Newbie here, wondering what strength headlamp is usually needed for skinning and skiing in the dark? Any particular headlamp recommendations? I don't plan on skiing hi-speed at night, certainly. Just want to have a reasonably powered headlamp for those early morning approaches and fun night trips.
Thanks
No high speed at night? Why not? It's a blast and really no harder than skiing in daylight. I have a lot of friends who regularly night ski in Vermont, and all of them use lights with at least ~300 lumens output. Hiking / climbing lights are really not enough to ski aggressively at night, although they are fine for the way up. You want a mountain bike light. Mount it on your helmet and run a cable to a battery pack in your jacket. I have a Cygolite 350 dual beam LED model that works pretty well, but doesn't seem quite as bright as the numbers would suggest. There is apparently a ~$100 600-900 lumen LED model on dealxtreme. For the money, that is incredibly bright. Also, although they are hard to find, the color of the HID lights seems to work a bit better on snow than LED (halogen too, but it eats batteries).
