There are many options of what gear to bring to the mountains - it all comes down to what you are going to do that particular day. Some are mandatory in specific situations and some are just extras that might come in handy. And then you have gear that you hope never to use.
Let me paint you a picture.
This is what I brought to the hill today besides clothes in multiple layers:
Helmet
Back protection
Hand protection
Gloves
Goggles
Walkie Talkie
Snowboard lock
Mobile
Compact camera
iPod
Wallet
This setup was just for scouting and loosing up.
Tomorrow I’ll properly bring the same with the addition of:
Video camera
Tripod x 2
Sunglases
Suncream
Chap stick
Then I can capture Sune doing some shredding - or trying anyway
Then when the snow falls and we are going offpiste I’ll bring the following which we never hope to use:
A showel
A beeper
A probe
Aluminium blancket
Gaze
Well that’s it really – nothing else to carry...
Some days you want to keep it to a minimum. Other days you want to maximise your options on the mountain without potentially having to go back for the gear you are missing. If you e.g. see a really good video oppertunity or just want to hang around the snow park.
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