Building Your Complete Pre-Season Checklist

The week before a trip is when small forgotten details cause big headaches. A single master checklist, covering gear, fitness, and bookings, turns that chaos into a calm tick-box exercise. Here is how to build one you will actually use.

Gear Checklist

• Board, bindings, and boots tuned, waxed, and fitted.
• Layers including base layers, mid-layers, jacket, and trousers.
• Protection such as helmet, goggles, gloves, and wrist guards.
• Small essentials like sunscreen, lip balm, hand warmers, and a small backpack.

Fitness and Body Checklist

• Keep moving right up to the trip with light strength and balance work.
• Taper, do not exhaust. Ease off hard training a few days before you fly.
• Sort any niggles. See a physio for lingering aches well before you travel.

Booking and Admin Checklist

1. Confirm travel. Flights, transfers, or driving route and parking.
2. Confirm accommodation. Check-in times and location relative to the slopes.
3. Book lessons early. Beginner group lessons fill up fast.
4. Arrange rentals if you are not bringing your own kit.
5. Sort lift passes and insurance. More on both in the coming posts.
6. Check documents. Passport validity, any visas, and travel cards.

Make It One List

Keep everything in a single note on your phone so nothing lives in your head alone. Tick items off as you go and review it the night before you leave.

Add one more line to your admin list: set up Bonvo and download your resort. Preview the beginner slopes in 3D so your destination is ready the moment you land.