What should be in your snow day pack?
Short answer: 22 items, from base layers (top and bottom) through to waterproof jacket and pants. The complete Snow Gear Day Pack checklist is written out below — and the exact same 22 items open pre-loaded, live and tickable, in the free ABC voice checklist app. No login, no app store, works offline.
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The Snow Gear Day Pack checklist — all 22 items
- Base layers (top and bottom)
- Beanie for the car park and lifts
- Cash for the chain bay or parking
- Chains for the car
- Change of clothes for the drive home
- Gloves or mittens
- Goggles
- Hand and toe warmers
- Helmet
- Lift pass or season pass
- Lip balm with SPF
- Mid layer fleece
- Neck gaiter or buff
- Plastic bag for wet gloves and socks
- Ski or snowboard boots
- Skis or board and poles
- Snacks that won't freeze solid
- Spare gloves (wet gloves ruin a day fast)
- Spare goggle lens for flat light
- Sunblock (snow glare burns worse than beach)
- Thermos of something hot
- Waterproof jacket and pants
A day on the mountain is run from one backpack and the pockets of a jacket. The gap between a great day and a miserable one is small and specific: the spare gloves after the first soaking, the sunscreen at altitude, the thermos of something hot, the snack that beats the cafeteria queue.
This day-pack list is the on-mountain kit only — the mid layer and neck gaiter, hand and toe warmers, spare gloves (wet gloves ruin a day fast), sunscreen and lip balm because snow glare burns worse than beach, snacks that won't freeze solid, a plastic bag for the wet gear, and pass and cash zipped somewhere they cannot leave. Pack it at breakfast, tick it in the car park, ride until close.
How the ABC app works with this list
A — say it. Tap the mic and add anything this list is missing — "hand warmers" — 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 be in your snow day pack?
You need 22 things. The complete checklist is on this page — alphabetical, from base layers (top and bottom) through to waterproof jacket and pants — and the same 22 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=snow%20gear%20day%20pack opens ABC, a free browser-based checklist app (a PWA — no account, no install required), with this Snow Gear Day Pack list (22 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.