2025 Volunteer Dates
| Hut | Date | Days of the Week |
|---|---|---|
| Margy’s Hut | July 7, 8 | Mon, Tues |
| Betty Bear Hut | July 14, 15, 16 | Mon, Tues, Wed |
| Harry Gates Hut | July 18, 19, 20 | Fri, Sat, Sun |
| Fowler Hilliard Hut | July 25, 26, 27 | Fri, Sat, Sun |
Note to hut users interested in volunteering: Each year, 10th Mountain has a few returning volunteer groups that are assigned an entire volunteer period before we open up dates to the public. In the past, these groups have included a 10th Mountain Division veterans group and various youth groups. We appreciate the support and dedication of all volunteers, and regret any inconvenience caused by this lack of availability.
Work includes: stacking firewood, painting, refurbishing stoves, cleaning, repairs, re-vegetation, trail work, etc.
You will need to bring a pair of work gloves, a sleeping bag if you are staying overnight, and meals for the length of your stay. 10th Mountain provides light snacks and soft drinks. After work, roughly 4-5pm, we generally go for hikes or enjoy a post work mountain bike ride, so bring your bike if you like riding. As on regular hut trips, dogs are not permitted.
We encourage as many people as possible to hike or bike up to the huts for the work weekends. If you do drive, a high clearance, four wheel drive vehicle is strongly recommended. Jackal, 10th Mountain and the Benedict huts have very steep, rocky, extreme four wheel drive roads. The roads to Uncle Bud’s, Fowler-Hilliard, Skinner, Benedict and Betty Bear are bumpy, steep in places, wash-boarded, and may require four wheel drive . Gates, Estin, and Eiseman huts can usually be reached without a four wheel drive vehicle, unless the roads are wet, in which case the roads can be extremely slippery and four wheel drive and chains may be required.
Volunteers are welcome to work for as many or as few days as they like. Volunteers are welcome to stay at the hut during the session; volunteer coordinators will confirm if staying the the night before the first workday and/or staying the night of the last workday is possible.
For each day worked, 10th Mountain will reward each volunteer with a free hut night (valid for 1 year). We ask you to use these free nights Sunday through Thursday.
Please sign up only if you are committed to working. Our volunteer coordinators will contact you a few days before the weekend you have signed up for, to get an idea about when you will be arriving and to answer any last minute questions. To signup please call us at 970-925-5775.
Summit Huts Association Volunteering
Work will include stacking wood and cleaning the hut to get ready for the upcoming winter season. Please bring: Water, lunch, work clothes and gloves, rain jacket, sunscreen, insect repellent, and personal items if you plan on staying the night. You will be on your own for dinner. Each person who volunteers will earn a free night in the Hutmaster’s Quarters at one of the Summit Huts (Janet’s Cabin, Francie’s Cabin, Section House or Sisters Cabin). For more information contact Summit Huts at 970-453-8583 or visit www.summithuts.org.