The Hut Project
The Hut Project was launched with the goal to fundraise and build three huts along the traverse of the Spearhead and Fitzsimmons Ranges of Garibaldi Provincial Park. Connecting the traverse would help to reduce environmental footprint of recreationists in the region and simultaneously offer new centres for engaging alpine education.
Huts are designed and programmed for use year round for hikers, skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and mountaineers, the experienced and less experienced, young and old, individuals and groups. Huts create work for guides, on-site custodians and maintenance workers, all the while providing a place for instructional and educational courses.
We are working with Spearhead huts to raise money
In 2018 & 2019, AI is undertaking a fundraising campaign in collaboration with the Spearhead Huts. The overall mission is to build three huts along the traverse of the Spearhead and Fitzsimmons Ranges of Garibaldi Provincial Park to reduce the adverse environmental impacts presently caused by people recreating there.
The huts will be designed to comfortably accommodate 35-40 people, and be available to the general public at a low cost (approximately $20 – $30 per night). They will be built and operated using the best standards in the industry, and will minimize environmental impacts in the area.
After 10 years, thousands of hours of volunteer time and extraordinary generosity of some amazing people, the first of the three huts in the Spearhead Huts system has received final approval from BC Parks and construction has begun.
The second hut is almost fully funded with plans to break ground in summer 2019. In the name of JP Auclair, Alpine Initiatives plans to raise the remaining funds for the final leg of the project and the 3rd hut.
about the spearhead range
The Spearhead Range is unparalleled in North America in its combination of length, quality of terrain, accessibility and position within the alpine wilderness of Garibaldi Park. Skiers and backcountry travelers from around the world have begun to discover this opportunity. The proposed hut system would support what is undoubtedly one of the most sought after backcountry trips in North America, and would likely be considered one of the great alpine hut tours in the world. It is anticipated that this would be a legacy project as BC Parks celebrates it’s 100th anniversary in 2011.
Donate now and take part!
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