About Janet's Cabin: Janet's Cabin is equipped with a wood stove for heat, firewood, propane cook tops, indoor composting toilets, a wood-fired sauna, solar powered lights, twin size sleeping pads and pillows, and other typical hut supplies. Please note, there are no double sleeping accommodations and no oven for baking.
You are responsible for hauling out your trash, keeping and leaving the cabin clean, and your meal preparation, dishwashing and clean-up.

No Dogs: Because of social, aesthetic and wildlife concerns, and because of the need to melt snow for water, dogs are not permitted near the huts. A U.S. Forest Supervisor's Order prohibits dogs within 200 feet of Janet's Cabin. Violations are punishable by law.

No Motorized Vehicles: Motorized vehicles, including snowmobiles, are prohibited near Janet's Cabin within the 60 acre envelope designated by the U.S. Forest Service. Violations are punishable by law. Please plan to access Janet's Cabin under your own power, carrying your own gear.

Check-In/Check-Out Time is 1:00 p.m.: Hut turnover time is 1:00 p.m. Please time your travels so you arrive at Janet's Cabin after 1:00 p.m. Upon departure, have your bags packed, cabin clean and other items on the "Before Departure - DO" list, which is posted at the check-in area in the cabin, and be ready to depart by 1:00 p.m.

Self-Reliance Required: You are on your own on the trail and at Janet's Cabin. You must be self-reliant and prepared for emergencies. Plan ahead and be prepared to execute a self-rescue. The county sheriff should be contacted in the event of an emergency (call 911, the Summit County Sheriff at 453-2232, or Summit County Dispatch at 668-8600).

Hutkeeper's Quarters: Janet's Cabin has a separate Hutkeeper's Quarters that will be occupied regularly by maintenance personnel, volunteers and guides. All persons staying the cabin will have a confirmation letter.

Use of Janet's Cabin by One Group: Groups which reserve the entire cabin may find that there are others staying in the Hutkeeper's Quarters. Unfortunately, SHA is not able to prevent volunteers and maintenance people from staying in the hutkeeper's quarters when one group has reserved the entire cabin. Groups that reserve the entire hut are asked to not overcrowd the cabin by bringing more guests than the reservation allows (maximum 20 guests). Overcrowding causes significant maintenance problems such as filling the composting toilet beyond its capacity and draining the resources of the cabin.

Vail Pass Fee Demo Area: Janet's Cabin is part of the Vail Pass Fee Demo area, which provides for management, separation of uses, and enforcement of separation. Most guests have pre-paid the fee when they made their reservations. Thank you for your cooperation with this program.

Remember to keep the confirmation letter with you. It has the combination to the cabin.

No Day Use at Janet's Cabin: Because of the limited resources of the cabin and the need to fly in all supplies by helicopter, Janet's Cabin is for overnight use by advance reservation and fee only. Day use is not permitted.

How to Get to Janet's Cabin

Option #1: Approximately 5.5 miles from Copper Mountain Resort via Guller Gulch. See below for more information and map on back.

Option #2: Approximately 5.5 miles from the summit of Vail Pass. While not much farther as the crow flies than option #1, this route is more advanced and requires good map reading and route finding skills. See the 10th Mountain map for more information on this route.

For either access, SHA recommends that you purchase and bring with you a good topographic map of the area and a compass. 10th Mountain Division Hut Association sells a topo map with both routes to the Janet's Cabin. Contact them at 970-925-5775 to order one.

Directions from Copper Mountain Resort:

Parking: Summit Huts Association appreciates the generosity of Copper Mountain Resort in allowing our hut guests to park at Copper Mountain. Parking for Janet's Cabin may change from year to year, so it is important to check the web page for the latest news in case there have been last minutes changes. As of this publication, park in the Alpine Lot (formerly known as East Lot), just off Highway 91. Directions: turn into the main Copper Mountain Resort entrance and make your first left into the north end of the Alpine Lot. Park in the area near the Transportation Center, which is designated for Janet's Cabin. Post your parking permit on the dash and make extra copies if your group requires more than one vehicle. DO NOT PARK AT UNION CREEK.

Shuttle: Take the free shuttle from the Transportation Center to Union Creek.

Trail and Lift Access: This may change with new development at Copper Mountain. Check the web page for the latest information at www.huts.org.

From Union Creek, two trail accesses to Janet's Cabin are available:

Trail Option #1: Ski .6 miles up the extreme west (right) side of "Roundabout" ski run to the base of L lift. Proceed up the extreme west (right) side of "West Tenmile" ski run .6 miles to where a backcountry gate marks the ski trail leaving the ski area boundary at elevation 10,640'.

Lift & Trail #2: Present your reservation confirmation letter to the lift ticket office at Union Creek for a free, one-time lift ticket good for K & L lifts. To use the lifts, the entire group must arrive together. Ride K & L lifts to the top to "West Tenmile" ski run. Ski down the extreme west (left) side of "West Tenmile" ski run to the backcountry gate that marks the ski trail leaving the ski area boundary at elevation 10,640'. Please note, sleds and snowshoes are not permitted on the lifts. Hours of lift operation are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm daily. Due to seasonal operations, K & L lifts may not be running early and late season. For more information, call Copper Mountain at 970-968-2882.

See the topographic map available from 10th Mountain for remainder of the route to the cabin. Contact 10th Mountain Huts at 970-925-5775 for information or to purchase a map.

Janet's Cabin is located in the Arapaho National Forest and operates under special use permit from the Forest Service -- USDA. SHA is an equal opportunity service provider.

Do not leave valuables in your vehicle when parked at trailheads. SHA is not responsible for theft or vandalism to vehicles.

PARKING PERMIT

Summit Huts Association/Janet's Cabin Guest

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10th MOUNTAIN DIVISION HUT ASSOCIATION
1280 UTE AVENUE, SUITE 21
ASPEN, COLORADO 81611
RESERVATIONS: 970/925-5775 — OFFICE: 970/925-4554 — FAX: 970/925-5317 — E-MAIL: huts@huts.org — WEBSITE: www.huts.org

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