A writer shares their experience staying at Jay's Cabin, a luxurious backcountry hut located near Vail Pass in Colorado.
Jay’s Cabin near Shrine Pass, 3 miles northwest of Vail Pass, is located in the backcountry at 11,200 feet. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more.
(We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems) Awakened in the middle of the night recently in a backcountry hut on Shrine Pass, I glanced out a window and saw stars, so I threw on a jacket and went out on the deck of Jay’s Cabin, three miles northwest of Vail Pass at 11,223 feet. The moon had set, so the stars stood out in the deep black of the sky above. I stood awestruck, captivated by the wonder of the galaxy above, reminded once again why I love backcountry hut trips so much. Jay’s Cabin at Shrine Pass is one of three dozen backcountry huts that can be reserved through the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association. It sleeps 12 and is not quite three miles from Vail Pass. This photo shows part of the common area and the kitchen. (John Meyer, The Denver Post), an annual December trip for me, is one of three huts adjacent to each other that are known collectively as. Calling it hut is a misnomer, though. It’s a three-story log cabin that sleeps 12 in four bedrooms. It has a common area with a table for meals, a cast iron wood fireplace for heat and a kitchen with a propane stove, dishes, silverware and utensils. It has electricity, running water, a shower and a bathtub. Whenever I share photos of Jay’s Cabin, the comments I get back are something along the lines of, “That is NOT a hut.”Unless you buy up all 12 spots ($67 per person), you probably will be spending an evening with a few strangers, but I’ve never had a bad experience. One year I got to the hut well after dark and found a couple already there. I thought, “Oh no, they thought they had the hut to themselves and I just ruined their romantic evening,” but they welcomed me warml
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