4/25/08 Expanded Season at the Continental Divide Cabin
The Continental Divide Cabin, the newest hut in our system, will be open for the summer from June 15th through October 15th. Hut users can now enjoy the wonderful hiking and biking around the hut earlier in the spring and later into the fall. Give us a call at 970-925-5775 to make a reservation.

2/26/08 Plowing of FS Road 505 to Betty Bear Hut
Starting March 10th the Bureau of Reclamation will begin plowing some of the roads that access Betty Bear Hut and Margy's. They will trying to keep one of side of the road unplowed for skier traffic. Please see the attached release for more specifics. Road 505 Plowing

8/27/07 WWII Vets Hang Artwork at Benedict Huts
On August 23, a small group of 10th Mountain Division veteran descendents, along with several huts employee, joined Division veterans Ralph Ball and John Trip for the hanging of artwork in the Fritz and Fabi Benedict huts. Details at WildSnow.com.

6/21/07 Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum
The American Mountaineering Center, located in Golden CO, is looking to complete construction of the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum. This museum will be a place where visitors can learn about mountaineering history, conservation, and Colorado’s own mountaineering history. This will include an exhibit on the 10th Mountain Division and their days training in Camp Hale. In honor of the men who inspired and help make our hut system possible, we support this project and would encourage our hut users to support it as well. Please visit American Mountaineering Museum for more information.

5/16/07 The National Museum of Forest Service History
The National Museum of Forest Service History, a nonprofit corporation, has started a campaign to build a museum to commemorate United States Forest Service history. Their goal is to “open a national museum in 2009 in Missoula, Montana to preserve and to interpret the forest and grassland conservation story of the last 100 years, including the partnerships that have enriched the forest and grasslands of the United States.” As a member of one of these partnerships, we here at the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association support this effort. Without the cooperation of the US Forest Service and their willingness to work with us, the hut system would not be possible. We appreciate their conservation efforts and would invite our hut users to support this effort in whatever way they see fit. Below is a link to their website where you can find more information about their campaign and ways in which you can help. National Museum of Forest Service History

1/30/07 New Lynx Monitoring Project
10th Mountain Division Hut Association and the Colorado Division of Wildlife invite you to be part of a statewide effort to indentify and record lynx tracks.  This information will be used by the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) to monitor lynx location and status.  As part of a CDOW lynx reintroduction program, Canada lynx have been released in Colorado beginning in 1999.  All released lynx are equipped with radio collars to enable CDOW researchers to monitor their location and status.  Over time, some of these collars have been lost or are no longer transmitting.   10th Mountain fully supports this monitoring project because it represents good stewardship of the forest.  Good information on how to recognize lynx tracks when you find them and familiarize yourself with the procedures to document the tracks and report them to the lynx researchers is available in the interpretive library at each hut and at the CDOW website. Lynx Monitoring 

11/21/06 Eiseman Hut Overnight Parking
Free overnight parking for Eiseman Hut visitors is available at several locations including Spraddle Creek Trailhead, Spraddle Creek,  and Red Sandstone Park.  More information on trailhead parking is available at Trailheads  More information on parking and free bus service along the frontage road is available at Vail Parking

11/21/06 New Parking Area for Vances Cabin
Parking for Vance's Cabin at the Ski Cooper parking lot is only available in the newly designated and marked parking area loated to the right as you enter the general Ski Cooper parking lot.  There is no overnight parking adjacent to the trailhead.  Overnight vehicles parked anywhere else in the general parking area are a significant problem for Ski Cooper when they plow the general parking area, and these vehicles may be towed.