| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | ||
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1 | Gear Item | Details | |||||||||
2 | Alpine Touring Skis or splitboard | These are skis/snowboards designed for backcountry use where the heal releases so you can go uphill | |||||||||
3 | Skins | These go on the bottom of your skis/snowboard and are what help you go uphill! :) | |||||||||
4 | Ski Poles | Required even if you are a snowboarder | |||||||||
5 | Ski boots/snowboard boots | These need to be compatible with the bindings of your skis | |||||||||
6 | Helmet and goggles | ||||||||||
7 | Avalanche shovel | AHS can provide this | |||||||||
8 | Beacon | AHS can provide this! | |||||||||
9 | Probe | AHS can provide this! Here is an example of a beacon, shovel and probe for your reference. | |||||||||
10 | Small day backpack | This is for skiing during the day. It should have a separate compartment for your shovel and probe. 30-40 Liters is a good size. Make sure it is large enough to hold minimum 1.5 liters of water, shovel, probe, layers, hat, lunch, snacks, sunscreen, helmet. Here is an example. | |||||||||
11 | Hydration system/water bottle | 1.5 liters minimum. A thermos is nice for hot tea or soup. | |||||||||
12 | Headlamp | Remember to check your batteries and put FRESH ones in at the start of the season. | |||||||||
13 | 1 ski jacket that is water resistant | like a lightweight shell or even your rain jacket from this summer is great! Ideally not a heavy parka that you wear on cold days at a ski resort as we'll be moving a lot ! | |||||||||
14 | 1 ski pants (water resistant) | Again, a shell is fine, something that isnt' super insulated, and ideally has zipper vents. No worries if you don't have exactly that though! | |||||||||
15 | 1 Insulating Upper Layer | Puffy jacket | |||||||||
16 | 1 mid-weight fleece or synthetic layer | Avoid cotton | |||||||||
17 | 1 Long Sleeve synthetic/wool hiking shirt | Avoid cotton | |||||||||
18 | 1 Short Sleeve synthetic/wool hiking shirt | Avoid cotton | |||||||||
19 | 1-2 Long synthetic hiking pant/leggings | long underwear | |||||||||
20 | 2 pairs of winter gloves | 1 pair should be warm for skiing downhill and the other lightweight for skinning uphill | |||||||||
21 | 1 Winter Hat/Beanie | ||||||||||
22 | 1 Baseball hat/visor for sun | ||||||||||
23 | 1 pair Sunglasses | ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED. NO EXCEPTIONS. | |||||||||
24 | Ski socks | Make sure they fit in your ski/snowboard boots | |||||||||
25 | Sunscreen | At least spf 35 | |||||||||
26 | Lip Balm (with Sunscreen) | make sure it has sunscreen in it. Protect those lips! | |||||||||
27 | Personal first-aid kit | for your personal meds/needs, bandaids, medications. Ashley will carry a beefy 1st aid kit. | |||||||||
28 | Favorite hiking snack/energy bars | Yum! | |||||||||
29 | Multitool/pocket knife | (optional) | |||||||||
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