The first purpose of the Guy Hut is to facilitate safer and more comfortable crossings of the Bow-Yoho Traverse in winter but it is also a great base for winter day trips on the Wapta.
This is the ACC’s most modern hut, built with modular, insulated panels and incorporating solar and wind power for the hut’s facilities. Prior to the Guy Hut being built, the east-west crossing of the Bow-Yoho Traverse involved a night of camping on a glacier. The Guy Hut opened in 2016 and made the Bow-Yoho Traverse a safer and more accessible venture. The hut is only open from December to April. The Bow-Yoho traverse involves nights at the Bow, Guy and Stanley Mitchell Huts and requires strong mountaineering, glacier travel, and navigation skills.
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Hut Tripper aims to be the go-to hub for backcountry hut exploration, crowd-sourced beta, and trip planning resources geared toward winter backcountry travelers. We're backcountry enthusiasts, ourselves, combining our love for alpine skiing, the wilderness, and adventure.
We exist to empower new & existing backcountry travelers to explore the mountains in a responsible and informed way, consolidating winter backcountry accommodations as far east as the Rockies and detailing each with an ever-evolving list of hut details and beta.
