Yesterday me and my friend Fredrik decided to take a 17 km hike. When we sat in the car leaving home it seriously started to snow. A lot. When we came there we put on our backpacks and started walking. After we’ve walked about 10 km in 20-30 cm deep snow we decided to cancel the hike at the next stop because we did not plan for this weather at all, unfortunately. We had a good time, learned a lots from this little trip. So we’ll repack and do it all over again soon!

Some pros, cons and pictures below.

• Extra tarp for wet clothes
• Each person must have a headlight
• Never use Under Armour’s HeatGear when it’s cold (it’ll be replaced by PCU L1)
• Use gaiters when it’s much snow
• Always bring/use GORETEX gloves in wet and cold weather (fleece get soaked)
• Always bring a backpack that covers all your, especially essential,  gear
• Extra weather- or waterproof pack sacks for your gear is a must when wet
• Always bring a few hand warmers
• Use Camelbak or have water bottle easy to access
• Never use Patagonia Down Sweater when it’s above 0 celsius and wet, instead use a POLARTEC fleece
• Don’t use a Cabela’s hand warmer when it’s wet, it get soaked
• A neck gaiter is recommended, at least a shemag
• Patagonia Torrentshell kept my dry
• Asolo Fugitive GTX, Smartwool Medium & Liner kept me warm and dry