Ski Touring Equipment list

Please remember lightweight and functional should be your goal 


Clothing

  • Base Layer - Top & Bottom

  • Thin Puffy Jacket  or Mid Weight Fleece

  • Soft Shell Jacket or Thin Wind Jacket

  • Ski Pants, Gore-tex or Softshell. I prefer Gore-tex with vent zips.

  • Down or Synthetic Jacket - Warm!

  • Toque; warm hat

  • Buff

  • Sun Hat

  • Downhilll gloves/mitts - warm!

  • Uphill gloves/mitts - thin, wind and water resistant



Personal Equipment

  • Backpack; 20-40 Litres

  • Ski Goggles

  • Sunglasses

  • Sunscreen; Lips and Face

  • Personal Blister Kit, a few blister pads, tape ect. 

  • Headlamp with new batteries; Something bright that could be used for travel. 

  • Water Bottles: 1-2 Litres. No Bladders

Ski Equipment

  • Skis with bindings fit to boots

  • Skins; Full width and trimmed to fit

  • Boots

  • Ski Poles

  • Modern Avalanche Beacon with new batteries

  • Shovel

  • Probe



Glacier Travel Gear; Only if Requested by Guide

  • Lightweight Harness

  • 2 x locking Pear Shaped Carabiners: One & Two

  • 2 x Non Locking Carabiners

  • 1 Ice Screw

  • Anchor Slings;

    • 1 x 240cm Dyneema Runner

    • 1 x 120cm Dyneema Runner

  • Boot Crampons

  • Ski Crampons



Equipment Rentals in Revelstoke