The hut lies in a narrow defile between the Höllental-Blassen and Waxenstein-Riffelwand crest and is open from the end of May to mid-October.

Its predecessor, with 80 bedspaces, was demolished in September 2013 in order to make way for an entirely new hut.

The new hut is intended to take the extreme avalanche situation in the Höllental into account.

To adapt the new hut to today's ecological standards, a hydroelectric turbine got installed replacing the previously used diesel generator.

As part of the complete demolition the blockhouse, which is the original core of the hut, was initially moved to the grounds of the Alpine Museum in Munich, rebuilt and furnished with historical artefacts and, in March 2017, opened to the public.