Winter Recreation Safety

Learn more about the 10 Essentials you should bring when you are heading outside in the winter. Looking for a place to recreate? Here's a list of Forest Society reservations that have plowed parking.

Graphics: Andy Crowley

A graphic of 10 essentials for winter recreation: navigation, flashlight, sun protection, first aid, knife, fire starter, shelter, extra food, water and clothing.

Cold is Cool if you're prepared! Here are the 10 essentials for winter recreation.

A graphic illustration of using navigation tools.

#1: Navigation tools

A graphic about bringing headlamps during winter recreation.

#2: Flashlight

A graphic of sunprotection - sunglasses.

#3: Sun protection

A graphic of first aid tools.

#4: First Aid

A graphic of a knife.

#5: Knife

A graphic of fire starter.

#6: Fire starter

A graphic of shelter, i.e. a tent or bivvy.

#7: Shelter

A graphic of extra food.

#8: Extra food

A graphic of extra water.

#9: Extra water

A graphic of extra clothes.

#10: Extra clothes