Powder Ridge Ski Touring Green Canyon Yurt Instruction Manual

Yurt Guidelines
fortheGreenCanyonYurt
PowderRidgeSkiTouring,LLC
Yurtsarewonderfulandsimpleshelters,bothhardyandfragile,intuitiveandcomplex.Pleasehavealloftheguests,under
yourreservationandleadership,readandsignthisdocumentaspartoftheyurtreservationpacket.Youandyourguestsare
responsibleforfollowingtheseguidelinestoensureasafeandenjoyabletrip.Cheers!
1. Gettingtotheyurt:GreenCanyonYurtiseasytofind.However,youareresponsibleforyoursafetyandthatof
everyoneinyourparty.Bymakingthisreservation,youareindicatingthatyouhavetheorienteeringskillsto
navigatetotheyurt,regardlessofweather.
2. Wood:Yurtguestslargelyrelyonfirewoodforheatingandformeltingsnowforwater.Thetrailershouldhaveample
wood;somemayneedtobesplit.Ifwoodrunslow,notifyusassoonaspossible!
a. Ensurethatatleastonefire’sworthofwoodandkindling(split)isinsidetheyurt,rightbythewoodstove.
Imagineyourcoldest,mostblizzardyskiin,andleaveenoughwoodthatthenextguestscanquicklystarta
firetowardoffthechill.
b. Ensurethetarpoverthetrailerisclosedbeforeleaving!
c. Wecutandhaulallofthefirewoodforallofourguests,sonooutsidefires,EVER!
3. Woodstove:Thesestoves,madeincentralUtah,haveaproventrackrecordforsafetyandoutput.Butifthingsgo
bad,theycangorealbad.
a. Firestarterchunksandnewspaperareprovidedbythewoodstove.Pleaseensuretheyarenottooclose
whenleaving.“Prime”thestovepipebybuildingakindlingpileforthefirestarter,lightingapieceof
newspaperandplacingitinthebackofthestovebythepipe,andthenlightingthefirestarter.Thiswilldraw
thesmokeupthepipe,notintotheyurt.
b. Thereisaninlinesparkarrestor/screenonthestovepipe.Ifthestoveisdrawingslowly,thismayhavetobe
cleanedbypullingthescreenoutcold(orwithaglovedhandifhot)andtappingouttheclogovertheash
bucket.
c. Ashes(justashes,notaluminum,trash,etc)shouldbedisposedofawayfromtheyurtandthedrinking
waterarea.Justspreadthemoutsothattheplantsmayusethem.
d. Ifthestovepipe(orheavenforbidthestove)isglowingredhot,thereisthedistinctpossibilitythattheyurt
couldalsoglowredhot,leavingyoualltodancearoundthesnowinstockingfeetasyourshelterandstuff
goupinflames.Please,don’tbankthefire.
4. Propanecookstoves:
a. ThepropanecookstovesshouldNEVERbeusedtomeltsnowwaterorheattheyurts.
b. Theaddedinsulationsealstheyurtsbetter,andexcessiveuseofthepropanecookstovecouldconcentrate
CO(carbonmonoxide)whichispotentiallyfatal!Sopleaseusethepropanecookstoveforcookingonly.
c. Keepthepropanetanksawayfromthewoodstove.
d. Therearebackuppropanetanksateachyurt.Ifapropanetankisempty,pleaseLETUSKNOW!Ifyou
smellgasatanytime,STOP!Shutofftanksatmainvalve(topoftank).
e. Tochangeatank:
i. Shutoffthestoveandvalveonemptytank;makesurenewtank’svalveisclosed.
ii. Disconnectthehosetoemptytank(withpropane,RightyLoosey,LeftyTighty!)
iii. Connecthosetofulltank&checkforleaksbysmellingorsprayingwater.
iv. Openvalveonfulltank,recheckforleaks.
f. TurnoffthevalvesONTOPOFTHETANKSwhenfinishedcooking.Makesuretheseareclosedwhenyou
leavetheyurt!
5. LEDLanterns:FourareusedattheGreenCanyonyurt.Thewhitegaslanternsarebeingphasedoutforsafety.
a. Theon/offswitchcanbeheldtodimthelight.
b. PlentyofbatteriesareinthesupplytotefortheDbatterylanterns.
c. Pleasedonotleavethelanternsonallnight.Thiswillpotentiallydestroythelanterns.
d. Thewhitegaslanternsareenoughofaliabilitythattheyareintheyurtsforbackuponly.Ifyoumustuse
them,fillthelanternoutsidewhilethelanterniscold.Readandfollowtheinstructionmanuals.Extra
mantlesareintheplastictotewiththefirestartermaterials.

6. Bunkbeds:GreenCanyonYurthas4newbunkbedsthisyear,andwehopetheylastandarecomfortableforour
guests.Thetopbunkisasingle,andthebottomisadoublebunkthatfoldsupintoafutonsofaforcomfort.Please
becarefulwiththemechanismworkings,andmakesuretheyarefullyengagedopenorclosed.
7. Shovelsnowfromaroundtheyurtandtrailerentrancesasmuchasnecessary.Mostproblemswiththeshelters
occurfromexcessivesnowaroundtheentrancesorontheirroofs.
a. Usethesnowrake(hanginginthejunipertotheeastoftheyurt,withanextendablehandle)topullsnowoff
theroofafterbigdumpsandbecarefulnottodamagetheroof!
b. Ensurethestovepipeisdugouttoeaselightingandpreventleaks.
c. Provideausefulcorridorbetweentheyurtdoorandwoodpile.
8. Drinkingwater:SnowusedforpotablewatershouldbecollectedfromtheorangefencingexclosureNEoftheyurt.
ManydogsuseGreenCanyonfordaytrips(muledeertoo!)sotheexclosureshouldkeepthesnowwhite.
9. Greywater(dishwater,otherusedwater)mustbestrainedusingthedesignatedstrainerandthewaterdisposedof
alongthepathtotheouthouse.Thebitsinthestrainershouldbeburned.
10. Outhouses:TheUSForestServiceinstalledthevaulttoiletforallusers,includingyurters.
a. Atotewithtoiletpaperisintheyurtforuseintheouthouse.
b. DONOTdumpgarbageortrashinthetoilet.Asyoucanimagine,itisverydifficulttoremove.
c. Ensuretheouthouseissecuredshutbeforeleaving!
d. Donoturinateneartheyurtortheareaforgatheringmeltwater!
11. SafetyItems:
a. Theyurthastwofireextinguishers.Makesureyouknowwheretheyare,howtheyoperate,andhowto
avoidneedingtouseone.
b. CarbonmonoxidedetectorIfthisdetectoractivates,openthedoorandgetout!Whentheunitstops,find
outwhyitactivatedandtakeappropriatemeasures.
c. SmokedetectorThisdetectorwillgivefalsealertsduetocookingandthewoodstove.Makesureto
replacethebatteryifithastoberemoved.
12. Whenleaving(checkouttimeis1PM):
a. Ifyouplanonskiingtherestofthedayofyourdeparture,makesuretheyurtisreadyforthenextgroupand
leaveyourpacksneatlyinthewoodshedoracorneroftheyurt.
b. Emptyoutallvesselsofwatersothattheydon’tfreezeandcrack.However,ifthenextgroupisarriving&
youtalktothem,byallmeansletthemknowandleavethemyourleftoverwater.
c. RemoveALLFOOD!Micepooandliveeverywherebecauseofleftoverfood!
d. Sweepupandcleanouttheyurt.Removeallmicrotrashandfoodparticles.
e. Shutoffwhitegaslanternandpropaneatthetank.
f. Closetheairintakeonthewoodstove.Makesureanycombustibleormeltablematerialsareawayfrom
woodstove.
g. Ensuretheouthouseandyurtareclosedupandyurtlocked,andwoodontrailerissecurelycovered.
h. PleasenotifyPowderRidgeofanyissuesthatneedattentionattheyurts.
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