 You're going on that epic bucket list ski trip Congratulations, I was too just a while back and I was looking online for a minimalist packing guide How to basically how to go on a heli skiing trip? Overseas with only carry-on luggage, but I didn't find much so I thought maybe I can help and provide some value to to all of you who are looking for this in the future so Why why go with the minimalist approach to begin with why only carry-on? Well, the answer is simple if you pay a lot of money if you go Travel to the other side of the world. You don't want to end up without your equipment without your gear and Unfortunately, as you know the airlines are not very reliable at all So they will tell you that your bag is lost, but don't worry We will send it to you and then you have to wait for two or three days and then the bag will be Disappeared or maybe it's coming, but that won't help you if you are on this trip where you actually need the boots or something like that so When I go I I Just bring my boots These are custom-made, you know custom fit So I definitely want to make sure that I can have my own boots, but I can rent skis I can rent skis depending on weather because depending on snow conditions and all of that And also, of course, if you go for off-piss skiing you you're gonna need to have avalanche Equipment, maybe you want the airbag backpack. You definitely need a shovel and a probe and a beacon So I'm not bringing that because I'm renting that to some renting skis poles and avalanche equipment But I will as I said, I will bring my boots and for that I have this this boot bag and I will always in all of my bags to start with have Have an air tag just in case, you know, the bag gets lost somewhere even if I carry it on I want to be able to track it down in the bag I also always bring like an emergency kit with an extra credit card and my Insurance cards something would happen and I need to go to the hospital or something like that So boots go in here like that and we will Sip it up sip that compartment up Next thing is Is to talk about protection I bring a helmet and I bring some some back protection Of course, it's gonna be Polk I'm Swedish so So I put this I have this backpack here. This is a Ultralight backpack from hyperlite mountain gear. I think it's called the junction 3400 It's very good because it's flexible. I can pack a lot of stuff and then I can compress it I will show you so the the back protection goes in here Towards the back Helmet and in the helmet I put some gloves. I always bring two pair of gloves You know, of course they Will be wet, maybe Worst case scenario is you lose one of the gloves when you're out in the wilderness up on the mountain Then you definitely need to have an extra pair of gloves with it. So always always two pair of gloves and Then for protective gear, let's go straight to to clothing. This is the The windproof and the waterproof the outer layer pants and jacket these are also Swedish fjällräven and Great clothes the Berg tag and three layer. So they will keep you dry goes in here, too then I have Underwear I bring two pair of underwear to pair of socks these are long socks For for alpine skiing boots. So two pair of socks two pair of underwear. I have this Laundry bag And I I also bring some detergent if I need to do any washing in the hotel room if it stinks too bad so underwear socks Was in here as well then under the clothes you need to have long johns and Marina wool shirt. These are half half long long johns. So they meet the nilong socks perfect for for alpine skiing Goes in there And of course the mid-layer so First layer second layer. These are wool power Marina wool 200 shirt and also shorts. I Don't like if it's cold outside. I don't like to have only the long johns and the the windproof pants So I bring some isolation shorts. These are Houdini so Hey, I'm like this brand ambassador for Swedish things here and Sometimes they have a jacuzzi hot tub. So Bathing suit might be nice even though I'm Swedish and And of course something to put over your neck like this if it's cold day outside So above it's always nice to have and Then definitely when you go skiing you want to need to have something to keep yourself warm if it's very cold Or when you take a lunch break. So something like a down jacket. This here is a It's an ultra light 1,000 fill power down jacket from rab so it weighs only like 300 grams and it will definitely keep you warm no matter how cold it is So I put that in of course depending on your weight In the bags when you weigh your bags to check in you can wear some of this as well The jackets easy to just put it on when you're going through security and when you're boarding the plane if if they say Your bag is too heavy So that's about it and then we will just Close this like I said compress it like that and Tighten it up Like that the the boot bag I will use this to be fast in security So when I what I want to do when I when I come to security, I want to protect my goggles. I have two pair of goggles also so one pair for Low visibility like orange goggles, you know when it's cloudy or misty or snowing or foggy and Then an extra pair for These beautiful sunny days when it's a little bit You know when you want darker glasses basically so two pair of goggles and you want to make sure it's not scratch them so I put them up here in a Secure compartment and then I have the top shelf here So I can reach this fast when I go through security when I go through security. I want to be able to to take out my toiletries toothpaste all the fluids sunscreen don't forget sunscreen soap the old rent all of that so that that needs to go out most cases in the security control and also it's a good thing to be able to just toss Electronics out so that they can screen electronics in a separate bed like like this here. I have a GoPro and some power bank Charging cables and you know stuff like that. So electronics and fluids and Depending on your needs Of course, you need to make sure to bring some medicine. I have some Band-Aid and some Have some aspirin and some a modium if the stomach goes bad contact lenses allergy pills Again, you might be on medication. So Medication and passport you don't want to miss that and if you Are going somewhere And you're expecting some cold weather It might be nice to have some hand warmers and some foot warmers to put in the boots Don't bring too many of these not more than you need in different places. They have regulations so you can bring maximum of Six or something. So if you're if you're not sure Look that up. Just go and Google it for for the country you're going to And I also bring the Garmin in reach So if I go to places where I expect to have no cell phone connection like in the mountains this will help you to First of all, it's an SOS Transmitter so you can send an SOS if you end up in a in an emergency situation and it Communicates with satellites so you don't need to have your cell phone and a cell phone reception Second you can also send text messages via this So you can communicate with people if you if you lose a cell phone reception So that goes in there too. So that's it and then I am going to bring Hydroflask so if if it's warm outside, of course a plastic bottle is fine This is like a thermos. So this will keep my water from freezing if I you know ski outside all days And it's minus five or something. So this goes in here as well And that's about all I need Then of course I will bring you know some extra underwear I Will use the the pants that I have for traveling for after ski and all of that Maybe I will throw down an extra shirt look nice, you know when they play the Credence clear water at the at after ski And I will make sure to wear boots something like this, you know Gore-Tex boots in between sneakers and and Heavy boots because you never know what the conditions will be like So you don't want to be moving around with but these are the two bags This is everything I need for a full wake full week of heli skiing. So let's check the The weight scale now If you go like me, I'm I check with the airlines always of course and you need to as you are allowed to bring two carry-on bags Each at a maximum of eight kilograms. So two times eight. That's your limitation. So let's see where we are at right now This is The poor man's weight scale you don't need any batteries Okay, so the boot boot bag drum roll This is seven point two seven seven and a half kilos. So this is like 15 pounds And this one should be easier no boots in here. Oh It's almost the same seven point four. So I have two bags both below eight kilograms or 15 pounds so both are fine to use as a carry-on bag and again if I need to To take the weight down or if I need to Bring any any more clothes or any more stuff for a computer You could always, you know rearrange a little bit and take Like the down jacket or the the shell layer or something and wear it when you are boarding the plane And you'll be fine and you will carry it all all the way through and you know that you will have a Sensational ski trip because you are not missing any piece of gear so with that I I Just wish you the best of luck, and I hope you have an awesome time in the mountains