What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I have been running the Kamber 20L Backpack on backcountry days and resort laps alike, and it genuinely handles both without feeling like a compromise either way. The dedicated avalanche safety pocket keeps my shovel and probe organized and instantly accessible, and the insulated hydration sleeve has kept my water from freezing on full cold days in the mountains when other packs have let me down."The skin track starts before the lifts open, and the objective is far enough in to matter. When that kind of day is on the calendar, the pack on your back needs to carry your safety gear, your layers, your water, and your helmet without getting in the way of the skiing. The Osprey Kamber 20L Backpack was purpose-built for exactly that balance, sized conservatively enough to move freely on the descent while still holding every backcountry essential organized and within reach. Osprey built the Kamber around a dedicated avalanche safety pocket that keeps your shovel and probe separated from the rest of your gear and ready to deploy without digging under layers of clothing and snacks. A fleece-lined goggle pocket protects lenses through cold approaches, and an insulated hydration sleeve keeps water from freezing on sustained cold days above treeline. The dual-position helmet net stows your lid cleanly on the uptrack and stays out of the way on the way down, and the main compartment divider separates wet gear from dry, so a damp layer doesn't ruin everything else in the pack. Diagonal ski carry and both vertical and horizontal snowboard carry options cover the full range of objectives, and the padded hipbelt with two zippered pockets keeps fast-grab essentials right where you need them without opening the whole pack to find them.