Before it became a resort, the mountain was remote and largely untouched. In the 1920s, the first skiers were true pioneers, navigating rough tracks on foot, carrying everything they needed. The build and used simple huts for shelter, one of the earliest huts was a tiny cattleman’s hut built by the Lovick family in 1919. It was lost to fire in 1925 which gave Burnthut Hut Spur its name.