Skiing Breheimen/Jotunheimen
Temperature: +2° to about -20°C, typically -5° day and -15° night
Weather: sunny :))
Elevation: 0 to 2400 m
Trail: Breheimen occasionally, Jotunheimen everywhere
Shelter: sylnylon Mid
Water: found once or twice, but hard to reach (need a rope)
Backpack: 16 kg at start, 8 kg at finish
Might have left behind (given actually encountered conditions): felt boot liners (a bit tight)
Wish I'd had: full-length skins, softshell hoodie, better and x2 warm socks
	Tool	Name/brand/type	Weight, g	Comments before	Comments after
Always worn
	One-piece base layer	Airblaster Ninja suit	495	layer 1, first try	fantastic, comfort ~0°C, -5° w/o wind
	Socks	Mid-length synthetic	40
		VBL: Plastic bread bag, 2x2	40	~1 pair/week	OK
		Warm: Czech felt boot liners	130	snug fit, but let’s try	a bit too tight, could try w/ really thin liner socks
	Hat	- (no beanie)	0	use hood + balaclava	OK
		Visor polyester	40	snow / rain
	Gloves	Simple fleece, no shell	25	easy to wet, easy to dry	good to -10°C if w/o wind/snow
	Butt pad	DIY	90	breaks, camp, extra sleeping pad
	Watch	Casio ProTrek	40	baro-temp-compass (imprecise)
	Skis, per pair	S-bound 112 w/ Voile 3-pin Cable Traverse	3540	plan to be off-trail
	Poles, per pair	Poles Fischer Al 150 cm, per pair	460	stronger than telescopic, no straps
	Boots, per pair	Fischer BCX6 size 46	2350	comfy, warm, but not bombproof	multiple cracks, check for leaks
			6755
Extra clothing
	Shell	Decathlon rain jacket Quechua	195	layer 2, to -5°
	Puffy pants	Rab Photon Primaloft 100 g/m2 w/ belt	570	full side zip, don’t forget a belt!
	Puffy jacket	Sivera Maral Climashield 200 g/m2	800	layer 3, use more actively outside camp	too warm for moving even at -20°
	Hat	Fleece balaclava	50	cold days, sleeping
	Mittens	Insulated mitts, Splav Snail	170	try to use with VBL	very good with VBL, stayed dry
	VBL gloves	Vinyl, 2x2	25	under warm mitts	single pair OK, but nice to have spare
	Spare socks	Chuni Splav Primaloft	145	sleeping
		Thin synthetic #2	25	sleeping / spare
		Thick synthetic #2	95	sleeping / spare	check really synthetic!
	Sunglasses	Goggles Ocean Chameleon w/ strap & case	55	double as ski mask
		Protective case	70	protects from scratches, try to find a lighter one	probably worth having
	Underwear	Simple synthetic	40	Mostly for public transport, otherwise go Indian
	T-shirt	Black polyester	135	Train only (too hot)
			2375
Equipment
	Backpack	Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor 60-75 L	1230		big enough
	Backpack liner	-	0	not needed in winter
	Shelter	Pyramid Legkoves, silnylon, with guylines, L-connector & Nite Ize tighteners	690
		DIY snow anchors * 8	45	Need min 4 + 2-3 spares
	Sleeping bag	Sivera Inoch -18, Climashield 400/200 g/m2	1800	first try, very bulky	fits OK, comfort -10° or even -15°C
	Sleeping pad	NeoAir XTherm, R = 5.7	440
		NeoAir inflation sack	50	minimizes condensation, stuff sack
	Groundsheet	-	0	use backpack + butt pad
	Pillow	-	0	use food + snow
	Cooking	Pot EverNew Ti 0.9L w/ Al windscreen	115
		Gas stove Primus Spider w/o stuff bag	185	Burns propane/isobutane at -20°
		Plastic spork	10	don’t keep in external pockets!
		Lighter	25
	Compass	-	0	rely on watch / phone
	Water bottle	1 L plastic bottle	25	can store wrapped for a few hours at -5 to -10°C	bring rope next time
	Snow shovel	Avalanche shovel Arva Plume Al/carbon, 26 x 24 cm	380	dig shelters, anchors, wind walls
	Headlamp	-	0	not needed in April	OK
	Misc for skiing	Fischer easy skins w/o bag	110	steep climbs	lost one, not strong enough – need full length
		Cables for bindings	300	feel like experimenting	help a lot on steep descents
		Glide wax	115	prevents icing by warm snow for ~1h
			5520
Personal
	Toiletries & first aid	needle & thread, scotch, spare lighter, vaselin, toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, soap, sunblock	120	toothpaste can freeze so in an open box
	Official	Passport, keys, credit card in ziplock	70
	Phone	XCover 4s, waterproof: camera + gps	175	keep phone & battery in breast pocket at night	died in pant pocket n day 1 :(
		spare battery	45	battery lasts ~6 days	died in backpack on day 1
		USB cable	15	USB available on buses	not always – better bring a charger
	Maps	Breheimen + Jotunheimen 1 km	95	Tyvek, cover not needed in winter	OK
			520
Food
	n_days	10				Composition / 100 g - if in doubt, check https://www.calorieking.com
			Weight, g	Calories / 100 g	Comments	Protein	Fat	Carbs
	Cooking	Noodles Barilla Capellini #1	800	360	80 g/meal, 10 meals, 0-3 min boiling time, pack smaller than Chinese noodles	13	2	71
		Potato powder	420	350	70 g/meal, 6 meals	9	3	67
		Couscous	320	350	80 g/meal, 4 meals	12	1.5	70
		Soy	1000	320	50 g/meal, 20 meals	52	2	20
		Oil	900	830	100 mL/day = 1 L + bottle (density ~900 g/L)	0	100	0
		Knorr	115	330	10 x 11 g, 10 meals	5.4	22	28
		Vitamins, salt	110	0	Not too much salt, since Knorr is salty!
		Cooking, sum	3555	16519.5		706	979	1306
		Cooking, /day	356	1652
	Snacks	Dried apples	250	240	don’t have	0.9	0.3	66
		Nut-raisins mix #1	200	552		20	40	28
		Nut-raisins mix #2	200	580		23	44	22
		Nut-raisins mix #3	660	465		12	26	49
		Peanut butter	1020	605	might freeze	27	43	17
		Cookies	650	500		6.7	21	67
		Chocolate	500	523		5.4	31.8	49.6
		Snacks, sum	3480	17969		513	1074	1445
		Snacks, /day	348	1797
		FOOD TOTAL	7035	34488.5	Protein / fat / carbs total, g	1220	2053	2751
		FOOD / day	704	3449	Protein / fat / carbs per day	122	205	275
		Comments: snacks OK for 10 days, cooked for ~9 days			Protein / fat / carbs ratio	1.0	1.7	2.3
					Protein / fat / carbs total, calories	4879	18478	11004
					% calories from pfc	20	34	46
	Fuel	450 g isobutane/propane winter mix + canister	670	345 g left with canister, ie used ~325 g of gas, 40 g/day
		Base weight (total w/o always worn, food & fuel):	8415
		Food + fuel	7705
		Full backpack weight at start	16120	(measured 16 kg)
		Out-of-body weight at start	22875