Backcountry Ski Cabin

The Rocky Mountaineers maintain a small cabin on the eastern slopes of Little St. Joseph Peak, the 9033' point to the east of St. Joseph Peak in the Bitterroot Mountains. It was built in the 1970’s by club members Bob Benson, Bill Morgan, Paul Jensen, and others to replace a cabin across the Bass Creek drainage at Lappi Lake that was in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness area. The cabin has several sleeping platforms, a cooking area, and a wood stove in its center. Built on a hillside, access is through a door in its floor. A small A-Frame outhouse sits about 50 feet away.

The Club maintains this cabin via a Special Use Permit with the Bitterroot National Forest. The permit allows for "winter use only" (this means the cabin can only be used when there is snow on the ground around the cabin). The cabin remains locked when not in use and use is exclusively for Rocky Mountaineers members. As a requirement of the Permit, we purchase and maintain liability insurance that is paid for by membership dues.

If you are a member and would like to reserve a stay at the cabin, please take a look at the cabin calendar for available dates and then email Forest (mtnear1@gmail.com). We strongly encourage folks with a small group (2-3 people) to share the cabin with another small group. If the dates you would like to go are booked, reach out to Forest to see if there is space available.