What are the chances my cell phone will work at the hut?
Jenifer Blomquist
August 7, 2023
What are the chances my cell phone will work at the hut?
Cell phone service is never guaranteed in the backcountry, and at this time we do not offer specific information about service providers. Hut users have reported the following information, listed below by hut:
- Confidence rating of getting service at the hut or nearby location: Low 0 – 50%, Medium 51 – 75%, or High 76 – 100%.
- The best location at, or closest to the hut to try to make a call or text.
- The closest town you are facing for service.
10th MOUNTAIN HUTS
- 10th Mountain Division Hut: High confidence from the front deck. Closest town is Leadville.
- Benedict Huts (Fabi Hut & Fritz Hut): Low confidence from ¼ mile west of the hut on the suggested route toward Hunter Creek Trailhead. Closest town is Aspen.
- Betty Bear Hut: No cell reception from the hut. Service location closest to the hut: Hagerman Pass. Closest town is Leadville.
- Eiseman Hut: High confidence from the front deck. Closest town is Vail.
- Fowler-Hilliard Hut: Medium confidence from the knoll northeast of the hut. Closest town is Vail.
- Harry Gates Hut: No cell reception from the hut. Service location closest to the hut: Crooked Creek Pass. Closest town is Eagle.
- Jackal Hut: High confidence from the front deck or the top of the hill above the hut. Closes town is Vail.
- Margy’s Hut: Medium confidence from Porphyry Mountain located northwest of Margy’s Hut. Closest town is Aspen.
- McNamara Hut: High confidence from Bald Knob located south of the hut; medium confidence from 1 mile west of the hut on the suggested route toward Hunter Creek Trailhead; and low confidence from 1/4 mile west of the hut toward Hunter Creek Trailhead. Closest town is Aspen.
- Peter Estin Hut: High confidence from the upper ridge west of the hut. Closest town is Eagle.
- Sangree M. Froelicher Hut: High confidence from the southwest corner of the front deck. Closest town is Leadville.
- Skinner Hut: High confidence from the front deck. Closest town is Leadville.
- Uncle Bud’s Hut: High confidence from the front deck. Closest town is Leadville.
PRIVATELY OWNED HUTS
- Continental Divide & Point Breeze Cabins: Medium confidence from the front deck of each cabin. Closest town is Leadville.
- Emmelyn Hut: No information
- High Lonesome Hut: Low confidence from the meadow by the solar panels, medium confidence from Dick’s Dozer Pass – a high-point located 1/2 mile south of the hut on the route.
- Polar Star Inn: Low confidence from the southwest corner of the deck. Closest town is Eagle.
- Seipel Hut: Low confidence from the upstairs bedroom facing west. Closest town is Eagle.
- Shrine Mountain Inn (Chuck’s Downstairs, Chuck’s Upstairs, Jay’s Cabin, Walter’s Downstairs and Walter’s Upstairs): High confidence from the front deck of each cabin. Closest town is Copper Mountain.
- Vance’s Cabin: High confidence from the front deck or up the hill behind the hut. Closest town is Leadville.
SUMMIT HUTS
- Francie’s Cabin: No cell reception from the hut. Service location closest to the hut: Low confidence from meadow south of hut. Closest town is Breckenridge.
- Janet’s Cabin: Medium confidence from the front deck or inside the hut. Closest town is Copper Mountain.
- Ken’s Cabin & Section House: High confidence from the front deck of the Section House. Closest town is Breckenridge.
- Sisters Cabin: High confidence from front deck or inside the hut. Closest town is Breckenridge.
GRAND HUTS
- Broome Hut: High confidence from the front deck. Closest town is Empire/I-70.
ALFRED A. BRAUN HUT SYSTEM
- Barnard Hut: No cell reception from the hut or the Ashcroft Trailhead. Closest town is Aspen.
- Goodwin-Greene Hut: No cell reception from the hut or the Ashcroft Trailhead. Closest town is Aspen.
- Green Wilson & Tagert Huts: No cell reception from the hut or the Ashcroft Trailhead. Closest town is Aspen.
- Lindley Hut: No cell reception from the hut or the Ashcroft Trailhead. Closest town is Aspen.
- Markley Hut: No cell reception from the hut or the Ashcroft Trailhead. Closest town is Aspen.
- Opa’s Taylor Hut: No cell reception from the hut or the Ashcroft Trailhead. Closest town is Aspen.
FRIENDS’ HUT
- Friends’ Hut: No cell reception from the hut or the Ashcroft Trailhead (closest town is Aspen) or the East Brush Creek Trailhead (closest town is Crested Butte).