Gear for the Trail
For outings beyond the limits of ski touring centers, your equipment should include:
- Map and compass
- Headlamp or flashlight, with spare batteries
- Back-country skis, boots and bindings
- Poles with baskets
- Warm boots
- Backpack
- Extra Food
- Water bottles and thermos
- A range of ski waxes or klisters, cork, and scraper
- Climbing skins
- Maxi-glide if your skis are no-wax
- Anything you would need to fix your own skis: spare ski tip, duct tape, binding parts, etc.
- Warm clothes-lots of layers and outer wind shell (preferably water resistant)
- Extra socks
- Extra pair of mittens / gloves
- Extra hat, facemask / balaclava
- First aid kit with moleskin for blisters
- Waterproof Matches &/or Firestarter
- Chemical hand warmers
- Pocket knife
- Goggles / sunglasses
- Whistle
- Sunscreen / Lip Balm
- Space blanket
- Any medications you would need in a 24-hour period
- Toilet paper (optional, snow works too!)