Whether you're heading down the fluffy slopes or across the wide open spaces of the ski slopes, you need to pack warm clothes, but above all you need to be smart and choose clothes that you can put on and take off using the "layer-on-layer" method. In simple terms, this means that you dress with a base layer that is tight closest to your body. You can then add a layer of fleece or wool as a second layer, and at the end you can wear shell clothing or thermal clothing depending on the weather and activity. Remember that the snow reflects the sun and it is just as easy to get a burn in the spring sun as to freeze to death on a really cold day!
Remember to pack:
- Sunscreen
- Cold cream
- Blister patches/sports tape
- Outerwear by activity
- Winter shoes/boots
- Neck/buff/balaclava
- Thick mittens/gloves
- A pair of thin mittens to wear inside the thick ones.
- Cap
- Helmet - own or rent
- Back protectors (if you have them)
- Skis/sticks - own or rent
- Snowboard - own or rent
- Boots - own or rent
- Underwear, wool or synthetic two pants, two sweaters
- A thick wool/fleece sweater
- A pair of thicker underwear trousers
- Ski socks, wool or synthetic two pairs (not ragg socks)
- Other clothing and change of clothes according to your preference and the weather
- Medication/simple first aid
- Mobile and charger/extra battery
- Warm mobile phone pocket (rag sock works)