"The survival hut is publicly available and maintained by the non-profit Flathead Snowmobile Association. Volunteers for the organization rebuilt the hut in 1980 after the previous building had been vandalized and burned. The hut is always stocked with firewood, a stove, and a toilet supplied by the U.S. forest service. Snowmobilers regularly utilize the cabin as a pit stop to warm and eat before continuing their ventures."
"The snowboarder found and utilized the supplies of the shack, lighting a fire to keep warm as he waited for help. North Valley Search and Rescue commended his decision of "hunkering down and waiting for help to arrive," advising people to follow his lead in the future. After being found, the rider was extricated from the backcountry and handed off to Whitefish Ski Patrol atop Big Mountain at 10 p.m., before being reunited with his family."
An 18-year-old rider became lost after riding around Whitefish Mountain and ended up in out-of-bounds terrain on the backside of Big Mountain. North Valley and Flathead County Search and Rescue teams searched frontside, backside, and out-of-bounds areas. Rescuers followed footprints for three miles to a publicly available survival hut maintained by the Flathead Snowmobile Association. The hut is stocked with firewood, a stove, and a U.S. Forest Service–supplied toilet. The rider used the supplies, lit a fire, and waited for help. Rescuers found the rider at 8:40 p.m., extricated him, and handed him to Whitefish Ski Patrol before family reunification.
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