What to bring:

• Park Pass

• A pack (30 liter +) which is large enough to carry a shovel, probe, layers you will take off when you warm up, plus your lunch, water/tea, and high calorie snacks

• Snowshoes, skis with skins, or split-board with skins

• warm sorel-style boots for snowshoes (no hiking boots or running shoes)

• ski poles with snow baskets

• Winter hat, mitts and neck buff/scarf, hand warmers

• Sunglasses, googles if you have them

• Sunscreen and lip block

• 1 liter of water and/or thermos of tea

• Lunch and high calorie snacks

• Avalanche and weather forecast for our field day area

What to wear for the day:

Top Layer:

• Two long sleeved Merino wool or similar (synthetic, not cotton)

• A warm layer such as a fleece jacket or wool sweater

• Insulated down jacket with hood

• Waterproof jacket with hood that fits over down jacket

Bottom Layer:

• Insulated pants such as ski pants.

• Moreno wool or similar long johns (two pairs if the temperatures plummet)

Foot wear:

• Sorel style winter snow boot or similar will keep your feet warm if you’re travelling on snowshoes; toes tend to get really cold in hiking boots.

• Warm socks. A liner sock inside a thicker sock is an age old trick for keeping your feet warm and blister free.

• If you are prone to blisters, please apply blister bandages to the areas of your foot where you normally blister.

Snowshoes, ski or split board and ski poles:

• Please adjust your gear to fit your boots before you arrive. Please make sure your ski poles have larger snow baskets.

Additional notes:

Hike Banff will have probes, shovels, and transceivers for your use for the day.