{"key":"bc78fce02b","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w1434990996","category":"Accommodation","subcategory":"Resort","community":"Twin Butte","lat":50.9890729,"lon":-117.9808374,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Hemlock Hut","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Hemlock Hut is a 225 sq. ft. off-grid backcountry ski hut perched at 2,000 m in the Selkirk Mountains outside Revelstoke, operated by Revelstoke Backcountry Guides on a private tenure and reached exclusively by helicopter from Glacier Helicopters. The hut sleeps up to four guests on an exclusive buyout basis and features a wood stove, propane cookstove, solar power, and a custom wood-burning sauna used as a daily ritual after skiing. All trips are fully guided (ACMG) and catered, with guests and guide sharing custodial duties such as hauling water and stoking fires.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.revelstokeguides.com/2027-hemlock-hut","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0, Canada","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1 250-419-7656","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":"info@revelstokeguides.com","source":"html"},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":null,"raw_osm":{"building":"cabin","name":"Hemlock Hut","operator":"Revelstoke Backcountry Guides","tourism":"alpine_hut","website":"https://www.revelstokeguides.com/2026-hemlock-hut"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The OSM-linked URL (/2026-hemlock-hut) returns a 404; the current page is /2027-hemlock-hut, which provides rich detail about the hut. The website confirms this is a helicopter-accessed, winter-only backcountry ski-touring hut in the Selkirk Mountains with no road or trail access for cyclists. None of the website content references bicycles, bike storage, or any cycling-related amenities; the solar power system is the only amenity with bearing on the optional checklist ('solar power for lights and charging'). Contact details (phone +1 250-419-7656, address Revelstoke BC V0E 2S0) are confirmed in the website footer.","concerns":["OSM website URL (https://www.revelstokeguides.com/2026-hemlock-hut) returns a 404; the current active page is /2027-hemlock-hut. Website field updated to the current URL.","This is a helicopter-accessed, winter-only backcountry ski hut at 2,000 m elevation. There is no road, trail, or summer access mentioned anywhere on the site, making it effectively inaccessible to touring cyclists. Cycling-specific amenities are entirely absent.","The hut is only available as an exclusive 4-person guided buyout trip; it is not a walk-in or drop-in accommodation."],"recommended_status_reason":"The hut is a real, operating, bookable accommodation. While it is a helicopter-accessed winter ski hut with no evident relevance to road or trail cyclists, the directory rules default to inclusion for any real, open, publicly accessible business.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":true,"website":false,"address":true},"notes":"The navigation footer on the website references '2027 Hemlock Hut', confirming the OSM subpage URL has been superseded by the 2027 season page. The operator (Revelstoke Backcountry Guides) is confirmed as the OSM 'operator' tag states."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{},"optional_amenities":{"Device charging":{"value":true,"detail":"Website states hut has 'solar power for lights and charging'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Kootenay Rockies","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":2,"wow_evidence":"helicopter-accessed, winter-only backcountry ski-touring hut in the Selkirk Mountains with no road or trail access for cyclists","price":{"band":1,"band_key":"rock_bottom","label":"Rock-bottom","confidence":"high","source":"type_floor","signal":"tourism=alpine_hut"},"tier":"info"}