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The Southwest Nordic Center welcomes you to our yurt system.
Great effort has gone into making our yurts warm and comfortable for
your stay. Below are a number of items that may require your attention.
Please be careful with fire at the yurts and enjoy your stay.
Yurt Maintenance-
* When you arrive at the yurt please use the shovel and/or
broom to clear any snow off the deck and stairs. Take care not to dig
into the deck when chipping ice. You will want to clear a path to the
outhouse, then clear any snow from its roof. You will also want to clear
as much snow as possible from the roof of the yurt, especially over the
door so as to assure its free movement.
* Water supply is by snow melt, so No Dogs at the
yurt. Snow may be collected anywhere in the vicinity of the yurt. Care
should be taken to select only clean, pure snow. The snow may be melted
in the large pot on the wood stove. Take care not to burn the snow when
melting or there will be an off taste to the water.
* An airtight wood stove has been installed for your
comfort. Remove excess ashes from the stove before starting a fire. A
metal container is kept behind the stove for this purpose. Empty the
ashes into the outhouse hole. Paper is provided and kindling may be
chopped on a stump on the deck. When stoking the fire, first rake the
coals to the front of the stove before adding more wood. Do not leave
the stove door open during burning and whenever you leave the yurt be
sure that the stove is turned down completely. The damper is opened by
pulling the gold knob below the stove door towards you. Split wood to be
burned is stacked on the deck or found underneath the yurt. Sometimes
this wood will burn better if split into smaller pieces, away from the
deck.
* The gas cook stove and lanterns use propane. To use the
gas cook stove you must first turn on the valve on the propane tank on
the deck. Next turn on the valve located where the hose attaches to the
stove's regulator inside the yurt. Please close the inside valve
whenever the cook stove is not in use for extended periods i.e.
overnight and during the day. Turn off both valves when you finish your
visit. Spare canisters can be found to the left of the kitchen counter.
At each yurt follow the instructions printed on each appliance for safe
operation. Operation manuals for the wood stove, gas cook stove, and
lanterns may be found in the plastic container on the top shelf of the
kitchen counter. Always light the match before turning on the gas when
lighting the cook stove or lanterns. The lantern handles get hot when
they are hanging and burning, so use a hot pad when moving them. Be
careful not to knock over the lanterns!
* Put a hot pad under hot pots and pans when setting them
on wood surfaces. Please do not set candles directly on wood surfaces.
Instead put them in a container to catch dripping wax.
* There is a fire extinguisher attached to the end of the
bunk closest to the kitchen counter.
* A first aid kit may be found on the top shelf of the
kitchen counter. Maps, cards, and games may be found there also.
* Check out time is 1 PM. You may stay later if the next
group has not arrived yet but the yurt should be ready for their
arrival.
* Please leave the yurt as you found it: a fresh pile of
wood and kindling inside with the floor swept and the dishes clean.
Safety-
The yurts are in the mountain backcountry. Travel in such a remote
area can be hazardous. If you are using the yurts on an unguided basis
you are responsible for your own safety. Every group should be prepared
for any emergency that may arise. Ski repair and first aid kits should
be carried(lists available upon request). Skill with map and compass is
required. Those wishing to ski steeper terrain should be aware of
avalanche dangers. If you are in doubt about a slope's stability then
don't ski it! In the event of an emergency call SNC collect at
(505)758-4761, and for a rescue call the Conejos County Sheriff at
(719)376-5921.
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