Must haves on the slopes.

[ski diva]

Are there certain things you absolutely have to have with you when you go out to ski? Stuff you can't leave behind in the lodge?

Here's mine: lip balm, a pair of glove liners, tissues, a couple bucks, a packet of hand and feet warmers, and a trail map (if it's not my home mountain). Also Tylenol (in case) and something for that time of the month, when appropriate.

Turn out your pockets, ladies. What've you got?

 

[Jilly]

Lets see - kleenex, lip balm, suntan stick for face, camera, batteries, 2-way radio, money, credit card, keys, ski-key or the other lock for sure. Then if I'm teaching notepad and pencil. Depending on the circumstances the cellphone.

 

[Snowsong]

Let's see...tissues; lip balm; id;money;asthma inhaler;small pad and pen;edgie wedgie;small plastic ice scraper;lighter (I don't smoke, it comes in handy for thawing stuff out);small deburring stone; retractable lock (if not at my home area);hand warmers; trail maps. Sounds like a lot of stuff, but the items are all small. Sometimes Cat tracks if I'm going to be doing a lot of walking in my boots, but I find they feel bulky when folded in my pockets.

 

[ISki]

Chapstick
Sunscreen
Handkerchief (my Grandmother's. I'm sentimental.)
Sunglasses (my Mother's.)
Advil
Health Plan Card

 

[Jilly]

Your health plan card, now that really being prepared for anything.

 

[ISki]

:D

 

[Bonni]

Chapstick, debit card, cash, car keys, tissues, ski lock, 2003 Epicski Academy pin (first year)

 

[Marigee]

lip balm is a defninite must. Also, sunscreen, credit card, ID, cash, trail map, keys, lock. Sometimes I have a walkie-talkie and/or a camera. I have lots of pockets and I spread everything out so I'm balanced!

 

[ArmyWife]

Snowsong---what are Cat tracks?

 

[SnowHot]

My pockets are always jammed full with the following contents:
Cell phone
Chap stick
glove liners
camera
tissue
mini wallet with credit card and a bit of cash
Antifog cloth
Jeep key
Granola bar

 

[Jilly]

Cat tracks are soft plastic "shoes" that you put on your ski boots to protect the bottoms from the stones and salt that is in the parking lot or on the sidewalks. Also they protect the toe and heel portion of your boot that attaches to your binding. Means that your boots might last longer. And some have "spikes" for walking on ice. Can't say as I've used my pair yet.

 

[ski diva]

There's another new product for walking in your boots that I've seen advertised lately. Don't know if it's any good or not, but it's called Walk-Ez, and you can see it here: https://www.walk-ez.com/

Personally, I don't walk in my boots until I'm ready to go out skiing. I never understood why people put their boots on in the parking lot, then walk to the slopes carrying all their gear. Plenty of people do it, though. Dif'rent strokes, I guess.

 

[volklgirl]

Hmmm...

Chapstick (Hawaiin Tropic Vanilla Mint SPF 45 - Yummm!)
Kleenex
Face Sunblock Stick
Trail Map
Debit Card & Cash
Master's Clinic Punch Card
Employee Food Card
Ski Key or Retractable lock
Ski Straps
Note Pad, Sharpie, and Pencil if teaching
Anti Fog Cloth
Gummi Stone
Car Keys
Cell Phone &/or Walkie Talkie
MP3 Player

Thank God my Spyder jackets have Tons of pockets ;)

Oh yeah, I usually also find used Kleenex and old Nastar numbers whenever I clean out my pockets :o

 

[Shellski]

Absolute minimum: lip balm, money, my lucky ski-gee, cable lock.

 

[eng_ch]

Personally, I don't walk in my boots until I'm ready to go out skiing. I never understood why people put their boots on in the parking lot, then walk to the slopes carrying all their gear.

Because typically in Europe there's nowhere but your car or your hotel room to store anything. No lockers, no nothing. If you need it during the day you wear it or carry it with you. If you can't carry it, it doesn't go.

 

[ski diva]

Because typically in Europe there's nowhere but your car or your hotel room to store anything. No lockers, no nothing. If you need it during the day you wear it or carry it with you. If you can't carry it, it doesn't go.

That I can understand. But in cases where there's a lodge to put on your boots, doesn't make sense to me.

 

[HotChocolate]

Terra Tint Lipbalm by Alba - Peppermint flavored and tinted! I keep one in each ski jacket. This stuff is great, I highly recommend it.

Hand-warmer packets on a cold cold day and I bring 2 pair, one to offer to whomever I'm skiing with because it's like breaking out a piece of gum and not sharing.

Money for waffles ;)

A trail map

Water

Ski Lock - Always always! I'd be devasted if my skis went missing.

Cellphone

My pink or purple bandanna, my cure for helmet hair

 

[Snowsong]

Cat tracks are soft plastic "shoes" that you put on your ski boots to protect the bottoms from the stones and salt that is in the parking lot or on the sidewalks. Also they protect the toe and heel portion of your boot that attaches to your binding. Means that your boots might last longer. And some have "spikes" for walking on ice. Can't say as I've used my pair yet.

Thanks Jilly. Our lodge has a lot of concrete flooring in the main lobby, the restrooms,the rental area and ski patrol area. The rest of the lodge is carpeted, but the floor is still hard. If I am spending a lot of time inside, I wear my cat tracks. Problem is, a lot of times I forget I have them on, grab my skis, and then realize I still have them when I go to put my skis in my bindings. I hate to get ready in the parking lot. When I am at another area, I go inside and rent a locker, and put my boots on in comfort.

Our lodge is at the top, so once you start down the hill, it's a long hike back up, or you have to go all the way to the bottom and ride back up. I carry a lot of stuff, especially if I have students, because you just never know when you need something. Walking back up is no fun, and sometimes they are not ready to ski to the lift.

 

[Lynn]

Must haves:

something to wipe my nose
lip balm with spf (or break out with cold sores...yuck)***
Cat tracks to protect my sole plates (for canting)
Small amount of cash
Credit card


*** from a friendly top-notch Park Ave, now teaching dermatologist: at the first hint of a cold sore/shingles/herpes elsewhere, take 2 grams( yes, you heard right, two thousand milligrams) of Valtrex as soon as possible and repeat 12 hours later. Stops it in its tracks. No known serious side effects. IT WORKS!

 

[pollittcl]

I always have:
chap stick
sun block
water in a platypus "bottle"
candy
edgie-wedgie (need a new one this year)
energy bar
sandwich
notepad
sharpie and pencil
accident report form x2
business cards
hanky
kleenex
elastic band
goggle wipe
(food card, pass, emergency numbers, and whistle on lanyard)
cat-tracks
spare contact lenses
essentials for that time of the month

I keep everything in plastic bags.

if it's raining then rubber gloves and spare gloves in outer raincoat pocket.
hmm I never realised how much I carried - luckily my uniform has lots of pockets.
On my days off work I don't carry food and water, nor the notepad, etc. But I will add credit card, health insurance card, and car keys if I'm not at my home mountain.