logical way to provide access to Colorado’s
beautiful and challenging backcountry during the winter months.
It was also his dream to honor the infantrymen of the U.S. Army’s 10th Moun-
tain Division, who learned their skiing and mountaineering skills at Camp Hale,
north of Leadville near Tennessee Pass. In fact, much of the territory that now
comprises the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association was originally part of the
training ground for 10th Mountain Division troops, who fought critical battles in
the Italian Dolomites near the end of World War II. Many of the soldiers went on to
become key figures in the ski industry.
In 1980 Benedict began putting his dream together. At that time he formed what
later was to become the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association. The group consisted of architects, planners and backcountry guides, all of whom were keen to
see Benedict’s dream realized. Former Secretary of Defense and part-time Aspen
resident Robert McNamara, helped convince a skeptical U.S. Forest Service of the
potential success of the project. McNamara went so far as to agree to tear down the
huts after five years if their use did not reach anticipated levels! To date, all huts are
still standing!
Through the efforts of Dr. Ben Eiseman, a friend of the McNamara family, funds
were raised and the first two huts—Margy’s (named for the McNamara’s late wife
Margaret) and McNamara—were designed and constructed in 1982. The project was
ambitious yet a special camaraderie developed as volunteers contributed time, effort
and materials.
An ecologically sensitive approach was utilized from the outset; abundant beetle-kill
pine was used to build the first hut. All huts face south and many have incorporated
solar panels to provide electricity for lighting. At some of the huts water is collected
from snowmelt off the roof and stored in cisterns. Two huts—Fowler/Hilliard and the
Jackal—have won architectural awards. Each new hut incorporates lessons learned
from the previous models.
The huts provide a cozy and efficient shelter warmed by wood stoves that are a fitting
end to a long day’s ski. The trails that connect the huts are designed for intermediate
level skiers and are located to avoid significant avalanche danger. Most are moderately steep ascents. A few offer challenging climbs and exciting descents. All have
breathtaking views of the mountain wilderness.
At the time of inception a master plan was initiated. In addition to the fourteen 10th
Mountain huts that have been built over the last decade, 10th
Mountain handles reservations for 16 other huts in the region that
are either privately owned or part of other hut systems, and are
connected by an extensive network of over 300 miles of trails.
A board of directors, including many 10th Mountain Division
veterans, has been established and an ongoing fundraising effort
is of primary importance to continue Fritz Benedict’s dream.
Each hut donor is asked to contribute toward an endowment fund.
This fund is used to maintain the huts and to keep the nightly
use fee affordable. By all measures, including the 50,460 winter
user nights recorded at 10th Mountain huts during the 2013-2014
season the system is a success.
As Benedict wrote: “We began with a small start and a large vision based on the many huts throughout the European Alps. Now
the trail extends in both directions from Aspen to include Vail
and Leadville in an almost continuous loop. In a few years it will
be possible to ski from Crested Butte to Ashcroft to Aspen usFritz Benedict (1914-1995)
© David Hiser
www.photoaspen.com
ing the Alfred A. Braun Hut System, then on to Vail and Copper
Mountain skiing the 10th Mountain Division Hut System. Perhaps one day others
will follow our lead with huts in Frisco, Breckenridge, Keystone and Leadville.”
Fritz Benedict, remarking upon the anticipated completion of the 10th Mountain Hut
System—“…we will then have achieved our own American Haute Route.” Benedict’s
dream has now come true.
FACT SHEET
M I s s i on S tat e man t The purpose of 10th Mountain is to plan, finance, build and manage, for public use,
a mountain hut system that promotes understanding and appreciation of the natural
mountain environment while developing individual self-reliance.
T i t lE Tenth Mountain Division Hut Association
Abbreviated version: 10th Mountain
M A N AG ED BY 10th Mountain Division Hut Association
Ben Dodge | Executive Director | [email protected]
L ocat i on 1280 Ute Avenue, Suite 21 | Aspen Colorado 81611 | 970/925-4554
W e b s i t e www.huts.org
FO U N DED 1980 as a not-for-profit organization under a Colorado 501 C 3 status.
P u r po s e Originally to build and manage huts connected by trails between Aspen and Vail for
use by backcountry skiers modeled after the Haute Route system between Chamonix, France and Zermatt, Switzerland. The goal of providing a safe winter wilderness
experience at affordable prices has grown to encompass an educational approach to
the backcountry to heighten sensitivity and respect for the environment.
H U TS 14 huts (McNamara Hut, Margy’s Hut, Harry Gates Hut, Peter Estin Hut, 10th
Mountain Division Hut, Fritz & Fabi Benedict Huts, Eiseman Hut, Betty Bear Hut,
Fowler-Hilliard Hut, Jackal Hut, Sangree M. Froelicher Hut, Skinner Hut, Uncle
Bud’s Hut) are located in the mountains bounded by Aspen to the southwest, Leadville to the southeast, Vail Pass to the east and Vail to the north.
In addition, 10th Mountain takes reservations for seven privately owned huts in the
same region: Polar Star Inn and Seipel Hut, The Shrine Mountain Inn which also
includes: Jay’s Cabin, Chuck’s Cabin (up & down) & Walter’s Cabin (up & down),
Vance’s Cabin and the Continental Divide Cabin, Point Breeze Cabin, Janet’s Cabin,
Francie’s Cabin, and Boreas Section House, of the Summit Huts Association. 10th
Mountain also handles reservations for other huts: Alfred A. Braun System (seven
huts), and Friends’ Hut, which are located between Aspen and Crested Butte. The
total number of huts served by the 10th Mountain reservations system is 34.
T r a i l s Over 300 miles connecting 22 huts.
HUT PROFILE
The huts are located between 9,700 feet and 11,700 feet in the central Colorado
Rockies. Each hut includes a living dining area heated by wood burning stoves; all
wood is pre-cut and ready for use. Kitchens are equipped with propane burners and
a wood burning cook stove plus basic utensils for cooking and eating. There is sleeping space for 16 people divided among several rooms on a “continuous bunk” system
rather than individual bunk beds. Electricity in the huts is provided by solar panels.
All huts are south facing with ample deck space. Outhouses are adjacent to each hut.
The huts that were built later have a water storage tank and water pumps.
U SER N I G H T s
When the concept of the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association was proposed to
the U.S. Forest Service, the agency was very skeptical of the potential use on Forest Service lands. In fact, the USFS was guaranteed by 10th Mountain that the huts
would be torn down after five years if their use was not up to perceived expectations.
That promise quickly became unnecessary.
Today, those that were involved in the concept, planning and construction of those
first huts are seeing their dreams come true. Winter hut usage continues to rise
with each passing season and the system has grown from 2 huts in 1984 (2,252 user
nights) to 14 huts in 2016 (19,207 user nights).
FU N DI N G
Construction of the huts has been funded by donations from individuals and foundations. Endowments associated to each hut are vital to maintain and operate the
system. Membership in the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association also accounts
for a portion of operating funds.
W hat ’ s
i n t h e nam e ?
10th Mountain Division Hut Association was named after the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army, a corps of 15,000 men who underwent specific training in skiing, mountaineering, and alpine survival techniques during World War II at Camp
Hale, (north of Leadville near Tennessee Pass). The 10th Mountain Division drew not
only accomplished skiers and climbers, but also thousands of others who faced the
Army’s rigorous mountain training before seeing action in the Italian Dolomites in
1945.reserve huts for the following ski season, one trip through the March 1st lottery,
and additional trips the first week of April. Non-members can start booking on June
1st. Alfred A. Braun & Friends Hut reservations on the first week of May.
10 t h M oun ta i n Gimme Shelter
H u t s i n t h e n e w s Outside Magazine | Devon O’Neil | January 2014
Hut Havens: Preparing for a Winter Backcountry Adventure
Vail Daily | January 21, 2013
Huts and Yurts Provide a Unique View of Winter
Lake County Herald | 2013
Broome with a View: Winter Park’s Jewel
Denver Post | John Meyer| February 2013
The 10th Mountain Division Huts:
Colorado’s Historic Legacy to Outdoor Lovers
Gadling Travel Magazine | Laura Miller | April 2013
A Hut Above: Exploring the trail of the 10th Mountain Division
Colorado Life Magazine | Chris Council | November 2013
W eb E xclusive: Two Additional Quiet Trails
5280 Magazine | November 2013
Backcountry Ski the 10th Mountain Division Huts, Colorado
National Geographic Online | Kate Siber | 2013
Out of Bounds Colorado Escape: The backcountry HutTrip
5280 Magazine | December 2013
www. rootsrated.com | Jordan Curet | rootsrated.com/stories/the-10th-mountain-division-huts-in-summer-tips-for-a-great-trip
G A L L ERY Photos | 10th Mountain Division Hut Association
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© Fredrik Marmsater
© Craig Hoffman
P ho t og r aph e r s Chris Council & Emily Chaplin
www.c2-photography.com
David Hiser
www.photoaspen.com
© Craig Hoffman
Craig Hoffman
www.craighoffmanphotography.com
Fredrik Marmsater
www.fredrikmarmsater.com
© Chris Council
& Emily Chaplin
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10th Mountain Division Huts
DESIGNED BY CURT CARPENTER © 2014
The 10th Mountain Division Hut Association System
is located in the White River and Pike/San Isabel National
Forests under special permit with the Forest Service, U.S.D.A
Scale: 1:24,000 • Contour Interval: 40 feet • GPS±100 meters
1927 North American Datum (NAD 1927).
E A G L E S
Hut and trailhead locations on this map were gathered in the field
using WGS 84 mapping datum (to enable the highest accuracy),
then converted to NAD 27 to be consistent with map datum. Select the
correct map datum when using your GPS. Refer to 10th Mountain’s
web site (www.huts.org) for the most current coordinates.
N E S T
W I L D E R N E S S
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N A T I O N A L
Trails are marked intermittently by blue diamonds, except in U.S.
Forest Service designated Wilderness Areas where trails are marked
by tree blazes or not marked at all. Trailheads are not marked. U.S.F.S.
trails and roads are not always maintained and their exact location may
vary. This map is not a substitute for good route-finding skills. This map
is an aid to help finding the routes. These are suggested routes only.
Hazards exist in the backcountry, including avalanches. Common sense
and good judgement can reduce but not eliminate these hazards.
F O R E S T
This map is for winter use only.
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Refer to Vail Pass Winter Recreation Area map for more information.
Expect and respect all users.
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▲
5.7 Miles
4.4
ME
105
Porphyry Mtn.
11,556'
C
us h
er
Riv
r
ve
Ri
TO DE N V E R
Clear Creek
Bakerville
Loveland
H
Burro
40
reek
TO DE N V E R
9
E
R A N G
an
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▲
T E N M I L E
ng p
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Pt. Breeze Cabin
10,500
10,500'
Ea g
go Ridge
Fr yi
E. Fork
es
9,280'
11,610'
Pass
11,315'
West Fork Clear C
Arapahoe
Basin
9,680'
Janet's
Cabin
Jackal Hut
11,660'
S. Camp Hale
Slide
Lake
HO
North Fork
8,440'
Homestake ▲
Peak
13,209'
Pea
les
Mi
s
ile
5M
Copper
Mountain
7.8 rl Cr
Mi eek.
les
i
Miles
6.6
7
4.
10th Mountain
Division Hut Continental
11,370'
11,370
Divide Cabin
Savage Peak
13,139'
Homestake
Reservoir
9,820'
Chica
i.
M
Norrie
8,250'
▲
r.
M
6.5
9,250'
sG
es
ce C
han
▲
Union Creek
5.
▲
Keystone
10,580'
10,580'
James
Peak
Berthoud Wilderness
70
EISENHOWER
TUNNEL
Keystone
Frisco
) ( Vail Pass
Vail Pass
8
11,500'
.
Cr
Resolution Mtn.
11,905'
Jo n e
9,700'
Burnt Mtn.
11,765'
▲
s
Camp Hale
m
Ho
6.
Fowler/Hilliard Hut
lch
9,200'
Avalanche Peak
12,803'
▲
Pettingell Peak
13,553'
6
▲
Jay's Cabin, Chuck's Cabin
Walter's Cabin
11,223'
Wear yman Cr
Pando
Bowl of Tears
▲
Mt. of the
Holy Cross
14,005'
Harry Gates Hut
C
L ast
Thomasville
Mtn.
10,369'
Maroon Bells–
Snowmass
Wilderness
E
es
Mil
reek
▲ Vagneur
k
G
Woods
Lake
Dillon
Dam
Dillon
Reservoir
Uneva Peak
12,522'
les
Mi
2.7
▲
Eagle
Peak
13,043'
M
7
8,440'
Montgomery
Flats
Holy Cross
Wilderness
11,200'
Spring
Creek
s
k
ree
s
l
6.6 M i
82
yF
ork
C
10.5
8,680'
Mt. Jackson
13,670'
▲
Ptarmigan Peak
12,490'
Dillon
Silverthorne
N. Tenmile Cr.
C
ore
Hut
G
ck
9.5 M il e
es
B la
Gat
er
R iv
to
E a g le
s
Red Peak
13,189'
Eagles Nest
Wilderness
Shrine
Mtn. Inn
eek
key Cr
Tur
Mile
Red Cliff
Red Cliff
Peter Estin
Hut
Crooked Creek
Pass 9,995'
▲
Creek
▲
5
ck
Lake
Thomas
Vasquez Peak
12,947'
Loveland Pass
11,992'
New York
Lake
1.
Ro
Creek
n.
Mt
alt
Peak
10,502
Snowmass
L ak e
M
ile
s
os
Cr
▲
Grouse Mtn.
12,799'
Seipel Hut • 11,040'
)(
B as
▲ Sloan
iles
5M
.8
Meredith
Ruedi
Reservoir
Polar Star Inn
New York Mtn.
12,550'
8 .2 M i l e s
10
104
Ruedi
Dam
s
8,558'
Mt. Thomas ▲
11,977'
Fr ying pan River
le
r.
Gore Creek
Elk
Two
24
EL
Parry Peak
13,391'
Second
Creek
10,600'
) (
▲
Arapaho
National Forest
▲
8,480'
ain
ount
tle M
Bat
▲
es
Mil
7.3
Sylvan Lake
ree
k
Basalt
i
6.3 M
Fulford
9,060'
Sylvan
Lake
TO
GLENWOOD
SPRINGS
▲
Yeoman
Park
le C
add
Spr
Ptarmigan ▲ Vail
Point
10,982'
Beaver
Creek
Keller Mtn.
13,085'
Spraddle Creek
E ast
Wes
t B r u s h C re e k
in
G
West Lake Cree
k
415
East Brus
hC
ree
k
▲
les
Mi
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15
Brush Creek
es
Porphyry Mtn.
10,856'
Vail
e
or
Minturn
8,220'
8
ree
k
Avon
TUNN
Ptarmigan Peak
Wilderness
E
11,180'
8,620'
Edwards
West Lake
Creek
400
R
N
G E
Red Sandstone
Creek
The S
even
Her
mit
s
O
Eiseman
Hut
ERSO
Ute Peak
12,298'
N
6
25
Tabl
e Moun
tain
N
Red and White Mtn.
11,192'
r
ive
307
crab
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Mo
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ta
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le R
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Eagle County Airport
R
White River
National Forest
Eagle
Gypsum
Red
▲
1M
il e
11,350'
▲
EL
▲
Broome Hut
Vasquez Peak
Wilderness
K
River
Piney
ork
S. F
TO
GLENWOOD
SPRINGS
um
C
k
For
r
▲
ps
s
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Wolcott
Gy
Wil
Alk
O
160
70
Hard
s
Bills Peak
12,703'
R
D
NN
AT TU
Twin Cones
12,060'
Ute Pass
9,163'
er
A
• Trinidad
MOFF
Winter
Park
▲
Byers Peak
Wilderness
) (
R iv
350
R
131
Ca t
tle
C
▲
k
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O
• Lamar
• La Junta
69
Springs
Piney Peak
11,563'
Riv
er
HEND
• Pueblo50
Canon City
L
•Alamosa
Pi
ne
y
Burlington
Blue
•
17
285
70
40
O
9
iv
O
•
Colorado
Springs
F
lD
•
Limon
25
•
▲
Byers Peak
12,804'
S
a
ent
DIA
Denver
285
•Salida
• Pagosa
M
•
C
160
•
R i ve r
A
in
Cont
550
•
Winter
• Park
Breckenridge
State
Bridge
I
•
Buena •
Vista
34
lo r
ado
L
• Ridgway
•Ouray
•
Durango•
•
Boulder
Leadville • Fairplay
Gunnison
50
Telluride
145
•
•
24
82
•
Crested
Butte
•
40
Vail
Eagle •
•
Aspen
133
•
Montrose
Cortez
•
Kremmling
•
•
Carbondale •
50 Delta
•
76
Ft. Morgan
L
Glenwood
Springs
Rifle •
70
•
• • Greeley
9
131
• Meeker
Grand
Junction
Ft. Collins
I
Steamboat
.L
Green Mountain
Reservoir
• Springs
Winter
Park
9
Co
Sterling
W
•
Craig
40
TO F R A SE R
TO K R E MML I NG
TO STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
131
WHER E TO FIND US
St
MAPS
Boreas Pass
North
••
Boreas Pass
South
9
Continental
Divide East
24
Leadville
To Salida
285
Fairplay
10th Mountain Division Hut System
Resol
utio
n C
re
ek
To Minturn
To Leadville
To Pando
To Camp Hale
CAMP HALE
To Jackal Hut
N O RT H
© Curt Carpenter