Replying to Skiing with a shovel in your Heli Pro

This hasn't been brought up it seems but I've been wondering if any of you take precaution when skiing with the shovel blade in your backpack.

When it's in my Heli Pro, the neck of the blade is pointing inwards.  I usually fill the dead space it creates up with more padding like an extra layer or something, but it's still a risk if you ask me.  When crashing hard I can see the neck damaging one's back.

Anyone who's had any similar issues or solutions?