Refuge is made of rough sawn spruce timber. To protect the spruce from the elements, a bitumen waterproofing was placed on the reverse board and batten wall and roof envelope. It has a very taught skin with no overhangs and a skirt that is scribed to the ground, this is to minimize the effects from extreme up lift from the prevailing Suetes winds. Openings in the hut are small, creating a dimly lit space. A bench and table focus on the front loading woodstove, the fire gives light and warmth in contrast to the extreme elements. The processional sequence starts on the trail, as you step off one is greeted by the firewood piles they guide you to the bridge and then into the recessed covered entry. The door is made of larch wood recycled from a local larch wood business. The handle in the door was made of lathed larch wood with a simple sliding block of wood recessed into the door frame – it is always unlocked.