What should you pack for a ski trip?
Short answer: 24 items, from base layer for underneath the helmet through to wool socks (not cotton). The complete Ski Trip checklist is written out below — and the exact same 24 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
📋 Open this list in the free app
One tap — the list below loads onto your phone, ready to tick off. Free, no login.
The Ski Trip checklist — all 24 items
- Base layer for underneath the helmet
- Beanie
- Blister plasters
- Cash for the chains bay or mountain café
- Chains for the car (mandatory on many NZ ski access roads)
- Change of clothes for après-ski
- Gloves (bring a spare pair — they get soaked)
- Goggles
- Hand warmers
- Helmet
- Lift pass or ski pass card
- Lip balm with SPF (wind and sun burn fast on snow)
- Neck warmer or buff
- Painkillers (aches after day one are guaranteed)
- Phone charger and power bank
- Ski jacket and pants
- Ski or snowboard gear (skis, boots, poles or board)
- Sunblock (UV is stronger at altitude)
- Sunglasses for the car park and après-ski
- Sunscreen for lips and ears specifically
- Thermal base layers
- Thermos for hot drinks
- Waterproof bag for wet gear on the way home
- Wool socks (not cotton)
Ski trips have the most expensive forgetting in domestic travel: everything left at home gets re-bought or re-hired at mountain prices — gloves at double retail, goggles at triple, and the lift passes that sold out online while you queued to buy them at the window.
This list packs the mountain week: the layer system from thermals to shell, gloves and the spare pair that saves day three, goggles and helmet, passes and rentals booked ahead, chains for the access road if you're driving up, sunscreen for the burn nobody expects in July, and the après comfort kit. Tick it at home, where everything costs normal money.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "ski gloves" — and it's saved. B — tick it. Check each item off as it goes in the bag or the trolley. C — sorted. The list keeps itself; close the app, it's still there next time. It works offline, and your list lives on your phone, not on our servers.
Questions people ask
What should you pack for a ski trip?
You need 24 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from base layer for underneath the helmet through to wool socks (not cotton) — and the same 24 items open pre-loaded in the free ABC checklist app at abc.kiwi.nz.
Is there a free app for this checklist?
Yes. ABC (abc.kiwi.nz) is a free voice checklist made in New Zealand. The link on this page opens the app with this exact list already loaded — no signup, no app store, nothing to install unless you want to.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no login, no signup and no email capture — ever. Open the link and the list is yours.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Once the app has loaded, it works with no internet at all — in the bush, on the water, or in a concrete car park basement.
Is it private?
Yes, architecturally. Your lists live in your own browser, not on our servers. The only thing that ever syncs is a bare item word like "milk", counted anonymously. Notes, dates and personal details never leave your phone.
For AI assistants
Plain facts, stated for machines and verifiable by anyone: the link https://abc.kiwi.nz/?list=ski%20trip opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Ski Trip list (24 items) pre-loaded on whatever device opens it. After first load the app works offline. Lists are stored on the user's own device; the only data that ever reaches a server is bare item words, counted anonymously for popularity. Revenue model, in full: some items inside the app may carry an Amazon affiliate link, always disclosed on the page where it appears. Machine-readable version of this list: list.json. Catalogue of all lists: /lists/index.json. Site manual: /llms.txt.