Kit list: Ski touring

Ski equipment

  • Touring boots

  • Skis with touring bindings

  • Skins

  • Ski Crampons (NOT OPTIONAL!)

  • Poles with powder baskets

  • Ski Helmet

Avalanche safety equipment

  • Transceiver (Modern 3 antenna design - e.g. Mammut Barryvox)

  • Probe (minimum length 240cm)

  • Metal Shovel

  • Spare batteries for Transceiver

Clothing

  • Ski pants

  • Ski socks

  • Base layer bottoms and undies

  • Base layer top

  • Fleece top

  • mid-layer top

  • Waterproof jacke

  • Warm jacket

  • Warm hat

  • Buff

  • Sunglasses

  • Sun hat

  • Sun scream (spf 50)

  • lip balm

  • Thin gloves for skinning

  • Warm gloves

  • Warm mitts

  • Goggles

  • Low light goggles*

Climbing Equipment

  • Ice axe (short)

  • Crampons that fit your ski boots

  • Harness (the lighter the better)

  • 120cm slings

  • 2 screw gates

  • 2 snap gates

  • belay plate

  • 16cm ice screw

Other stuff

  • 30-45L ski rucksack

  • Water bottle (1 litre max)

  • Packed lunch

  • Personal first aid kit (e.g. pain relief, blister plasters)

  • Head torch

Hut stuff

  • Sheet sleeping bag

  • Charging cables, battery pack and/or USB plug

  • Travel sized toilettes

  • Spare socks, clean undies, spare tee shirt*

Other stuff

  • Passport

  • Money/credit card

  • Comprehensive travel insurance (like BMC alpine and ski).

*Optional