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SkI: To some a sport, to others a lifestyle. The most cutting edge tools you need to ski up, down, or across the mountain are all here.

CLOTHING: Nothing can ruin a day in the backcountry faster than not having the right clothing. After countless hours of gear testing, we've selected the best in technical wear & casual clothing from industry leaders.

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Ive used this pack for a season, its a great pack. Plenty of storage for the slackcountry adventurer. The snowboard carrying system works wonderfully and its nice to have the added space that the Heli Pro is lacking. If your thinking about getting the Heli Pro, get the Pro II.

And like most Dakine packs it is a solid piece of work!! It seems to have the right amount of storage space you need for your backcountry adventure and will also work well as a laptop carrying/extra clothes for your overnight stay kind of a pack if you so choose to use it that way. And props again to backcountry for the fast service.

What can I say? What's not to love about it? Two winters ago I was using my Dakine Heli Pro, which is still a great pack, but in my opinion this pack is better. My favorite feature the large restraining system on the outside of the pack. What I am referring to is the black area on the visible back of the pack. With some packs, all of your equipment slides to the bottom. With this restraining system, however, you can tighten the straps so that your equipment stays evenly distributed throughout the entire pack. The cross carry system is great, as can always be expected from Dakine. The only drawback of this pack is the sometimes dysfunctional back pocket, but that really isn't that big of a deal.