Winter adds a whole new dimension to trailside snacking and meal preparation.
But food is as important as your hat and boots on any outdoor adventure, especially anything longer than just a few hours. Whether snowshoeing, skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, hut tripping or winter camping, at some point you gotta eat. After many frozen energy bars, half frozen and slushy pieces of fruit, too many nuts and endless amounts of Ramen on late season camping trips, I knew I had to get more adventurous with food or forever limit my outings to just a few hours. But my actual breaking point came one cold and sunny afternoon in Horsethief Park. Same with raisins and carob chips.