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All the Gear You Need for a Luxe Hut Trip

Travel & Outdoors
Author: Vail-Beaver Creek Magazine
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1Men's Soft Goods
Outdoor Research Skyward jacket, $350; Outdoor Research Skyward pant, $299, Haute Route.
Outdoor Research Skyward jacket, $350; Outdoor Research Skyward pant, $299, Haute Route.
2Women's Soft Goods
Dyanfit Mercury jacket, $229.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry; Outdoor Research UberLayer jacket, $299, Haute Route; Dynafit Mercury pant, $229.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
Dyanfit Mercury jacket, $229.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry; Outdoor Research UberLayer jacket, $299, Haute Route; Dynafit Mercury pant, $229.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
3Women's Soft Goods
Dyanfit Mercury jacket, $229.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry; Outdoor Research UberLayer jacket, $299, Haute Route; Dynafit Mercury pant, $229.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
Dyanfit Mercury jacket, $229.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry; Outdoor Research UberLayer jacket, $299, Haute Route; Dynafit Mercury pant, $229.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
4Soft Goods
Dynafit Mercury glove, $74.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
Dynafit Mercury glove, $74.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
5Soft Goods
Dynafit Mercury glove, $74.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
Dynafit Mercury glove, $74.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
6Equipment
G3 Alpinist LT mohair skins, $195; G3 Synapse 109 powder ski, $899; Leki Haute Route Lite SL winter touring poles, $109.95, Haute Route.
G3 Alpinist LT mohair skins, $195; G3 Synapse 109 powder ski, $899; Leki Haute Route Lite SL winter touring poles, $109.95, Haute Route.
7Equipment
G3 Alpinist LT mohair skins, $195; G3 Synapse 109 powder ski, $899; Leki Haute Route Lite SL winter touring poles, $109.95, Haute Route.
G3 Alpinist LT mohair skins, $195; G3 Synapse 109 powder ski, $899; Leki Haute Route Lite SL winter touring poles, $109.95, Haute Route.
8Equipment
G3 Ion LT 12 binding, $479, Haute Route.
G3 Ion LT 12 binding, $479, Haute Route.
9Equipment
G3 Ion LT 12 binding, $479, Haute Route.
G3 Ion LT 12 binding, $479, Haute Route.
10Equipment
2017-18 Weston Big Chief splitboard, $899; Voile skins, $180, Weston Snowboards.
2017-18 Weston Big Chief splitboard, $899; Voile skins, $180, Weston Snowboards.
11Equipment
Fischer Travers Carbon alpine touring boot, $899.95, Haute Route.
Fischer Travers Carbon alpine touring boot, $899.95, Haute Route.
12Equipment
Fischer Travers Carbon alpine touring boot, $899.95, Haute Route.
Fischer Travers Carbon alpine touring boot, $899.95, Haute Route.
13Equipment
2017-18 Weston Big Chief splitboard, $899; Voile skins, $180, Weston Snowboards.
2017-18 Weston Big Chief splitboard, $899; Voile skins, $180, Weston Snowboards.
14Equipment
Deluxe Spark XV splitboard boot, $319, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
Deluxe Spark XV splitboard boot, $319, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
15Equipment
Spark R&D Surge binding, $419, Weston Snowboards.
Spark R&D Surge binding, $419, Weston Snowboards.
16Equipment
Vuarnet glacier glasses, $699, Eye Pieces of Vail.
Vuarnet glacier glasses, $699, Eye Pieces of Vail.
17Equipment
Deluxe Spark XV splitboard boot, $319, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
Deluxe Spark XV splitboard boot, $319, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
18Equipment
Spark R&D Surge binding, $419, Weston Snowboards.
Spark R&D Surge binding, $419, Weston Snowboards.
19Equipment
BCA Stash 40 ski pack, $194.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
BCA Stash 40 ski pack, $194.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
20Equipment
Sierra Designs Mobile Mummy women's sleeping bag, $309.95, Haute Route.
Sierra Designs Mobile Mummy women’s sleeping bag, $309.95, Haute Route.
21Equipment
BCA Stealth 270 avalanche probe, $55, Cripple Creek Backcountry; The Avalanche Handbook by David McClung & Peter Schaerer, $21.95, Haute Route; BCA Tracker 3 avalanche beacon, $335, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
BCA Stealth 270 avalanche probe, $55, Cripple Creek Backcountry; The Avalanche Handbook by David McClung & Peter Schaerer, $21.95, Haute Route; BCA Tracker 3 avalanche beacon, $335, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
22Equipment
BCA Dozer how shovel, $89.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
BCA Dozer how shovel, $89.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
23Equipment
BCA Dozer how shovel, $89.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
BCA Dozer how shovel, $89.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
24Equipment
BCA Stash 40 ski pack, $194.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
BCA Stash 40 ski pack, $194.95, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
25Equipment
Sierra Designs Mobile Mummy women's sleeping bag, $309.95, Haute Route.
Sierra Designs Mobile Mummy women’s sleeping bag, $309.95, Haute Route.
26Equipment
BCA Stealth 270 avalanche probe, $55, Cripple Creek Backcountry; The Avalanche Handbook by David McClung & Peter Schaerer, $21.95, Haute Route; BCA Tracker 3 avalanche beacon, $335, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
BCA Stealth 270 avalanche probe, $55, Cripple Creek Backcountry; The Avalanche Handbook by David McClung & Peter Schaerer, $21.95, Haute Route; BCA Tracker 3 avalanche beacon, $335, Cripple Creek Backcountry.
27Equipment
Vuarnet glacier glasses, $699, Eye Pieces of Vail.
Vuarnet glacier glasses, $699, Eye Pieces of Vail.
28Men's Soft Goods
Outdoor Research Skyward jacket, $350; Outdoor Research Skyward pant, $299, Haute Route.
Outdoor Research Skyward jacket, $350; Outdoor Research Skyward pant, $299, Haute Route.

A backcountry hut trip rates as a springtime rite of passage for active valley locals and visitors seeking off-piste adventure. Once you’ve booked a bunk at the Shrine Mountain Inn or Janet’s Cabin, shop locally for these touring essentials. 

Cripple Creek Backcountry, Lionshead, 970-510-0450, cripplecreekbc.com

Eye Pieces of Vail, Lionshead, 970-476-0226, eyepiecesofvail.com

Haute Route, Avon, 970-949-1282, hauterouteskiandrun.com

Weston Snowboards, Minturn, 970-827-4060, westonsnowboards.com

 

 

Published in the Pass Time issue of Vailmag.




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