Osterander Ski Hut

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Ostrander Ski Hut is a two story stone structure built in 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corps specifically for cross-country skiers. The hut sits in a small glacial cirque at the edge of Ostrander Lake. Very basic overnight accommodations and cooking facilities are available at the hut. It sleeps 25 people and has bunks, mattresses, wood stove, a kitchen with a gas stove for cooking and assorted pots & pans available for the visitor's use. Drinking and wash water is hauled from the lake in buckets; treatment is the individual visitor's responsibility. Light is from solar powered lights.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In winter, when the Glacier Point Road is closed at Badger Pass Ski area, the trail to Ostrander Ski Hut is an arduous ten miles one way, and should be attempted only by intermediate level and above skiers and experienced snowshoers in excellent physical condition. The trip is not for novices.

Ostrander Ski Hut is operated by the Yosemite Association, a non-profit educational organization in Yosemite National Park.