Emergency / Survival
This is a list of suggested items you may want to consider bringing for a group Emergency and Repair Kit.- Emergency shelter (bivouac sack, lightweight tarp)
- First-aid kit
- Blister kit
- Fire starting kit (matches, lighter, starting fuel) OR lightweight emergency stove
- Small emergency pot
- Ensolite or foam pad
- Emergency communication device (such asSPOT, inReach, satellite phone or PLB – Personal Locator Beacon)
- Duct tape
- Zip/cable ties
- Baling wire
- Rubberized ski straps
- Multi-tool (Leatherman)
- Spare binding and parts
- Pole repair (or extra pole)
Group Equipment
- Hut Trip Confirmation/Door Lock Combination(printed copy/copies)
- Trailhead/Parking information
- Guidebook/Route descriptions
- Topographic maps
- Compass
- GPS and extra batteries
- Altimeter and extra batteries
- Hand-held two-way radios for inter-group communication
- Water purification method
Personal Clothing
Foundation / Base Layer- Long underwear top and bottom
- Socks plus extra pair(s)
- Warm/Insulating Layer
- Fleece Jacket/Vest
- Sweater
- Pants
- Down/synthetic puff jacket Weather/Waterproof Outer Layer
- Jacket
- Pants Other
- Gloves/mittens plus extra pair
- Ski hat(s)
- Sunhat
- Neck gaiter/balaclava
- Leg gaiters
- Hut slippers
- Personal items (toothbrush/paste, medications,prescription glasses, earplugs, watch w/alarm)
- Personal wash cloth
- Personal pillow/ XL twin sheet
General Equipment
- Skis, snowshoes, or split snowboard (designed for backcountry)
- Boots
- Poles (large baskets preferred)
- Backpack
- Climbing skins
- Wax kit (including grip and skin waxes)
- Sleeping bag
- Headlamp and extra batteries
- Pocket knife
- Sunglasses
- Goggles
- Water bottles (widemouth) and insulated carrier
- Sunscreen and lip balm
- Food (be sure some food is edible without cooking, and that each person carries their own trail food)
- Avalanche transceiver, probe pole and shovel
- Cell phone and extra batteries/case (coverage is not guaranteed anywhere in the backcountry – keep your phone off until you need it)