Fire Season in the Backcountry:
The 2024 Fire Season is now underway in the Kootenays with 2 weeks of hot dry weather. A strict campfire ban is in effect now, [...]
Let’s avoid conflict with RKHeli in Jumbo Ck
Folks we enjoy a long history of cooperation between RK Heli and the local ski tourers. This has started to erode in the Jumbo drainage [...]
Logging Traffic – share the road weekdays this winter
As most Hut visitors know, once you leave the highway the backcountry roads accessing the trail heads are built, maintained and used regularly by [...]
Propane canisters 101 – or “how do ensure you get dinner tonight…”
Folks; we're having continued problems with the Coleman stove connector part ('elbows') in the Huts. The threads in the soft aluminum female threads get easily [...]
New Road Channels in use on all Forestry roads
Although FS roads are not legally radio controlled, the use of VHF radios is recommended for all users, particularly during the week on active logging [...]