Description

Haberl Hut Ski Daze (v) Feb 27- Mar 3,  2025    4* nights 5* days

Accommodation 

4* nights @ HaberI Hut with up to 5* days ski-touring on (easy / moderate to advanced) slopes in the vicinity of Jim Haberl Hut.  * (dependent upon prevailing snow and weather conditions at the time).   It is important to be aware and accept that Hut fees are totally non-refundable (even if the trip gets cancelled due to flight or avalanche conditions).  However for group members who wish, club booking consideration in terms of a rescheduled trip is possible depending Hut availability, flying and avalanche conditions

Estimated Hut fees and incidentals   $ 200   per person

Travel in the Backcountry

This ski-touring event is for experienced, intermediate and better backcountry skiers who have AST 1 or equivalent experience.  All participants required to bring, AVI kit (transceiver, probe & shovel) & crevasse rescue kit: (harness, prusiks, 2 locking carabiners), and expected to be familiar with their deployment and use.  Parties venturing out on the slopes must consist of at least 3 people properly equipped, prepared for the terrain & weather conditions, and leave a detailed trip plan in the hut before leaving

Cooking and Meals

Participants are responsible for their own breakfast, lunch, snacks and libations.

To minimize congestion and demand on limited kitchen amenities in tight cooking quarters for evening meal  participants will be organized into smaller numbers of cooking groups that will coordinate and share organizing, purchase and preparation of their dinners,  (ideally 5 parties of 2 would each be responsible for and prepare only a single dinner for 10 people).

Flights In & out

Black Tusk Helicopters allows about 45 lbs of baggage per person….this includes, not only ski’s boots, poles & related gear but also food, sleeping and all other gear.

On average for a group of 10 with skis & winter gear it usually takes about 3 flights of Black Tusks  A- Star to get everyone and their gear into the Hut.

Flight Costs are estimated to be approximately   $ 460 per person

Car pooling

For those coming from the Greater Vancouver area carpooling may be arranged at a mutually convenient location such as St Davids’ Church @ Upper Levels Highway & Taylor Way enroute to the Black Tusk Terminal @ Squamish Airport.

Waiting List members invited to participate, will need to transfer $ 660 payment before being promoted to Trip Participant,  Excess of payments over trip costs will be refunded after all trip bills are paid.

If in the event of an emergency a Trip Participant needs to cancel and an acceptable replacement from the trip wait list can be identified and accepts, a substitution may be possible.

Please review the Haberl Hut Page on the ACC Vancouver website for additional information.