What to Bring

essential gear requirements

For your safety and to make the most of your trip, there are some essential gear requirements. Most safety gear is provided for you, but we do ask that you bring a few things.

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Mandatory Gear

  • Avalanche transceiver (provided)

  • Climbing harness (provided)

  • Probe pole (provided)

  • Shovel (provided)

  • Ski / Snowboard backpack (provided)

  • Water bottle (no camelbacks, they freeze up). PNH sells water bottles for $30 - $60.

  • BCA BC Link 2.0 or Motorola radio (provided - please note, if you have a personal radio you are familiar with, bring it with you).

Recommended Skis/Boards

  • You are going to want to bring a good powder ski. A powder ski is wide underfoot (115 mm or more in the waist) and most often have some form of rocker or early rise plus a relatively soft flex. Some have unique sidecut shapes like reverse sidecut; the tip and tail are not always the widest parts of the ski. If you do not have a good powder ski, we also have skis for rent.

  • Volkl Ski Rentals – $50 per day you fly. We have Revolts, Shiros, Confessions, ones and a limited number of Kuro’s. * Please note: AT / Backcountry ski boots are not compatible with demo bindings.

  • The same goes for snowboards. Bring a good powder board and you will not regret it.

  • Nitro and Jones Board Rentals- $50 per day you fly. We have a whole new lineup of Nitro Board Rentals for the 2026 season.

Other Recommendations

  • We feel that the following list will make your trip that much more enjoyable. Please note, we recommend dressing in layers when heli skiing. Long under, fleece and jacket. A thin puffy stuffed into your bag can be a great addition when eating lunch or waiting on a glacier at the end of the day.

    • Powder jacket and pants

    • Thin Puffy

    • Warm hat and gloves (temp. range 0 – 40F)

    • Waterproof jacket and pants (boats and sea kayaks)

    • Camera / film

    • Video camera

    • Gym shoes (indoor dodge ball and basketball)

    • Bathing suit (sauna at base and pool in town)

    • Fishing pole (for later April only)

    • Binoculars

    • Winter boots. It can get cold, wet, snowy and sloshy at base and in town.