Shelter to be rebuilt at Mount St. HelensTHE OLYMPIAN | • Published May 22, 2011
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The Marble Mountain shelter used by Mount St. Helens snowmobilers and cross-country skiers will be rebuilt, probably this summer. “We’re hoping that before next winter we can have it rebuilt,” said Tom Mulder, manager of the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
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The shelter with a big wood stove was built about 20 years ago at the Marble Mountain Sno-park on Forest Service Road 83. The structure burned April 9, and only the concrete foundation can be salvaged. Because the building collapsed, officials haven’t been able to determine the cause of the fire, but Mulder said it was likely an accidental chimney fire.
Mulder said several groups have volunteered to provide labor to rebuild the shelter, and the Forest Service should be able to provide the logs. Go to blog.thenewstribune.com/adventure to see an image of the fire.
