Colorado has fantastic backcountry skiing and snowshoeing!
We have information on huts and yurts that you can rent and guided
trips for those of you that would like the expertise of a guide.
The Boulder Outdoor Center rents and sells the gear that you may
need for exploring the backcountry. We are also building an online
backcountry guide, have links to snow reports, avalanche conditions
and to clinics and classes that will help you enjoy the backcountry.
Please see our guided Crested
Butte Hut trips for a great backcountry experience.
You can book these hut trips online right now if you like.
The BOC is excited to offer reservations for the High Camp Hut near Telluride online! This lodge is close to Telluride up on Lizard Head Pass and
sleeps 10-12. You can rent this hut right now online.
BOC links to backcountry huts, yurts, lodges, and lookout towers that can be rented.
San Juan Huts
970-626-3033
The San Juan Hut Systems ski route consists of five backcountry ski huts connecting Telluride, Ridgway and Ouray. The route follows the Dallas and Alder Creek Trails in the Mount Sneffels Range of the San Juan Mountains. Each hut can be individually accessed or advanced skiers can travel hut-to-hut in the European tradition. Above each hut there is more terrain for the more adventurous intermediate, advanced, and extreme 'powder hound.' These huts consist of five huts: Burn Hut, Ridgway Hut, Blue Lakes Hut, North Pole Hut, and the Last Dollar Hut.
Recreation.gov is a website run by the US government. This site has information on camping, huts, wilderness permits and more. You can even reserve campsites and government huts online.
Pike/San Isabel Forests cabins/huts
An opportunity on the Pike and San Isabel National Forests in Coloroado
PUEBLO, CO…The Pike/San Isabel National Forests, southwest of Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo in Colorado have offered recreational camping, picnicking and trail opportunities for nearly a century. Now some “old” treasures are available in a whole new way. Several historic cabins have been renovated and are available to adventure seekers as overnight rentals. Nightly rates range from $50 to $75. There are accommodations for 2 to 8 people, depending on the location. Each cabin is different, but they all offer solitude and a taste of the past. Many locations are even decorated with period furniture, have interpretive exhibits or are near other historic and educational places.
All Forest Service cabins for the Rocky Mountain Region:
Here you will find links to specific cabins and lookout towers being rented by the Forest Serice in Colorado and Wyoming.
10th Mountain Division Hut Association
10th Mountain manages a system of 29 backcountry huts in the Colorado
Rocky Mountains, connected by 350 miles of suggested routes. These
huts provide a unique opportunity for backcountry skiing, mountain
biking, or hiking while staying in safe, comfortable shelters.
The 1Oth Mountain Huts
The name honors the men of 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army,
who trained during World War II at Camp Hale in central Colorado.
Hut visitors share the special spirit of these individuals, especially
their pursuit of excellence, self reliance, and love of the outdoors.
The 10th Mountain Huts are: Peter
Estin Hut, Gates
Hut, Margy's
Hut, and McNamara
Hut. These links will take you to descriptions of the Huts.
We have a more detailed 10th
Mountain Hut Trip map.
Alfred Braun Hut System
The Alfred Braun Hut System is the oldest Hut system in Colorado.
They are only open for Winter use (November through May). Routes
to the huts are not marked and travel through avalanche-prone terrain.
The Huts sleep up to 14 people and are rented to one group only
per night, providing a more private experience. The Braun Huts and
the Friends Hut connect the towns of Aspen and Crested Butte via
the spectacular 12,705' Pearl Pass.
The Braun huts are: Friends
Hut, and the Green
Wilson Hut. These links will take you to descriptions of the
Huts. We have a more detailed Braun
Hut Trip map.
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