Skiing above Francie's Cabin, Summit Hut System.

We have one purpose here, to provide you with information about backcountry skiing Colorado huts so your travels will be safer and more fun.

Please know:

• We have a a complete set of free topo maps and route descriptions ready for use, but changes and updates are ongoing. So check back often.
   
• Remember to use HutSki.com in conjunction with the 10th Mountain Huts reservations website.
   
• Use of HutSki.com requires a high speed internet connection due to our large high quality accurate topo maps. If you need our route descriptions for 10th Mountain Hut System and Summit Hut System and don't have a high speed connection, turn off image viewing in your browser.

Hutski.com features:

• Complete detailed mapping, free.
• Route descriptions, free.
• GPS tracks for selected routes.
• User forums.
• Tips and information pages.
• Resources, shopping and more.
  

Of course the web has one problem when used for providing backcountry skiing information: You can't take it with you. Or can you? HutSki.com is designed to be printer friendly. All our website page content is the proper width to output correctly on any standard 8.5x11 computer printer; the same being true of our maps. More, we are well on the way to providing you with paperless mapping by providing digital versions of our maps, as well as GPS tracks you can load into a map capable GPS unit. Look for more about paperless mapping as this winter of 2007/2008 progresses -- great way to consume less and reduce your carbon footprint!

And if you feel you need a book, may we recommend Warren Ohlrich's excellent and incredibly detailed 10th Mountain Division and Summit Huts guidebook, "10th Mountain Hut Book."

Please feel free to print anything you find on this website and use it to build your own backcountry skiing field notes. (Note, most inkjet printer ink is water soluble. For use in the field, at the least carry your print-outs in sealed ziplock bags, or have them laminated. Best, use special paper that results in a waterproof printout. Black and white laser printer output is relatively moisture proof, but our maps are intended to be printed in color (though they'll function in black and white).

At this time HutSki.com will focus on more than 20 huts of the famous 10th Mountain Division Hut System and Summit Huts System in central Colorado, but if things go well we'll eventually be covering ALL Colorado huts. Our content includes hundreds of route descriptions, numerous how-to's and a tileset of annotated topographic maps that are accurate and free. Please enjoy. To leave comments and feedback consider using our forums (see menu above).

We trust you'll find HutSki.com useful for planning and completing your next 10th Mountain hut trip!

Ski touring above 10th Mountain Peter Estin Hut