SKI TOURING EQUIPMENT LIST
Day Pack For Backcountry Skiing & Split-Boarding:
- Alpine touring skis or Split Board
- Poles
- Avalanche Probe
- Shovel
- Skins
- Simple repair kit custom to your gear
- Ski Crampons (conditions permitting)
- Avalanche Transceiver (with extra batteries)
- Skin Wax for Spring Conditions
- Headlamp always in day pack
- Goggles & Sunglasses
- 2- Toques warm & light
- 1- Sun Hat
- Sun Screen
- 2- Pairs of gloves (light weight & very warm)
- Ski Helmet (secured to outside of pack while up-tracking)
- Thermos/ Water bottle (minimum 1.5L combined in day pack)
- Lunch & extra reserve snack (power bars)
Packs:
- Day Pack 20-40L
- Overnight Pack 40-60L (hut base)
- Overnight Pack 60-80L (winter camping & glacier gear)
Clothing:
- Suitable for day and overnight tours in any conditions, ie wool or synthetics, NO COTTON for skiing
- Thin base layers, warm layer or soft shell, down jacket, gortex hard shell
- Street clothes for evening wear (pack light)
- Snow boots
- Hut Boots
Camping:
- 1 tent per 2 people
- 3-4 season sleeping bag
- Thermarest or equivalent sleeping pad
- Fuel bottle as required
- Cooking Utensils
- Stove & Pot
- Cup, Bowl, Plate
- Light weight stove & repair kit/ lighter
Alpine Glacier Travel:
- Harness (mid-light weight)
- Ice Screw x1
- 2 locking carabineers (triple action locking is best)
- 2 non-locking carabineers
- 2- 5m x7mm accessory cord
- 1- 1.75m x 6mm (or 7mm) accessory cord
- 1- double length sewn sling
- 1- Ice Axe (Type B)
Optional: (Your guides will have all of these to share with group)
- Map, compass, altimeter & GPS
- Crystal screen, ruler, lens, thermometer, snow/ brush saw
- First Aid Kit
- Repair kit for skis/ poles/ bindings/ boots/ pack
- Radio, Satellite Phone, Spot or Cell Phone ( what`s applicable for trip location)
- Improvized shelter
- Improvized rescue toboggan
Group Items:
- 1- Pair of spare skis with adjustable bindings that fit everyone ideally