Hut Rules

NOTE: These Hut Rules are additional and separate to the Hut Booking Rules.

  1. The hut leader is the committee’s delegate for the management of the hut and all
    occupants must co-operate with the hut leader at all times.
  2. No person shall stay in the hut without prior knowledge of the hut booking officer.
    Members wishing to extend their stay must first obtain approval from the hut booking
    officer.
  3. Occupants must act responsibly while in the hut, take good care of the furniture,
    fittings and equipment and ensure the hut is kept clean and tidy at all times
  4. Members need to be aware of the correct procedures to follow if they are first to
    arrive or last to leave the hut. (Security, water & power)
  5. All occupants of the hut must be aware of emergency procedures for the hut and
    posted guidance for Health & Safety Procedures.
  6. All passageways, stairs and common access routes leading to doors and emergency
    exits plus the general floor area in the bunk room must be kept clear at all times for if
    there was a fire or emergency.
  7. There must be no misuse of the fire extinguishers and/or first aid kit.
  8. No smoking or vaping is permitted in the hut or on the outside decks.
  9. Nothing is to be hung over or across any heaters. This includes clothes, towels and
    wet weather gear etc.
  10. Junior members should not be allowed outside of the hut after dark or in bad weather
    conditions except under parental supervision.
  11. Members are responsible for ensuring that their guests follow the club rules and act
    responsibly while at the hut.
  12. All occupants of the hut are to carry out shared duties as detailed by the hut leader.
  13. Occupants must vacate the bunkroom by midday on their last day and arrivals should
    not expect to use the bunkroom until after midday.
  14. No food or drink is allowed in the bunkroom.
  15. All members and guests must provide their own pillow slips which must be used.
  16. The bunkroom is a quiet area at all times. The remainder of the hut is a quiet area
    after 10.30pm.
  17. Misuse of drugs of any description is banned at the hut and the committee may cancel
    membership for the member involved.
  18. No person under the legal drinking age may consume alcohol except under direct
    supervision of their own parent or guardian.
  19. No children under the age of five are to stay overnight in the hut without permission
    of the committee.
  20. No more than 32 persons are to sleep in the hut except in an emergency or with
    authority of the committee.
  21. A high standard of hygiene must be observed with food handling and the kitchen. The
    bathrooms must also be used and maintained hygienically.
  22. Kitchen: Members and visitors must wash their own dishes and leave the kitchen tidy
    after all meals. All breakages and faults are to be reported to the hut leader
  23. No visitors are to be invited or allowed to stay in the hut after 10.00pm. The hut
    leader may grant permission to extend this time for special occasions.
  24. No visitors will be allowed in the bunkroom unless accompanied by a member
    staying in the hut and never after 8pm.
  25. Unless the member has a rental ski or board rack, then skis and snow boards must be
    removed from the hut when the member is not staying there. Likewise the only
    general storage area available to members not in residence are the lockers as allocated
    by the committee.
  26. The committee may impound any item that is not properly stored at the hut. Where
    practical the committee will give notice of the impounding in the club’s newsletter.
    Any article not claimed within 21 days after the date of issue for the newsletter may
    then be disposed of by the committee in such manner as it thinks fit.
  27. Upon turning 18, youth members become adult members. They must then attend one
    work party before they turn 25 in order to remain a member of the club.
    Until then they remain under the direct supervision of their parents or guardian and
    are not permitted to stay in the hut unaccompanied or to invite guests.
  28. Covid19 guidance and protocols will be followed while at the hut.