Chamonix Off-Piste Ski & Mountain Skills Kit List
Ski Tour under the North Face of the Matterhorn, Swiss Alps
Equipment required for this course:
- Skis with touring bindings
- Skins to fit your skis
- Ski boots (touring boots will be comfier for going up hill but you will get away with alpine boots)
- Shovel, probe and transceiver
- Ski crampons
- Ski poles (larger baskets are ideal)
- Goggles and sunglasses (if you normally ski in goggles you will find sunglasses much better for when you are skinning uphill), sun cream
- A rucksack to put it all in – C. 30 litres is ideal
- Ski clothing – lots of layers to keep you warm when standing around and but so you can remove them for travelling uphill
- Warm Hat, warm gloves plus a thin dexterous pair of gloves
- Water bottle
- Helmet recommended for Off-Piste Skiing
- Lift pass, cash for cafe breaks
- Passport in the event of skiing in Italy or Switzerland
- Ski insurance certificate and details
- Mobile phone with the Chamonix PGHM (local mountain rescue) number programmed in: +33 (0)4 50 53 16 89
- Harness (only if you have one already, otherwise we will loan you one for the glacier skiing day)
