Jan. 30, 2024

Winter transforms the outdoor world into a playground. But the season and its activities require more knowledge and preparation than the warmer months. Those fun snowy hikes can fall apart in a hurry when fingers get cold and the wind picks up. Worse, cold weather and snow can turn a fun day into a disaster in a hurry with the threat of exposure and frostbite. That’s no reason to be afraid of getting out there. It just means you need to be informed and well-prepared — and to teach your kids to understand how to keep themselves comfortable and safe, too.

So, what are the essential skills kids should learn to stay safe and have fun in the winter? For answers, we talked to a wide range of outdoor professional dads, from arctic explorers and Icelandic mountain guides to adventure photographers with kids of various ages, and asked for the winter skills they think are the most important. Time to learn how to layer up and identify avalanche corridors.

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The big thing I try to emphasize with my kids is to take off layers when they get too hot, and put on layers when they get too cold.

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