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Trips covered by this list
Note on Equipment List: Each piece of gear on this list directly relates to your comfort and safety. This list is made for managing yourself in poor mountain weather. Each person may need to add additional layers if you run cold. We may choose to subtract certain layers if the weather forecast dictates.
Avalanche Safety
- Antennae Transceiver (3 antennae with fresh batteries)
- Avalanche Shovel (metal required)
- Avalanche Probe
Skiing/Splitboarding
- AT skis, Telemark or Splitboard
- Tech style bindings strongly recommended
- AT ski or splitboard boots (walk mode required for AT boots)
- Climbing skins (must cover full width of base)
- Poles (adjustable for splitboards)
- Ski strap (eg voile strap)
- Repair kit for your specific binding setup
- Backcountry ski pack 30-40 liters
- 150 Liter Duffel Bag
Required Technical Equipment
- Ski or climbing helmet (eg. Petzl Meteor)
- Short ice axe 40-50cm (eg. Petzl Ride)
- Boot crampons aluminum (eg. Petzl Leopard )
- Ski crampons
Clothing
- Hardshell Jacket
- Softshell Jacket or light puffy
- Hardshell or softshell pants
- Puffy Pants (Mountain Hardwear Compressor)
- Lightweight Puffy
- Insulated Jacket (Mountain Hardwear Phantom)
- Long underwear top (x2) and bottom (synthetic or wool)
- Ski socks (synthetic or wool)
- Warm, waterproof ski gloves
- Lightweight gloves for skinning
- Ski hat
- Goggles
- Sunglasses
- Sun hat
- Buff
Food and Water
- 2, 1-liter water bottles
- Lunch snacks
- Optional thermos (can act as second water bottle)
Miscellaneous
- Sunscreen
- Chapstick w/SPF
- Camera
Overnight gear
- -20 degree down sleeping bag (can be rented in Anchorage)
- Closed cell foam sleeping pad
- Inflatable air mattress (4 season eg Thermarest Neo Air)
- Down or synthetic booties (eg Western Mountaineering)
- Extra ski socks+extra camp socks
- Headlamp w/ fresh batteries
- Small first aid
- Small toothbrush, toothpaste, OTC meds bag
- Lighter
- TP
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