Our tips on clothing and equipment to bring for a snowshoeing tour.
This list is based on the experience accumulated over the years by our staff during the activities we offer. In addition to being a useful guide for packing your backpack or making any necessary purchases before departure, it represents the list of clothing, equipment, and materials required to participate in our tours.
If you do not have all the required equipment, please let your guide or our offices know: together we will find a solution before departure, so you can focus solely on enjoying the excursion!
Basic Clothing and Equipment for 1-Day Excursions
- 30-liter backpack (with rain cover)
- Trekking shoes with a good sole, high collar, and waterproof
- Waterproof jacket with hood and wind-stopper (shell)
- Compact down jacket
- Waterproof long pants (preferably with integrated gaiters)
- Short or long leggings (if cold temperatures and/or wind are expected)
- Fleece
- Breathable T-shirt (and a spare)
- Long-sleeve thermal shirt
- Warm socks
- Scarf or neck warmer
- Hat and cap/bandana
- Sunglasses
- Gloves
- 1-liter water bottle
- Snacks (we recommend dried fruit, dried fruit, and chocolate)
- Trekking poles with tips and snow baskets (mandatory for snow or glacier trekking)
- Micro crampons (mandatory if snow passages are expected)
- First aid kit (gauze, band-aids, tape, disinfectant, latex gloves, emergency blanket)
- Gaiters (if not integrated in the pants)
- Headlamp
- Sunscreen
- Multi-tool knife (if you have one)
- Carabiners and cords (if you have them, for attaching equipment that doesn’t fit in the backpack)
- Trash bag
Extra or Variations for Multi-Day Excursions
- 35-40 liter backpack (with rain cover)
- Extra breathable T-shirts
- Extra underwear
- Extra fleece (if necessary)
- Extra socks (warm and/or light)
- Extra snacks
- Waterproof bags for clothes
- Comfortable long pants for the evening
- Cotton T-shirt for the evening
- Towel (recommended microfiber)
- Toothpaste and toothbrush
- Toilet paper
- Identity document
Plus miscellaneous items such as:
- Phone and/or camera charger
- Book (if you have an ebook reader, save weight)
- Compressible small backpack for use in the evening or for short trips near the hotel/mountain hut
For the nights in the mountain hut
- Sleeping bag liner (mandatory, usually available for purchase at the mountain hut)
- Earplugs/sleep mask
- Extra cash for payments at the mountain hut
