Opening Day - January 2, 2013

We are opening the Broome Hut to the public on January 2nd 2013!

We need your help to move some heavy stuff - Batteries!  Don't want to pay for a gym membership but want a great work out? No problem, Grand Huts has a great project for you! We need your help to carry 80 pound batteries up to the Broome Hut. We will be meeting at the trail head at 9 am on Saturday December 22nd. A strong back is necessary. Also helpful is a frame pack or a good pulk type sled. If you don't have a frame pack and need to borrow one, email Broomehutvolunteers@gmail.com to request one.  Think of this hard work as a good way to earn credits for eating more Christmas cookies! We are almost finished but could still use volunteers for the finishing touches! We are putting the finishing touches on the hut  could still use your help! To volunteer, simply show up on site between 9 am - 4:30 any day of the week. Remember, for every 8 hours that you volunteer, you get a free night stay at the hut.  Thank you! A big THANK YOU must go out to everyone that came out to the Lions club's ninth annual Festival of Trees fundraiser!  Volunteers:  WE NEED YOUR HOURS!      Since our last e-blast, only 16 volunteers out 316 have submitted their hours! We are getting ready to launch both our public reservation system as well as our volunteer reservation system to reserve the hut. For volunteers, we need to collect your hours as soon as possible and before the reservation system launches. We expect to launch the volunteer reservation system shortly (the latest will be on Dec. 17th). Please compile the dates and hours you worked and  email them to: Broomehutvolunteers@gmail.com It will be cross checked with the records from the hut. After your total hours have been confirmed you will be invited to make reservations.  Check our Facebook page for quick updates The Grand Huts Facebook page is frequently updated with not only photos and media but also last minute changes to the volunteer schedule. If you haven't 'liked us' yet on Facebook, check us out:    Moonlight Progressive Ski Dinner -  Now at YMCA This year we will be breaking from tradition by holding the annual Moonlight Progressive Ski Dinner at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch.  This year the event will fall on February 23rd of 2013. Start times for the skiing are 6:00, 6:30 and 7 pm. Tickets are $50 for Adults and $15 for children under 16.  Ticket includes moonlight skiing trail fee, LOTS OF GREAT FOOD and equipment rental (limited supply). For better visibility bring a headlamp. Activities: Ski to Three Locations for An EXCELLENT Five Course Meal. Silent Auction and Live Music. The GHA silent auction will have a fabulous selection of items to bid on such as: Winter Park Resort Lift Tickets, Art & Photography from local artists, nights stay at High Lonesome Hut and other lodging properties, tickets to Events, Sporting Goods, Food and Beverage, Massage Therapy, a variety of services from professionals and much more! For more information please visit our website:   Grand Huts

We Could Still Use Your Help!

A Message from the Project Manager:

"We are working on several major projects. First, the lower utility level needs to be insulated, then sheeted with OSB plywood type material - and finally have shelving built. Most anyone can insulate, moderate woodworking skills are needed to install osb and build shelving.  Upstairs we can use woodworkers who can install  the 6,000 square feet of pine paneling on walls and ceilings. We will also be "painting" the inside of the exterior walls with a synthetic plaster type material.  In short, lot's happening and we need help. The trail is still good, slippery to be sure (shoe creepers are good or just solid tread on your hiking boots) but no need for skis or snowshoes. Check Facebook for closures, but we should be working seven days a week. A few volunteers have been sleeping in the cabin - we have heat and a working toilet, but no cooking or water facilities yet. I hope to see you on site!!"   

-Andy Miller

Project Manager

11/1/12

Thanks you volunteers!!

 It's your help that builds the hut! Thank you so much!!!

Gobble Gobble - No Work On Thanksgiving



Moonlight Progressive Ski Dinner -  Now at YMCA

This year we will be breaking from tradition by holding the annual Moonlight Progressive Ski Dinner at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch. 

This year the event will fall on February 23rd of 2013. Start times for the skiing are 6:00, 6:30 and 7 pm. Tickets are $50 for Adults and $15 for children under 16. 

Ticket includes moonlight skiing trail fee and equipment rental (limited supply). For better visibility bring a headlamp.

Activities: Ski to Three Locations for a Fabulous Five Course Meal. Silent Auction and Live Music. The GHA silent auction will have a fabulous selection of items to bid on such as: Winter Park Resort Lift Tickets, Art & Photography from local artists, nights stay at High Lonesome Hut and other lodging properties, tickets to Events, Sporting Goods, Food and Beverage, Massage Therapy, a variety of services from professionals and much more! 

For more information please visit our website: 

 Grand Hut


Check our Facebook page for quick updates

The Grand Huts Facebook page is frequently updated with not only photos and media but also last minute changes to the volunteer schedule. If you haven't 'liked us' yet on Facebook, check us out:

Winter is approaching fast but we could still use your help!

A message from the Project Manager: 

"As fall brings snow to the job site, we have found fewer volunteers brave the cold. We will be hooking up pellet stoves this week, ensuring we have a warm place to work. The Second Creek Basin is particularly beautiful as winter closes in. We hope you can help us make the final push to ensure the cabin is open for use this winter."

-Andy Miller

Project Manager

10/7/12

Moonlight Progressive Ski Dinner -  Now at YMCA This year we will be breaking from tradition by holding the annual Moonlight Progressive Ski Dinner at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch.  This year the event will fall on February 23rd of 2013. Start times for the skiing are 6:00, 6:30 and 7 pm. Tickets are $50 for Adults and $15 for children under 16.  Ticket includes moonlight skiing trail fee and equipment rental (limited supply). For better visibility bring a headlamp. Activities: Ski to Three Locations for a Fabulous Five Course Meal. Silent Auction and Live Music. The GHA silent auction will have a fabulous selection of items to bid on such as: Winter Park Resort Lift Tickets, Art & Photography from local artists, nights stay at High Lonesome Hut and other lodging properties, tickets to Events, Sporting Goods, Food and Beverage, Massage Therapy, a variety of services from professionals and much more!    For more information please visit our website:   Grand Huts

Great job everyone! On September 23rd, many of our volunteers answered the call for help and pitched in for our final helicopter lift.  Without your help, building this hut would be impossible. Thank you so much

Check our Facebook page for quick updates

The Grand Huts Facebook page is frequently updated with not only photos and media but also last minute changes to the volunteer schedule. If you haven't 'liked us' yet on Facebook, check us out: 

 

Final Helicopter Lift this Weekend

The final helicopter lift got pushed back until tomorrow, September 22nd and 23rd. 

 Due to bad weather earlier this week, we will now be making our final helicopter lifts this Saturday and Sunday. Work will start at roughly 10 AM each day, on-site at the Broome Hut. If you have hard hats and safety vests, please bring them on-site. If not, we have some available at the hut.

On Sunday we will need the most help!

Helicopter Lift is Delayed

The helicopter lift has been delayed until at least Wednesday.  We'll keep you posted.

Volunteers needed 9-17-12!

The final helicopter lift is on Sept. 17th

 and we need your help!  

 

Our final helicopter lift is slotted for September 17th (weather permitting) and we could use your help. This final lift will carry much of the insulation, interior panels and furniture for the inside of the hut. We need as much help as possible on-site to move materials from the helicopter drop site into the hut. If you are available to help on September 17th, please join us at the hut, starting at 10 am. Thanks!

Please note that hard hats and safety vests will be required while on-site. If you have this equipment, please bring it with you. Otherwise, we have some extras on-site. 

Click the link below to sign up to help with the final helicopter lift: 

 Sign up now to help

 

The exterior is nearly complete, but materials and donations needed: 

1. 3/4 inch by any width pine, square cut or tongue and groove
2. Donations big or small (click here)
3. 6'8" (standard height) x 3 foot wide interior doors, 1 right hand door and 4 left hand doors
4. Foam insulation, any dimension
5. Plywood or OSB (chip) board, full sheets, any thickness
6. Pellet stove fuel
7. 3/8 inch "Breckenridge" (cedar laminate) plywood

          Contact Andy Miller:
          (lonesomehut@lonesomehut.com, 970-531-0674) 

Volunteer Appreciation Day 

 on September 23rd 

 

On September 23rd, we will be hosting a volunteer appreciation day at the hut. Join us to celebrate the hard work over the past year. Gumbo will be served to those who attend.

Volunteers are Making It Happen

Thank you to all of our volunteers who have made this project possible! We have had amazing help from many volunteers on not only the construction of the hut but also the re-vegetation project around the work site. The second picture shows John working on the hut. 

Thank you so much for your help!

Trusses are Going Up!

We are ahead of schedule thanks to the hard work of volunteers and staff. Monsoons are coming - we need to get that roof on. Come on up and help!

We're Getting Ready to Put the Roof On!

Great work so far!

Thank you to all of our volunteers who have pitched in so far this season! Your help in greatly appreciated, thanks!

Volunteer for 8 hours and receive a free night stay at the Broome Hut! Once the Broome Hut is completed, volunteers will be able to receive a free night stay for every 8 hours worked. It's our way of saying thanks for all the hard work our volunteers do. Thanks!

Volunteer Schedule:  Start End Description:  6/20/2012 6/27/2012 Install decks - continue sip walls. 6/28/2012 7/3/2012 Finish walls - west vestibule, decks. 7/4/2012 7/4/2012 Day off for the Fourth of July. 7/5/2012 7/11/2012 Install panels on main Timber Frame roof. 7/12/2012 7/25/2012 Install trusses on wings - deck with plywood, build eves and fascia. 7/26/2012 8/9/2012 Begin stucco, install windows and doors and. Install ice and water shield on roof - metal on roof (by subcontractor). Install windows and exterior doors. 8/10/2012 8/12/2012 Install interior walls - Rough in plumbing and electrical. 8/13/2012 8/19/2012 Install panels for interior walls- Interior plaster, ceiling paneling. 8/20/2012 8/24/2012 Build the east ramp and build the ladder to crawl space.  8/25/2012 8/29/2012 Work on deck and stair railings. 8/30/2012 9/3/2012 Finish stucco and exterior work and work on final re-vegetation. 9/4/2012 9/27/2012 Install interior benches, countertops, kitchen shelving, install pellet stoves. (note, we are considering concrete counter tops - if any of you have experience building these, please contact Andy Miller as soon as you can). 9/28/2012 11/1/2012 Install interior doors - interior trim.  Plumbing trim, install second two toilets 11/1/2012 12/25/2012 Fall, October and November - finish work will continue. Painting will also be done.   The goal is to be finished by Thanksgiving, Christmas at the latest.

Can't make it to the Broome Hut?  Lend your support by donating:  As a fun new fundraising project on our website, the Pixel Project allows donors to buy pixels which will reveal parts of the hut's architectural rendering. Each pixel donation will help 'build' the photo of the hut while helping to build the actual physical hut through fundraising. And best of all, it only costs $1 per pixel! Donations will visually 'build' the photo by turning the darkened photo into vibrant color. Click the link below to learn more about the Pixel Project: Pixel Project

Join the team and become our Onsite Volunteer Coordinator:  

We are looking for an active volunteer who can act as our Onsite Volunteer Coordinator throughout the summer. This person would need to go up to the hut and be onsite for a minimum of one to two days a week, from between 9 am and 1 pm most days. Please email broomehutvolunteers@gmail.com if you are interested.

Hut takes Shape and Looks Great!

Helicopter Delivery!

33 Loads of Material

Helicopter fly day was Friday, June 1st.  The transport took just over 4 hours with high clouds and wind. There were 7 volunteers in the staging area and over a dozen on site. Grand Huts Association worked with R&R Connor Aviation out of Connor, MT. They fly a UH1 helicopter.

Strong Men - Sure Glad You Came

They transferred 3 loads of SIPS panels, 6 loads of timbers, 10 loads of framing lumber, 2 loads of metal roofing and siding, 10 boxed loads including windows, stucco, hardware, solar panels and batteries, concrete etc.

Ready to Build

Winter Park Resort donated the use of the Corona Siding Parking Lot for staging and will share the mobilization cost. R&R Connor Aviation stayed on for several days working for the resort hauling trees. The helicopter was paid for by Grand Huts Association via their generous contributors.  Thanks to everyone who helped!!!

Help Build the Broome Hut

Earn free lodging. Be a part of something grand!

Construction begins June 1^st.

Working daily through October

We need your help to make it happen!

Contact Patrick Gnehm at broomehutvolunteers@gmail.com  or 425-281-7806.

The Broome Hut is in 2nd Creek Basin - 1 mile up from Hwy. 40 - west side of Berthoud Pass - Check us out on Facebook or www.grandhuts.org  
 

Click here to download a Volunteer Flyer.