General: In Marriott Basin, north of Whistler
Map and Grid Reference: –
Hut Elevation: 1,860 m (6,100 ft)
GPS: 50.4300002,-122.4733024
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Staying in a backcountry hut is a shared, rustic experience. Sleeping, kitchen and living areas are communal. Guests area expected to bring their own sleeping bags, food and personal items.
All of our huts are user-maintained, meaning that the custodial work of keeping the hut clean, chopping firewood and shovelling snow is done by the guests. The ACC provides major service and renovations to all of our huts each year to ensure they are in good repair.
There are no transition days between bookings. Guests are responsible to sanitize before and after use of the huts.
Download our hut cleaning and sanitation guidelines here.
The Wendy Thompson hut is located in the Marriott Basin, north of Whistler, B.C. It is approximately a 1 hour drive from Whistler to the trailhead, then a 2 – 3 hour hike or ski in. This location provides extensive ski-touring opportunities and there are also a number of peaks in the vicinity.
The hut is a two-storey gothic arch design that accommodates 16 people in the upper sleeping loft with an additional 4 spaces reserved for custodians. The hut has wood heat, a large kitchen with four sinks and three food prep stations, solar lighting on both levels, USB chargers and and expanded common area. Guests are required to bring their own cooking stoves and fuel. Mattresses are provided for sleeping.
For more information about the hut, and Wendy Thompson, please visit the Whistler Section website at accwhistler.ca.
Pricing is subject to change without notice.
Per night rates
Per night rates
Pricing is subject to change without notice.
Per night rates
Per night rates
Sleeping Capacity: 16 + 4 custodians
Bathroom: Outhouse
Lighting: Coleman lanterns – bring white gas
Heat: Wood stove – firewood is provided
Water Source: Snow melt
Bedding: Mattresses are provided
Cooking: No stove provided – bring your own stove and fuel
Summer
Winter
Winter Access: The trailhead is approximately 7.7 km past the Joffre Lake parking area on Highway 99 north of Pemberton. A forestry service road is followed in a northerly direction for about 2 km. A trail continuing in the same general direction is then followed (signed at start). The route turns to the northwest (avalanche hazard) and travels through forest to the top of a forested moraine and Marriott Lake. The hut is located on top of the first small bump to the NW of the lake. 2-3 hours.
Detailed access information is available on the ACC Whistler’s Wendy Thompson Hut webpage.
Approach Time: 2-3 hours
Note: The Wendy Thompson Hut is maintained and operated by the Whistler Section of the ACC. Reservations are required.
Bookings can be made through the website of the ACC Whistler Section
Consider cancellation and/or appropriate emergency medical insurance for your trip (link below):
We encourage all of our hut guests to purchase or renew their ACC membership prior to reserving their hut stay, this will save both of us some time!
We continue to monitor, and ask all of our hut users to abide by, all provincial health regulations. We do this in support of our government agencies, our health care system, local businesses and the collective health of our community.
We thank you for doing your part.
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