We had to get everything from base layers, to boots, gloves, and even heavy jackets. Our goal was to find clothing that not only allowed us to be active, but also looked nice enough to wear out to dinners in the evening, and while lounging around our hotel. Since this was the first trip where we'd be spending substantial time in cold weather, we really were starting from zero. So like any good traveler, I turned to the internet to try and figure out what to pack for sub-zero temperatures. As I read, I kept finding a common theme in the advice 1) layers are your friend, 2) down-filling and fleece are best, and 3) don't skimp when it comes to quality and durability.
#Cold weather winter packing checklist skin
However, to be fair, images of me curled up and cozy on a bear skin rug in front of a roaring fire in a Swiss chalet were also floating around in my head - so it wasn't all bad. But the bottom line was that, I didn't know what to expect, and had even less of an idea as to what I needed to pack. When I tried to imagine what to bring, visions of me being layered up to the point of looking like a stuffed penguin wading through the snow filed my mind. So when it came to time pack for our winter in Europe, I was pretty much in the dark about what to pack.
As a girl who was born and raised in Southern California, is it any surprise that up until I turned 30, I had never actually witnessed snowfall or experienced freezing cold temperatures? So it was with a healthy mix of excitement and dread that I agreed to spend an entire winter traveling through some of Europe's coldest destinations (I'm looking at you Switzerland, Estonia and Finland!).
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