Light to medium weight gear works getting to and between the huts. Except for Spring Creek and Blue Lakes, skis with climbing skins are recommended. Above the huts, full “backcountry” gear is recommended. Is there any other information you can provide to help us prepare for the trip? Get out in the snow before you…
Above most huts a variety of non-avalanche as well as potential avalanche terrain exists. Skiers should have at a minimum some working knowledge of avalanche ‘mechanics’ while venturing above the huts. Proper avalanche equipment (shovel, beacon, probe, and a brain) is also recommended.
Between most huts avalanche danger is very minimal with one exception. Between Last Dollar and North Pole Huts there are eight points of potential avalanche danger, and two of the eight points require real avy-savvy to negotiate.
Avalanches can always exist where you least expect them. However, on the trails to the huts they are rare. A working knowledge of avalanche mechanics and the proper equipment is always recommended. To the Burn Hut avalanche is un-likely. To the Blue Lakes Hut avalanche is minimal. To the Ridgway Hut avalanche is minimal. To…
Be prepared for varying terrain and conditions for hut to hut travel. Route-finding skills are important and the tracks may be obscured by fresh snow. It takes approximately three to eight hours between huts.
It takes approximately two to three hours to ski in to Last Dollar, Burn, and Blue Lakes huts. Ridgway hut and the North Pole hut take approximately four to six hours.
Recommended Bike Stores are listed in Travel Resources
Shuttles can be arranged to and from Telluride, Durango, Grand Junction, Montorse, Moab, Paradox, and Gateway. Contact information for shuttle companies can be found on the Travel Resources page.
Recommended lodging in the area of our Bike Routes are listed on the Travel Resources page. Telluride and Moab host large festivals at times, so it is advised to make reservations well in advance.
San Juan Hut Systems will issue a credit good for the next full season for the amount a rider has paid towards a ride on one of the routes, with a 30 day notice. San Juan Hut Systems does not offer refunds. Riders that go ‘free’ on Group Rate Discounts will not receive a credit.…
