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SKI TOURING PACKS
A good ski touring specific pack can make or break your next ski tour. Sure any old backpack would do, but today's backcountry skiing packs have dedicated avalanche tool compartments and many other must-have features and spaces for other necessities. Osprey, Mountain Hardwear, The North Face, Mile High Mountaineering, Backcountry Access, Mystery Ranch, Deuter and Arcteryx all make great packs so give the following reviews a read and let us know which brand you use?
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TOURING PACKS Price VOLUME WEIGHT AIRBAG GEAR OF THE YEAR RATING MEC TOUR 32 $199 32L 1100g No Yes 9/10 MAMMUT PRO X REMOVABLE AIRBAG 3.0 $999.95 35L 2590g Yes No 8.5/10 MYSTERY RANCH GALLATIN PEAK 40 $325 42L 1740g No No 9/10 OSPREY SEOLDEN $1,695 32L 2950g Yes Yes 9/10 GREGORY TARGHEE 32 $229 32L 1700g No No 9/10 BCA FLOAT 42 2.0 $1,329 42L 3215g Yes No 8.5/10 ORTOVOX ASCENT 40 $960 40L 2290g Yes No 8/10 G3 CABRIO AR $1,029 30L 2690g Yes Yes 9/10 BCA FLOAT 27 SPEED $964 27L 2570g Yes No 7/10 MYSTERY RANCH PATROL 35 $279 35L 2170g No No 9/10 OSPREY KRESTA & KAMBER $220 30L /32L 1.4kg/1.36kg No Yes 9/10 OSPREY KODE 42L ABS $1,180 42L 4300g Yes Yes 9/10 MAMMUT RIDE 30L R.A.S. $850 30L 2400g Yes No 7.5/10 ARCTERYX KHAMSKI 48 $325 48L 1500g No No 9/10 EVOC FREERIDE 20L $220 20L 1330g No No 9/10 EVOC PATROL 40L $270 40L 1800g No No 9.5/10 BLACK DIAMOND ANTHEM $259 26L 1250g No No 9/10 BLACK DIAMOND ALIAS $169 33L 1360g No No 8/10 FIRST ASCENT HAINES $249 45L 1767g No No 7/10 BLACK DIAMOND ANARCHIST AVALUNG $299 45L 1980g Avalung No 7.5/10 OSPREY KODE 42 $190 42L 1670g No No 9/10 MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR CHUTER 28 $150 28L 1009g No No 9/10 MILE HIGH MOUNTAINEERING POWDERKEG 32 $199 32L 1600g No Yes 9/10 BACKCOUNTRY ACCESS FLOAT 36 AIRBAG $785 36L 3492g Yes No 8/10 THE NORTH FACE PATROL 34 $189 35L 1450g No Yes 9/10 DEUTER RISE 32 $175 32L 1600g No No 9/10 DEUTER FREERIDE PRO 30 $129 30L 1780g No No 8/10 ARCTERYX SILO 30 $190 30L 1500g No No 8/10 BACKCOUNTRY ACCESS STASH ALP 40 $150 40L 1559g No No 8/10
MEC TOUR 32 BACKPACK 3.0
Date: Dec 22th 2022
Reviewer: Kai
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Mountain Equipment Company
Read the full review here.
MAMMUT PRO X REMOVABLE AIRBAG 3.0
Date: Mar 6th 2022
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Mammut
Read the full review here.
MYSTERY RANCH GALLATIN PEAK 40 PACK
Date: Mar 18th 2021
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Mystery Ranch
Read the full review here.
OSPREY SOELDEN PRO AVALANCHE AIRBAG PACK
Date: Jan 2nd 2021
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Osprey
Read the full review here.
GREGORY TARGHEE 32 PACK
Date: Feb 26th 2020
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Gregory
Read the full review here.
BCA FLOAT 42 AVALANCHE AIRBAG 2.0
Date: Mar 6th 2019
Reviewer: Sarah
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: Backcountry Access
Read the full review here.
ORTOVOX ASCENT 40 AVABAG AVALANCHE AIRBAG
Date: Jan 11th 2019
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Ortovox
Read the full review here.
G3 CABRIO 30 AR PACK
Date: Dec 26th 2018
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: G3
Read the full review and watch the video here.
BCA FLOAT 27 SPEED 2.0 AVALANCHE AIRBAG
Date: Dec 20th 2018
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 7/10
Product Link: Backcountry Access
Read the full review and watch the video here.
MYSTERY RANCH PATROL 35 PACK
Date: Oct 16th 2017
Reviewer: Pete
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Mystery Ranch
Read the full review here.
OSPREY KRESTA 30 & KAMBER 32 PACKS
Date: Dec 26th 2016
Reviewer: Aimie
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Osprey
Read the full review here.
OSPREY KODE 42L ABS COMPATIBLE PACK
Date: April 15th 2014
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Osprey
Read the full review and watch the video here.
MAMMUT RIDE 30 REMOVABLE AIRBAG SYSTEM PACK
Date: April 5th 2014
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Product Link: Mammut
Read the full review and watch the video here.
ARC'TERYX KHAMSKI 48 PACK
Date: Jan 20th 2014
Reviewer: David
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Arc'teryx
Read the full review and watch the video here.
EVOC FREERIDE 20L
Date: Dec 12th 2013
Reviewer: Ryan
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Evoc
Read the full review here.
EVOC PATROL 40L
Date: Dec 12th 2013
Reviewer: Ryan
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Evoc
Read the full review here.
BLACK DIAMOND ANTHEM PACK
Date: Sept 20th 2013
Reviewer: Bradley
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Black Diamond
Read the full review here.
BLACK DIAMOND ALIAS PACK
Date: Sept 11th 2013
Reviewer: Bradley
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Black Diamond
Read the full review and watch the video here.
FIRST ASCENT HAINES PACK
Date: May 11th 2013
Reviewer: Andrew Z.
Overall Rating: 7/10
Product Link: First Ascent
Read the full review here.
BLACK DIAMOND ANARCHIST AVALUNG PACK
Date: April 29th 2013
Reviewer: Bradley
Overall Rating: 7.5/10
Product Link: Black Diamond
Read the full review and watch the video here.
OSPREY KODE 42 PACK
Date: April 10th 2013
Reviewer: Robin
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Osprey
Read the full review here.
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR CHUTER 28 PACK
Date: Feb 25th 2013
Reviewer: Ryan
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Mountain Hardwear
Read the full review here.
MILE HIGH MOUNTAINEERING POWDERKEG 32 PACK
Date: Jan 9th 2013
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Mile High Mountaineering
Read the full review and watch the video here.
BACKCOUNTRY ACCESS FLOAT 36 AIRBAG PACK
Date: May 4th 2012
Reviewer: Ryan
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Backcountry Access
Read the full review and watch the video here.
THE NORTH FACE GUIDE VEST
Date: April 14th 2012
Reviewer: Ryan
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
Product Link: The North Face
Read the full review here.
THE NORTH FACE PATROL 34 PACK
Date: March 23th 2012
Reviewer: Marian
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: The North Face
Read the full review here.
DEUTER RISE 30+SL WOMENS PACK AND 32+ MENS PACK
Date: May 5th 2011
Reviewer: Marian
Overall Rating: 9/10
Product Link: Deuter
Read the full review here.
DEUTER FREERIDE PRO 30 PACK
Date: May 5th 2011
Reviewer: Curtis
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Deuter
Read the full review here.
ARC'TERYX SILO 30 PACK
Date: May 25th 2011
Reviewer: Andrew
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Arc'teryx
Read the full review and watch the video here.
BACKCOUNTRY ACCESS STASH ALP 40 PACK
Date: Sept 30th 2010 - UPDATED April 2013
Reviewer: Brad
Overall Rating: 8/10
Product Link: Backcountry Access
Read the full UPDATED review here.
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