Fay Hut

GPS Coordinates: 51°15' 45"-116°12' 29" NAD83 11U 555256 5679315

Fay Hut, Prospector's Valley, Kootenay National Park Photo by Lynn Martel A beautiful, quiet hut used for hiking & skiing. Can be used as a stopover en route to the Neil Colgan Hut. Access is a 4-7 hour hike or ski with a short steep scramble just below the hut. Class A Hut, Sleeps 12.

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of the newly built Fay hut to fire on or about April 2/3, 2009. All guests with bookings will be contacted to arrange reimbursements, and no further bookings will be taken for the foreseeable future at this site. The operation of the Neil Colgan hut is unaffected by the loss.

The original Fay hut was destroyed in the 2003 Kootenay Park forest fires. The new structure was completed in 2005 only to have it succumb to fire for a second time. While the 2nd Fay hut legacy was short-lived, its rebuild was a proud part of our Club’s history.

The Board of Directors is discussing a course of action for the future.

An investigation took place into the cause of the fire at the Fay Hut and the following "Origin and Cause Report" was presented to the Alpine Club of Canada upon completion of the investigation. You may download this document by clicking here

The original Fay hut was the first facility ever built by the Club, in 1927! It served us proudly until the devastating Kootenay Park fires of 2003 destroyed it completely. Through the efforts of a countless number of people, the new Fay hut is a literal Phoenix. For a tribute to the original Fay Hut, see Remembering the Fay Hut

To view images of the Fay Hut reconstruction project, visit:

July 4, 2005
July 16, 2005
July 23, 2005
July 25, 2005
July 30, 2005

The Fay hut reconstruction initiative is the first tangible result of the Club's centennial celebrations. For information on other initiatives, please visit the Centennial page.

Bruce Hardardt
Facilities Committee
Fay Hut Project Manager