DAVE WHITE MEMORIAL CABIN

Located in a pristine setting, the cabin sits on a rock bluff on a South facing slope overlooking the Forster Creek alpine meadow. The cabin is located in a mature forest. One of the trees, an Engelmann Spruce, is over 1 metre in diameter and towers above the cabin. The views from the cabin are spectacular: the upper North Star and Catamount glaciers can be seen, as well as the natural ramp leading to the back end of Forster Creek.

The cabin was built by the Columbia Valley Hut Society to commemorate the life of Dave White a well known BC Forest Service forester and outdoorsman.

The Dave White cabin is designated for non-motorized winter use only with a capacity for five people (four comfortably).

This cabin offers a comfortable base for ski touring. People with advanced backcountry skills will find the terrain above the cabin complex, steep and potentially dangerous. People without the appropriate skills are strongly advised to find terrain suitable to their experience.

Dave White Memorial Cabin

Winter Access:

Snowmobiles are required to reach the alpine meadow at approximately 1 880 metres located at the back end of Forster Creek. The cabin is accessible by skis or snowshoes (about 10 minutes, about a 50 metre elevation gain to the cabin site) only as snowmobiles are not allowed in this area. The approach to the cabin is through the trees on slopes of up to 45 degrees.

The distance from the Westside / Dogleg Lake road junction parking (at km 21) is 32 km.

The distance from the Forster road / Water Intake parking lot (at km 18.5) is 27 km.