Thunder Meadows Hut
The place
Thunder Meadows Hut in the Rocky Mountains, Fernie/Sparwood sector (East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada), at 1885 m altitude, Elk Range. Continuous Canada BC Rockies cluster (batches 200-339). Rustic backcountry ski hut of the East Kootenay avalanche network, run by BCTS (BC Timber Sales; "Thunder Meadows" high-altitude meadows prone to storms) and linked to the Ktunaxa (a Rocky Mountains people, 4 bands — Yaqan Nukiy/Aq'am/Yaq'it ?a·knuqli'it/ʔaq'am, about 500 each — a linguistic isolate distinct from other Salish/Algonquian peoples), in a subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) zone with Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis).
The setting
Rocky Mountains Fernie/Sparwood East Kootenay BC Canada 1885 m Elk Range, continuous cluster batches 200-339, backcountry ski BCTS Thunder Meadows storm-prone high meadows, Ktunaxa 4 bands Yaqan/Aq'am/Yaq'it/ʔaq'am about 500 each isolate distinct from Salish/Algonquian, Abies lasiocarpa/Ovis canadensis Rockies.
