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Most huts sell sweets, chocolates and a small selection of food items. Some will provide a simple packed lunch. However, if you need a packed lunch be sure to order it the night before and not during the morning rush.

Some huts allow self-catering, but you normally have to provide (which means carry) your own stove, fuel and utensils. Guardians will also cook simple food such as pasta and soup for you, charging a fee to do so. Understandably, they don't always like doing it, especially if the hut is crowded.

Water

Water is an obvious problem during the ski season. There is plenty of snow and ice, but hopefully it will remain frozen, which means that running water will be in short supply. Hut water supplies have to be melted from snow and ice, or in some cases helicoptered to the huts. It comes as a surprise to many hut users that water has to be paid for, and that during the ski season very few have running water for washing or lavatories. Be prepared to buy bottled water or to have hot water or tea in your drinking bottle in the morning. Some guardians fill water bottles the evening before so that they can cool before morning. It's not uncommon to see them being taken to bed to serve as a hot-water bottle!