What to Wear
Base Layer
Designed to
• Trap
body heat
• Absorb
moisture
It should be
• Soft
• Man
Made Fibre
• Fit
Snugly
Mid Layer (s)
Designed to
• Trap
body heat
• Absorb
moisture
• Prevent
wind chill
It should be
• Long
• Man
Made Fibre
• Big
enough to allow freedom of movement
Outer Layer
Designed to
• Repel
water
• Release
moisture
• Stop
wind chill
• Stop
snow getting in
• Store
essential items
It should be
• Long
and have a snow-skirt
• Waterproof
• Windproof
• Ventilated
• Big
enough to allow freedom of movement
Other Kit
Ski Socks
Ski Gloves or Mittens
Sun Glasses or Goggles (Both must have plastic lenses)
Small high factor Sun Screen
UV Lip Salve
Ski Binders
Knee Brace (if required)
Snood (if required)
Wrist Guards (snow boarders)
Very small ruck sack ( for lunch and water)
Toiletries (washing is compulsory)
Towel
Spending Money (euros for travel and resort + pounds for food in the UK while traveling)
Entertainment for the couch journey (please ensure you have headphones if it makes a noise)
DVD for the coach (maximum rating of 12. Please label any disks with child's name)
Mobile Phone
Comfortable clothes for the evenings
Underwear
Sleep wear
Sliders / Crocs for inside the hotel
Fancy Dress costume for the disco
Helmet (These are provided as part of the Snowsports Package)
• Must
be worn by all staff & students while skiing or boarding.
• If
you have your own it must carry a Kitemark or equivalent safety rating.
