i know that an the 6 differant patrols that on worked for, we took it as priority #1 to take care of people when it hit the fan. trust me on this you will be gotton to one way or another. in the past we have used snowmobiles, snowcats, patrolers themselfs, and once the sherifs helicopter to get to the guys stuck at the lift shacks.
trust me on this we will get you one way ar another when the shit hits the fan,ski patrol, matinance, lift personel, snow gromming, and managment do really come together and take care of there own
for a gallon of water what a lot of them are doing is using the cheap cammelpacks stuffed on the outside of the pack
for melting water from around the shack i wouldn't think about it. all of the guys who had to piss there over the years and all of the vomit commets that just came out of the bar tend to puke there for some reason. the snow will take a long time to melt in just the porly heated lift shack and it will chill you to the bone with it being just a little over freezing.