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   • Packing List
Ski/Snowboard Vacation Packing Checklist

Grab your suitcase and hit the print button! Here's your packing checklist. If you want to customize this, highlight the list with your mouse, copy and paste it into your word-processing program and type in whatever else you usually take on your trips.

Equipment
  • Skis or snowboard
  • Boots
  • Poles
  • Heat packs
  • Portable boot dryer
Clothing and clothing accessories
  • Jacket and pants or one-piece suit
  • Second jacket — to wear at night and alternate with the first jacket
  • Wool sweaters and/or fleece pullovers
  • Fleece vest
  • Undergarments of polypropylene or some other synthetic fiber (no cotton!)
  • Turtlenecks
  • Socks, non-cotton
  • Apres ski/snowboard boots
  • Helmet
  • Hat
  • Headband
  • Goggles
  • Sunglasses with strap
  • Gloves or mittens
  • Glove liners
  • Neck gator
  • Face mask or balaclava
  • Sunscreen
Off-slope stuff
  • Pants and shirts
  • Shoes
  • Pajamas (remember, you can wear long underwear to bed)
  • Bathing suit, including appropriate footwear (sandals or slippers)
  • Workout clothes, including appropriate shoes
  • Underwear and socks
  • Hairbrush
  • Hair dryer
  • Toothbrush and paste
  • Extra pair of contacts or glasses
  • Prescription medicine
  • Camera, batteries and film
  • Money, credit cards, ATM card
  • Airplane tickets and hotel/rental car confirmation numbers
  • Essential phone numbers (and remember to leave the phone number where you'll be with someone at home)

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