Ski and Avalanche Programs: What To Bring
Ski, Safety and Personal Protective Equipment List
- Avalanche Rescue Gear: Metal Shovel, Avalanche Transceiver, Collapsible Probes provided with advance notice
- Backcountry travel setup: Alpine Touring, Telemark or Splitboard or snowboard w/ snowshoes
- AT Ski, telemark or snowboard boots
- Ski or Splitboard Skins
- Ski poles: split/snowboarders must have poles
- Backcountry pack that fits gear and carries well
- Gore-Tex jacket & pants: lightweight to midweight with pit and leg zips
- Heavy ski gloves
- Light gloves
- Lightweight down or synthetic “puffy” parka
- Warm heavier down or synthetic fill jacket
- Fleece jacket
- Midweight synthetic top
- Wool or synthetic long underwear top and bottoms
- Ski hat
- Goggles
- Sunglasses
- Sun hat
- Sunscreen and lip balm
- Cell phone
- Compass
- Headlamp with extra batteries
- Water bottle
- Thermos
- Snacks
- Camera
- Small personal First Aid supplies – tape, moleskin, bandaids
- Personal Medication / Toiletries
- Notebook, pencil and pen
- Small duffel bag for storage/car
- Warm winter boots
- Optional Maps of area
- Optional avalanche airbag or Avalung