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Do you guys ski with backpacks??

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Octopus
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 55
i think i might start doing it for backountry
Aug 19 2008 4:30PM
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sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
i only do when i have my video camera in it, otherwise they annoy me
Aug 19 2008 4:32PM
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invader7
Posts: 5756 - Karma: 49
on pow days
Aug 19 2008 4:33PM
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Hubsta
Posts: 1279 - Karma: 156
Well where else are you going to put all your gear?

Backpacks are the best for BC as you ensure you carry all your gear you need and not split it 50/50 with a friend or something. Which is an accident waiting to happen.
Aug 19 2008 4:34PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
no but its funny to see people go down the hill with a backpack when theyre not even doing bc
Aug 19 2008 4:36PM
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comeatmebro
Posts: 10720 - Karma: 66
hahah yeah i love seeing people at my mountain of like 2000 ft skiing with backpacks on and shit. i just laugh...
Aug 19 2008 4:39PM
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austinskis
Posts: 5 - Karma: 10
only when im hittin backcountry or i bring cameras and such
Aug 19 2008 4:41PM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
i do with my camera and lunch and other things
Aug 19 2008 4:44PM
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VT_FLO
Posts: 3806 - Karma: 147
only on backcountry powder days, or when im going to be hiking a seperate mountain off the resorts
Aug 19 2008 4:55PM
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eric25
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Only when I'm riding powder and when I'm carrying a shovel.
Aug 19 2008 5:03PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
not really, but for a little while last year my gay friend wore a g-bag on some park shreddin days and it was pretty fun to hear music playing all the time... even though I had other music in my headphones...
Aug 19 2008 5:05PM
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belden...
Posts: 2914 - Karma: 1,274
well i skied with a camalback for a week when we were in Utah but that was partly because i was sick and needed a drink every minute. But it worked nicely on powder days because i carried an extra pair of gloves and things like that when mine got wet.
Aug 19 2008 5:14PM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10888 - Karma: 2,184
only when i'm skiing over to an event site when i'm judging.

Aug 19 2008 5:23PM
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Lineskiah11
Posts: 2029 - Karma: 21

only time i ever ski with one is with my camera stuff... even then i find it kind of annoying but i have no where else for everything

Aug 19 2008 5:26PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
i will next season
camera,food,extra goggles etc
just got a Line remote pack
what kind of packs do you all use?
Aug 19 2008 5:26PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
yeah, i have a camel back for stuff, but i never use it

i just pack a gatorade in my coat pocket for hiking rails
Aug 19 2008 5:31PM
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PacificRimJob
Posts: 24730 - Karma: 29,989
The dakine heli pro kicks ass for BC excursions...

but if you wear it for anything other than that, you look like a total fucktard.
Aug 19 2008 5:38PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 424
I have a Heli Pro I wear 90% of the time inbounds.  Avy gear is required for part of the mountain I'm usually at, so I almost always have a shovel, beacon, probe, etc.  For backcountry I have a 32L anarchist with all my stuff I bring out in the mountains.  I must look like a TOTAL fucktard with that thing on!
Aug 19 2008 6:43PM
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Wibby
Posts: 293 - Karma: 165
I feel naked without my backpack and avy gear as i spend equal time out of bounds as in the resort. 
Aug 19 2008 7:24PM
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JeffersonDavis
Posts: 1167 - Karma: 14
only when riding park
Aug 19 2008 7:26PM
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pianoman
Posts: 2503 - Karma: 779
only when its my turn to carry the backpack on a filming day. it sucks though because you can't try any tricks when you have a camera to preserve, so it is annoying.
Aug 19 2008 7:45PM
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armada_003
Posts: 102 - Karma: 10
theres kids at my school who use heli pro as there bookbag just cus they like the design and they don't know what any of the fetures like the shovel holter/pocket is for
Aug 19 2008 7:53PM
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Klick_2_klaim
Posts: 3396 - Karma: 25
Ya I think that would be a good idea.
Where do you keep your probe, shovel, samiches, and pop if you dont have one?

Be prepared kids, too many people gettin mirked because theyre not prepared.
Aug 19 2008 10:34PM
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camohard
Posts: 343 - Karma: 22
i used to wear one all the time with a shovel and food in it. i hate it though (wearing it in the park and stuff, not the pack itself - arcteryx M20; id recommend the M30 for sure). now i only wear it if i absolutely have too, like when doing bc or have a camera, even with a camera though, i leave it with a lifty a lot so that i can have some fun runs too. basically essential if you're doing out of bounds; please take a probe, shovel and beacon... be good with them. if youre just doing in bounds bc, it depends if you want to just build a booter and sesh it all day, or just hit big lines i guess, and if you're willing to head down for lunch at the chalet or whatever.

spark notes: id avoid it wherever possible, but if you have stuff you need to carry (probe, shovel, food, camera), i think the answer is kinda obvious.
Aug 19 2008 10:37PM
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hemlockjibber8
Posts: 5983 - Karma: 3,600
You might start doing it for back country? Does that mean you have been skiing back country without one? Dumb move.

If you are doing slack country a 20 liter bag is fine. pack heavy shit at the bottom. It helps with balance and is better for your back.
Aug 19 2008 11:18PM
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t-rent
Posts: 3038 - Karma: 63
camel backs are the shit, i fill it up with peach tea, mine can hold almost a half gallon
Aug 19 2008 11:39PM
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Franny
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That's the shit right there peach tea!
Aug 19 2008 11:41PM
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B-runge
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i only use one when i have to carry a shovel but mine has a hydration system where a camelsback fits in this inside sleve and goes up the strap to your shoulder. its a dakine pro2 matchstick productions special edition. my brother won it at the seven sunny days premier. i also use it to carry my skis while i hike or sled.
Aug 20 2008 12:55AM
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sstricky
Posts: 1876 - Karma: 111
DOOD ITS SO SICK HITTIN THE PARK WITH YOUR BACKPACK ON!! YOU LOOK LIKE SUCH A G! BECAUSE PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU AND ARE LIKE OMGZ LOOK AT THAT PRO! WHEN YOU ARE JUST BRO CHILLIN STOMPIN 180s OFF THE HUGE KICKERS!

fuckin rad

lol
Aug 20 2008 2:31AM
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chiller
Posts: 19 - Karma: 10
nope dude, that's fucking GAY!
Aug 20 2008 7:07AM
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rlee
Posts: 593 - Karma: 1,144
i dont but after watching those videos of how to ski rails, backwards and do a spread eagle by expert village i think i may have to! that guy blew my mind with his backback
Aug 20 2008 7:53AM
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Dr.Hannibal
Posts: 144 - Karma: 11
I never wear my bags
Aug 20 2008 10:16AM
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Santa-Cruz
Posts: 2236 - Karma: 11
same i cant do anything usefull beside take pics with a back pack on
Aug 20 2008 10:19AM
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miroz
Posts: 10333 - Karma: 3,945
.
Aug 20 2008 10:57AM
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Style+eeze
Posts: 6901 - Karma: 551
only with a camera or my shovel, but if i bring one, i usually carry some other stuff too
Aug 20 2008 12:34PM
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basedjase
Posts: 2510 - Karma: 640
i agree.
exsept when i do backcountry, then its a must. cause i carry all of my stuff in it.
Aug 20 2008 3:31PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
Posts: 3928 - Karma: 65
ony really cold days, u can stash an extra layer in there or some extra goggs/lenses.
Aug 20 2008 6:52PM
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pmw
Posts: 5760 - Karma: 831
i only do if im not going to be doing jumps and ill be filming instead, or if its a pow/cold day
Aug 21 2008 8:55PM
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linepowder
Posts: 246 - Karma: 20
my backpack can carry my skis so its good for hiking but otherwise they are super annoying
Aug 22 2008 2:55AM
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zues
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yea same here,  I have the northface offchute but i only use it in backcountry. I used to use it on groomers becuase i thought i looked cool, but i figured out that i looked liek a fagoot. it is nice to cary food and water though.
Aug 22 2008 1:26PM
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