Facilities: The Colgan Hut is equipped with Coleman stoves and lanterns and is well-stocked with cooking supplies and foamies for 18 in summer and 16 in winter. It is well-insulated and warms up nicely when the stoves and lanterns are on and body-heat is flowing.
This is the highest permanent, habitable structure in Canada, edging out the Abbot Pass Hut by about 100 feet! The Neil Colgan Hut serves as a base in both summer and winter and offers good alpine mountaineering objectives as well as some surprisingly good ski-touring opportunities. Many people will hike or ski to Fay Hut, stay overnight, then continue to Colgan via some beautiful alpine terrain for a night or two there.
In summer a classic traverse would be from Fay to Colgan then out via the Perren or Schiesser routes to Moraine Lake, a trip which would require glacier travel and some technical work in negotiating the rock bands above the lake. This trip would work well in either direction and would provide a great adventure for those with the skills and experience to do it safely. Winter access involves crossing some avalanche paths as well as a narrow canyon above the Fay hut - check conditions before you go.
Access: Despite its proximity to Morraine lake, the easiest access is from the other side, via the Tokumm Creek Trail up to Fay Hut and then up more gentle slopes from there.
Location: 51°17' 42"-116°11' 12" The hut is located near Morraine Lake in a col between Mts. Little and Bowlen. (12 km SE of Lake O'Hara). (14 km S of Lake Louise). (0 km SW of Mount Little).
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