Replying to Wanting to film this winter

Ok so I'm looking into buying an HV40 soon for filming this Winter but I got two questions I'm hoping someone can answer for me:

1. I know it'll be hard to operate a camera while wearing gloves, but would I be able to get by with park gloves? Or should I just suck it up and not wear gloves at all?

2. Ok this is probably a stupid question, but can I wear a backpack with a tripod strapped to it on a chairlift? Or will it push me too far forward and make me feel like I'm gonna fall off?


Thanks!