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The original hiking route went up the S fork of Barr Cr (unofficially known as Madhorse Cr), but the bush does not lend itself to elegant skiing at lower elevations. More recently parties have crossed Barr Cr and gone up the logged off block to the (W?). If you go in this route, you should stay on the ridge until about 5200 ft elevation and then drop down and cross Barr Cr. The Hut is at 693966. A GPS is great if the weather isn't perfect. | The original hiking route went up the S fork of Barr Cr (unofficially known as Madhorse Cr), but the bush does not lend itself to elegant skiing at lower elevations. More recently parties have crossed Barr Cr and gone up the logged off block to the (W?). If you go in this route, you should stay on the ridge until about 5200 ft elevation and then drop down and cross Barr Cr. The Hut is at 693966. A GPS is great if the weather isn't perfect. | ||
'''Note''': The bridge over Meager creek washed out in October 2003. | '''Note''': The bridge over Meager creek washed out in October 2003. The bridge has now been rebuilt, but the area is still not open to the public (Meagher Creek road gated as of June 2008). | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 00:36, 3 June 2008
| Harrison Hut | |
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 Harrison Hut during construction | |
| Overnight Capacity | 15 |
| Coordinates |
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| Elevation | 1760m |
| Fee | $5 / night |
| Reservations | No |
| Locked | No |
| Built | 1983 |
| Caretaker | Varsity Outdoor Club |
The Harrison Hut is a large gothic A-frame, sleeping 15 friendly people. It has a very efficient wood stove, and is surprisingly cozy and warm. Clothes and boots may be dried. Dead wood for fuel can be obtained from a small forest 50 m away; the use of the stove for the past 15 or so years does not seem to have damaged the forest. A Coleman stove and a Coleman lamp are provided, but you have to bring your own fuel. There is a pit toilet. Water may be obtained from a nearby creek.
No reservations are taken, but please see the VOC Hut Registration page to help coordinate use.
For the most up to date information on the Hut see the Bulletins on the Hut Registration Page.
VOC huts are open to all non-motorized, non-commercial users. A $15 per person per night fee applies to pay for hut maintenance. The fee can be sent in to the VOC via our Showpass Donation Page or can be left at the hut in the blue drop box. If neither of these work, you can send it to the VOC by mail. VOC trips have priority during fall and winter holidays (New Years, Reading Week, Easter) so please contact the VOC before planning a trip during this time. Commercial groups are requested to contact the VOC before using any of the huts. There is a lost and found page for items in and around the VOC huts.
Skiing
The purpose of the hut is to provide access to excellent backcountry skiing. There are several glaciers within easy ski access from the Hut, and several smallish peaks are nearby, offering suitable destinations for day trips.
Access
Access is a problem. Getting to the hut involves driving up the Pemberton Valley to the Meager creek turn off, and then driving up Meager creek to the cut blocks past the hot springs to near Barr (aka Madhorse) creek. This is not possible since the Pemberton Valley Road is gated in winter due to avalanche danger 38km before the Meager creek turn off (at the Hurley turnoff). If you manage to get past this gate and the road is devoid of snowpack and avalanche debris, there is another gate at the start of the Meager Creek Road on the Lillooet River Bridge which is guarded (by Pierre and Mercedes of Western GeoPower). Assuming you can get past the guards and the gates then you can drive 8km up Meager creek before the hotsprings branch road is blocked by two large boulders. If you have a mountain bike you can ride 1km further to where the Meager Creek bridge is washed out (It washed out in Dec 2003). Assuming you are able to ford the creek (nobody has ever forded the creek at the washout and lived to tell about it. NB: the creek can be forded 5km upstream above the confluence of the two branches of Meager Creek), you have to walk 10km to where the bridge over Barr (aka Madhorse) creek is washed out. Assuming there is no debris torrent in Barr (aka Madhorse) creek you can ford it and slog up the unmarked densely treed route up the divide to the west to gain the alpine and the hut. This is not beginner friendly.
The original hiking route went up the S fork of Barr Cr (unofficially known as Madhorse Cr), but the bush does not lend itself to elegant skiing at lower elevations. More recently parties have crossed Barr Cr and gone up the logged off block to the (W?). If you go in this route, you should stay on the ridge until about 5200 ft elevation and then drop down and cross Barr Cr. The Hut is at 693966. A GPS is great if the weather isn't perfect.
Note: The bridge over Meager creek washed out in October 2003. The bridge has now been rebuilt, but the area is still not open to the public (Meagher Creek road gated as of June 2008).
History
External Links
UBC Chronicles Archives (pdf file) mentioning the death of Julian Harrison (Fall 1983, p.14)