SlalÅm Skiing and Mountaineering Sports

When heading up for a day on the ski slopes, it helps to also have the right accessories for your car. Some ski car accessories include items like a heated seat pad. This will make driving in cold weather much more tolerable. The seated pad also will warm up much sooner than the car's internal heating, which relies on the engine block warming up. Some people also like to have an engine block heater, it has an external 120 VAC plug in near the front bumper. The engine block heaters are mostly popular in places with extremely cold weather, like Alaska or Wisconsin. A GPS is important to help navigate the drive up and back. 4WD is a nice optional touch, but can come in very handy when driving on snowy roads. Driving on snow also mandates good tires. Be sure you have pleanty of tread left on your tires for maximum traction. Also look for the "M+S" rated tires. The M+S is good for driving on snow. A new car battery helps to ensure that the vehicle will start, even amid the cold weather. Frost can pile up quickly, so an ice scraper is important to get the ice off the windows before driving. A ski rack is a great way to carry skis on top of the car, for those whose vehicles don't have room inside for skis.

Some of the skiing equipment includes skis, ski bindings, ski boots, poles, a ski bag, and a car ski rack. The Jacket System is two jackets in one, an outer jacket (waterproof-breathable type) and an inner jacket (down type). The legs are kept warm with a Ski Pants or Ski Bib. The bib is better at keeping snow out but the side zip version of pants is easy to pull on over other pants Also, bring an extra pair of socks in case your socks get wet. Gloves or mittens will keep your hands warm. Mittens are warmer, but gloves are earlier to grip with. A ski cap is critical to keep your head warm. Some people use sunglasses with a lanyard, but goggles are better to stay on while skiing.

A day pack is useful to carry your gear while hiking or climbing. On very large mountains or heli-skiing, an avalanche transmitter is important. Hopefully you won't need it, but a first aid kit can be important. A headlamp is useful when camping or the sunsets. GPS, map, and compass are important in finding your way home is important. An ice-axe is good for ice climbing or hiking on glaciers. Pitons are helpful with rock climbing. In addition, RATS (Lowe Ratcheting Aluminum Tube Screws) are also popular for ice climbing.

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Map and Compass USGS information

Mountaineering Field Manual

Ski Vacation Selector Application

Ski + Mountaineering Products Table

Skiing and Mountaineering Gear and Clothing

	Skiing	Mountaineering
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Clothing	Ski Boots	Hiking Boots
	Gloves	Gloves
	Ski Goggles	Sunglasses
	Ski Bib	Hiking Pants
Equipment	Skis	Snowshoes or Crampons
	Ski Poles	Ice-Axe
	Fanny Pack	Day Pack

 

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