The Best Ski and Snowboard Backpacks for Backcountry Day Trips
To ski with a backpack, or without one… now that is the question. For me, it’s an easy question to answer. A backpack is a must for anyone in the backcountry – good luck finding a pocket big enough for an avy shovel – but even when I’m on the resort, the amount of things I like to have with me (glove liners, hat, extra buff, water, snacks, headphones, multitool, maybe a beer or two) far exceeds the number of pockets I have, even when wearing a set of bibs. And not just any old backpack will do, you don’t want to spend your time on the slopes digging snow out of the outside water ...