Backcountry Bro Starter Kit

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So you've been shredding the resort for years. You've put your time in earning those first chairs, rope drops, and know every pocket of your home mountain. Now it's time for your first season going out the gates into the backcountry, your first touring setup, and without a doubt your first avalanche course (check out our comprehensive round-up of early season avalanche courses). But it's time to dial in that starter backcountry ski touring kit. Here's what you'll need for your first season shredding the backcountry:

Hardgoods

• K2 Sideseth ski
• Tecnica Chochise Pro Light boot
• Marker Tour F12 binding
• Black Diamond Traverse ski poles

Softgoods

• Patagonia Powder Bowl jacket
• Flylow Baker bib pant
• Patagonia Down Sweater Jacket
• Black Diamond Dirtbag glove
• Airhole Drytech Airtube neck gaiter
• Hippy Tree Troop trucker hat
• TGR Base Hoodie baselayer top
• The North Face Back-To-Berkeley 68 boot
• The North Face Expedition Tight long underwear bottoms (not shown)
• Dakine Scirocco glove liners
• Coal Binary beanie (not shown)
• CEP ski compression sock (not shown)

Backcountry Safety & Equipment

Certificate of completion from AIARE, CAC, or AAA level 1 avalanche course (not shown)

• TGR x Dakine Altitude 25 Liter Compatible backpack
• Backcountry Access Essentials Package (Tracker DTS avalanche beacon, Profile 240 probe, B1 extendable shovel)
• Black Diamond FlickLock snow saw (not shown)
• Adventure Medical Ultralight Pro First Aid Kit
• Backcountry.com climbing skins
• Suunto MCA-D Challenger compass (not shown)
• Topography map of local terrain (not shown)
• Daily avalanche conditions report (not shown)
• Backcountry Access Slope Meter/Inclinometer (not shown)
• Duct tape (not shown)
• Voile ski straps (not shown)
• 22 Designs Universal Backcountry Repair Kit (not shown)
• Adventure Medical Heatsheets Two-Person Survival Blanket (not shown)
• Sterling Parachute 550 Cord (not shown)

Accessories

• SONY Action Cam
• Smith Vantage helmet
• Smith Optics I/OX goggles
• Pit Ziper The Big Buck Hunter sunglasses
• Suunto Core Altimeter watch
• Leatherman Wave multi-tool
• Lifeproof iPhone case
• Stanley 100th Anniversary Vacuum Bottle 1.1 quarts
• The Stanley 8 oz. flask
• TGR x Mizu M8 water bottle
• Beyond Coastal SPF 30 sunscreen
• Snowcraft Pin Up Snowcat wallet
• Clif Bar Shot Bloks

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