Gear list for our trips

The equipment list below is a rough guide and general advice for all our ski trips. The equipment lists for Ski Touring and Splitboarding weeks may vary slightly from the basic resort skiing or cat skiing week equipment list. However, the basic gear remains the same, with differences mainly in boots and bindings, their weights, and operation.

You can generally get by with a lot, even too much, as long as there are no issues with weights at the airport. Remember to leave space for souvenirs! You'll find it easier to get permission to join our next trip :D

On some of our trips, equipment replenishment is possible (e.g., Hakuba), but on cat skiing trips, for example, there is little opportunity to buy or rent equipment. If our trips require equipment not listed here, such as climbing skins, a sleeping bag, harness, crampons, etc., we will inform you in the destination description or at the latest about a month before the trip in the upcoming travel info.

If you're unsure, contact us!

Basic travel gear

☐ Passport and visa if needed

☐ Other travel documents

☐ Wallet, debit/credit cards

☐ Mobile phone and charger

Downhill Equipment

☐ Ski bag

☐ Skis/board, splitboard

☐ Skins (or snowshoes if not using a splitboard)

☐ Poles (telescopic or fixed, preferably with larger baskets)

☐ Boots

☐ Powder leashes for Japan if you own them

Clothing

☐ Ski socks x 2, thermal socks if needed

☐ Base layer, warm (merino) thermal underwear

☐ Mid-layer (mid-layer pants or shorts, mid-layer jacket, fleece, lightweight down, softshell)

☐ Outer layer, waterproof jacket (hood) and pants

☐ Balaclava, buff, or similar for under the helmet x 2

☐ Gloves and spare gloves

☐ Warm up jacket

☐ Something comfortable for the evening, wool socks, shoes, hat

The essential gear for the outings

☐ Backpack, avalanche backpack, or a good ski touring backpack (test at home how to attach skis or board to the backpack)

☐ Dry bag if the backpack is not waterproof

☐ Sunscreen

☐ Lip balm

☐ Sunglasses

☐ Glasses cleaning cloth

☐ Headgear; hat, buff, cap

☐ Spare gloves

☐ Water bottle

☐ Energy bars or gels

☐ Straps, extra straps

☐ Toilet paper or wet wipes

☐ Hand sanitizer

Safety Equipment

☐ Avalanche transceiver

☐ Probe

☐ Shovel

☐ Helmet

☐ Goggles

☐ Sunglasses

☐ Phone fully charged

☐ Waterproof bag for the phone

☐ Small first aid kit for personal use, blister and regular bandages, pain relievers, etc.

☐ Whistle (check if it's on the chest strap of the backpack)

Personal Items

☐ Makeup bag with a toothbrush, deodorant, etc.

☐ Possible medications

☐ Hygiene products

☐ Earplugs

☐ Glasses and spare glasses if needed

Other ideas of “good-to-have” gear to fill up the luggage:

☐ Travel adapter if needed

☐ Boot warmers

☐ Ice scraper

☐ Multitool

☐ Spare parts for boots, bindings, poles

☐ Gaffer tape, e.g., wrapped around a pole

☐ Headlamp

☐ Maps

☐ Compass

☐ Portable power bank (for carry-on)

☐ Spare batteries in original packaging (for carry-on)

☐ Chargers for phone and other devices

☐ Camera; GoPro or equivalent

☐ Climbing skins for skis

☐ Waxes and tools for waxing

☐ Earbuds or headphones (for carry-on)

☐ Neck pillow for flights and bus rides (for carry-on)

For equipment acquisition or upgrades, we recommend our partner CAMU in Helsinki and Alpin Garaget in Stockholm!