When you operate the largest network of backcountry huts in North America, spread across a couple of different mountain ranges and with a couple dozen structures exposed to wild mountain conditions, staying on top of chores will keep a team busy.
Read MoreAlong with regular backcountry trips during the winter months for hut maintenance, our team also spends time locally prepping for spring/summer. One of the projects included the replacement of several hut benches and tables. See below for some insight into the process along with some images!
Read MoreWarm evening fires, cozy beds and convenient washrooms - a few of the creature comforts we've come to enjoy when staying at ACC backcountry huts. Many may not know, but these comforts are a result of the hard work from our maintenance team, the hidden backbone of our huts and the ACC.
Read MoreACC huts across Canada are being put to use by thousands of users annually, which wears the cabins down from the occupants and elements. With the increase in backcountry recreationalists, additional attention from the ACC has been put towards proper maintenance and sustainability.
Read MoreDiscover how the need for capital projects to keep our huts functioning — and even to add huts to our inventory in the mountains — creates a unique set of challenges.
Read MoreTravel along with a dedicated group of volunteers as they struggle against the dreaded Fairy Meadow Trail alders.
Read MoreThe ACC team spent five days this summer doing repairs and maintenance at the Great Cairn hut in the northern Selkirks. Construction projects in the alpine often require our team to use creative problem solving, and we had plenty of challenges on our hands with this one.
Read MoreIn August 2017, the ACC maintenance team spent nine long days at the Fairy Meadow Hut renovating the kitchen, staining exterior structures and giving the hut a much needed deep clean.
Read MoreThe ACC maintenance team and volunteers spent two days clearing the "trail" to Fairy Meadow: the alders were trimmed, deadfall was bucked and cleared and additional trail markers were added at key points. It was a big job even for a great crew!
Read MoreACC staff and volunteer crews work their tails off to clear the Fairy Meadow trail to allow for summer access. Alders, be damned.
Read MoreThe Bow Hut, the largest hut on the Wapta Icefields, saw some interior work this summer prior to the start of the main work at the Louise and Richard Guy Hut at Mont des Poilus. Our maintenance team took some pictures to document the renovation, shared here.
Read MoreThe team was at Abbot Pass this week fixing up the interior and the outhouse. The hut sits at 2,926 m (9,598 ft) and logs in as the second highest permanent, habitable structure in North America, making it an interesting challenge to keep in tip top shape!
Read MoreThe summer of 2014 saw the completion of the second phase of a three-phase plan to renovate and upgrade the Abbot Pass Hut. Here's the story of what our team accomplished.
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