Box 69 Driggs, Idaho 83422. The response from the public and participants using the huts has been overwhelming. By the second year, huts were so popular that some huts were reserved solid from Christmas to March. One of the spin-offs of the hut system is that it has become an excellent form of public relations for the sponsoring organizations. Members of the public have been very receptive and complimentary of the system.
Families can use the easier huts and backcountry devotees rave about the more difficult huts.
The hut system is also attractive to the media. Several newspaper and television stories have resulted from the Pocatello system. Hut systems, whether they consist of one hut in a farmer's woodlot or a series of huts in the mountains, can greatly enhance a recreational program's winter activities. A hut provides an excellent base from which to practice winter camping and survival techniques. With a warm hut nearby, participants can build igloos, snow caves, and snow trenches with little safety risk.