Backcountry Ski Gear List

Gear

Packs

• Mammut Nirvana 30
• Deuter Freescape Pro 40+

Skis, Boots, & Poles

• Skis: 2023 Pass by Season Eqpt
  • 176cm length
  • 115mm width underfoot
• Bindings: Salomon Shift 13
• Skins: C.A.M.P Countour Hybrid
• Boots: Technica Cochise
• Poles: G3 Via Poles

Avalanche Gear

• Beacon: Mammut Barryvox
• Probe: Black Diamond Tour 240
• Shovel: Black Diamond Lynx

Mountaineering Gear

• Ice Axe:
  • Petzl Ride
  • Petzl Gully
• Boot Crampons: Petzl Irvis Hybrid
• Ski Crampons
• Harness: Blue Ice Choucas Pro
• Glacier Gear
  • Glacier Rope: 48m Beal Rando 8mm Golden Dry
  • Petzl Micro Traxion
  • Petzl Partner Pulley
  • S.M.C 24" Snow Picket
    • No wire
  • Hardware
    • 3 Locker Carabiners
    • 4 Non-Locker Carabiners
    • 2 120cm Slings
    • 1 60cm Sling
    • 2 prussik loops
    • Crevasse Rescue Configuration
      • Snow Picket
        • Plus Backup: Ski, second axe, etc
      • 3 Locker Carabiners
      • 3 Non-Locker Carabiners
      • 2 120cm slings
      • 1 60cm Sling
      • Micro Traxion
      • Partner Pulley
      • 2 Prussiks
        • Pulley Attachment
        • Self Belay
    • Self Rescue Configuraiton
      • Micro Traxion
      • 2 Locker Carabiners
      • 1 Prussik
      • 2 120cm slings

Emergency Supplies

• Bivy:Sol 2 person Bivy
• First Aid Kit:
  • Double Ziploc'd kit
    • Gauze
    • Band-aids
    • Hydration Powder
    • Ibuprofen
    • Dramamine (Nausea)
    • paper tape
    • Athletic Wrap
    • Hand warmers
  • SAM Splint
• Headlamp: Black Diamond Storm
  • Chews through batteries faster than I'd like, but otherwise is a headlamp that uses AAA's
• Spare AAA Batteries
  • Avy Beacon
  • Headlamp
• Whistle

Clothing

• Dress to weather
• Gloves
• Glove liners
• Non-thermal gloves for warm days
• Spare thermal top layer
• Spare thermal bottom layer
• Balaclava
• Ski Goggles
• Sunglasses

Tools/Supplies

• Radio: Rocky Talkie
• Pocket Multitool
• Small Screwdriver with bits
• 3 Voile straps
• Duct Tape
• Electrical Tape
• PTEX Ski Repair Stick
• Lighter x2
• Rub on skin/ski wax
• Sunscreen
• Chapstick

Food and Water

• Hydration Bladder
• Snacks enough for the day

Phone

• Gaia navigation app
  • Maps, Routes, and Tracks
• NOAA Weather Forecast
• Avalanche Forecast
• Trip plan and notes saved

Packing for the day

Not everything comes every day, I make adjustments at the car for how long I'll be out, weather conditions, etc. For the most part packing lighter, moving faster, and calling the day early is a better defense than needing emergency gear, so there is a balance.

Wall of Shame

• Monocular: ECHO Pocket
  • I dropped this in the parking lot, and every internal piece came detached. Destroyed instantly.

Update Spring 2024

It's the end of the season! Sort of, Mt. Hood is never really done, glacier, but the main ski season is over. So it's time to review what actually ended up in my pack and update the gear list. Mostly stuff got tossed out by being overkill or unused, it is nicer to not carry dead weight. And then I promptly added more mountaineering gear to start heading further up Mt. Hood and the glaciers.