What a guided walk gives you
A guide chooses a route for the day, carries the safety kit and knows when to turn back. In winter that matters: beyond the top of the cable car the ground is mountain, and the weather, the snow and the avalanche forecast decide whether to go on. Snowshoes and poles are usually supplied on a guided snowshoe trip; ask when you book.
Footwear and clothing
Insulated waterproof boots, a wool base layer, a windproof shell and spare gloves. The outdoor shops in the centre rent winter boots and clothing if you did not pack them. It is often much colder on the hills than in town, and the weather changes quickly.
Walking without a guide
The coast path from Telegrafbukta round Sydspissen is easy going, with benches and fire pits along the way, and Prestvannet lake has a flat path round it. The illuminated trail through the middle of the island is a groomed ski trail, one of the easiest places for a first go on rented skis; keep off the ski tracks on foot.