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Family Ski & Snow Trip Packing List for Moms: Layers, Travel Gear & Skin Savers
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items Ski trips go sideways when someone is cold, wet or missing a layer. This family ski and snow trip packing list covers the layers: Lululemon and Free People fleece, Nike Therma-FIT leggings, Madewell turtlenecks, beanies and gloves, plus Away and Béis...
I grab this piece first when we're loading the car for a ski weekend, because it layers under a shell jacket without any bulk and still looks put together at apres-ski. The half-zip lets me vent on the chairlift line, and the fleece is warm enough th...
Lululemon Half-Zip Fleece Pullover
Under my snow pants these are the base layer that actually keeps my legs warm on the lift instead of just looking warm, and the high waist means no gap when I bend to buckle my boots. I've tried cheaper thermal leggings before and they pilled after o...
Nike One Therma-FIT High-Waisted Leggings
A turtleneck sweater earns its spot in my ski bag because it works for the drive up, the apres-ski dinner, and lounging by the fire without repacking, and the cable knit hides the fact that I've worn it two days in a row. It's the one non-technical p...
Madewell Cable Turtleneck Sweater
The name says it all, this fleece was basically made for a ski trip, and the slouchy fit means it layers over a base layer without feeling tight across the shoulders when I'm carrying gear. I wear it as my mid-layer skiing and then just leave the she...
Free People Movement Hit The Slopes Fleece Pullover
These are what I change into the second we're back in the condo after a day on the mountain, and the cloud fleece is soft enough that I've packed them instead of real pajamas on our last two trips. My son fights me for the pair in his size because th...
Aerie OFFLINE Cloud Fleece Baggy Jogger
A good beanie is non-negotiable on a ski trip since half my body heat escapes through my head on the chairlift, and this one is thick enough that I skip a hood most days. The pom-pom also makes me easy to spot on a crowded slope, which my husband app...
Lululemon Cable-Knit Pom-Pom Beanie
I tuck these into my coat pocket for the moments between actual skiing, loading the car, buckling my son's boots, snapping photos, when my bulky ski mittens are just too much. They're touchscreen-friendly too, so I'm not fumbling to text my husband w...
Lululemon Wunder Train Gloves
Ski trip packing is a different beast than a beach trip, bulky base layers, snow boots, gloves, all fighting for space, and these cubes are what finally keep our suitcase from turning into chaos by day two. The mesh tops mean I can see exactly which ...
Away Insider Packing Cubes, Set of 4
Compression cubes are the trick I wish I'd known years ago, because squishing down puffy fleece and ski socks buys me room for the souvenir sweatshirt everyone always wants on the way home. The zip-down compression actually works instead of just bein...
Béis Compression Packing Cubes, 4-Piece
For a quick three or four day mountain trip I skip checking a bag entirely and use this weekender instead, and the separate bottom compartment keeps my wet boots away from everything else. It slides right over my rolling carry-on handle too, which ma...
Béis Crescent Weekender in Black
My actual ski shell is this puffer, not just a driving-there jacket, since it's wind and water resistant with a sherpa-lined collar that stops snow from sneaking down my neck on windy days. It packs down smaller than I expected too, so it doesn't eat...
Abercrombie YPB On The Go Classic Puffer
A scarf this chunky does double duty for me, wind block on the walk to the lodge and the one accessory that makes my puffer jacket look like an actual outfit at apres-ski. I've had cheaper knit scarves unravel after one season; this one has held its ...
Anthropologie Chunky Cable-Knit Scarf Wrap
My base layer under a fleece and shell on actual ski days is this top, because the fleece-backed fabric traps heat without making me sweat through everything on the drive up when the car is blasting heat. It's held its shape through a lot of washes b...
Nike Therma-FIT One Long-Sleeve Top
Sun reflecting off snow is brutal on lips, worse than a beach day honestly, and this mineral SPF balm is the one thing I reapply constantly on the mountain without it feeling waxy. I keep one in every coat pocket because I will absolutely lose the fi...
Sun Bum Mineral Sunscreen Lip Balm SPF 30
After a full day outside in the cold and wind, my lips are cracked no matter how much balm I used, so this overnight mask is what I smooth on before bed at the lodge and wake up with actually soft lips. It's rich enough that a thin layer lasts the wh...
StriVectin Hyaluronic Omega Moisture Lip Mask
My regular face moisturizer just isn't rich enough for ski-slope wind, so I switch to this intensive cream the week before any snow trip and my skin stops flaking by day two. The big 16 oz jar lasts our whole family through the trip since my husband ...
CeraVe Intensive Moisturizing Cream
Between buckling ski boots, building snowmen, and constant hand sanitizer, my hands crack badly in cold weather without this, and the 20 percent shea butter actually sinks in instead of sitting greasy on top. I toss the small size in my ski jacket po...
L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
Dry cabin heat plus cold outdoor air is a rough combo for my skin, and this is the body lotion that keeps my legs from looking ashy under leggings all week. My dermatologist actually recommended it after my skin flared from a previous ski trip, and i...
La Roche-Posay Lipikar Body Lotion
This mist rides in my bag for the drive home when my face feels tight and windburned from a day on the slopes; one spray and it actually feels hydrated again instead of just wet. It smells faintly like roses too, which is a nice change from smelling ...
Heritage Store Rosewater & Glycerin Facial Mist
For apres-ski dinners when I actually want to look put together, this lip oil gives a sheer tint and shine without the drying feeling of a gloss, and it layers right over the SPF balm I've worn all day. It's become the one makeup item that survives a...
e.l.f. Cosmetics Glow Reviver Lip Oil
I wear glasses, so OTG goggles that actually fit over them without fogging up are non-negotiable, and these have gotten me through two full ski seasons without a single foggy lens complaint. I couldn't find a brand-direct option that fit our budget f...
OutdoorMaster OTG Ski Goggles
These little packets live in my ski jacket pocket for the moments my gloves aren't quite enough, especially on the chairlift when the wind picks up, and one packet stays warm for hours. I buy a box every season because my son likes tucking them into ...
Air-Activated Hand Warmers, 10-Pack
Cotton socks inside ski boots are a recipe for cold, damp feet by lunchtime, and switching to these merino wool ones was the single biggest comfort upgrade to our ski trips. They wick moisture, don't bunch up inside my boots, and somehow still smell ...
Smartwool PhD Ski Merino Wool Socks