Marmot La Meije 35 Ski Pack

admin November 13, 2007


Marmot La Meije 35 Ski Pack - 2200 cu in

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Price: $128.95
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The Marmot La Meije 35 Ski Pack was built for long tours and sick descents with design input from two-time World Extreme Skiing champion and ski guide Doug Coombs. This slim-profile pack holds all your gear for a full day in the backcountry. The La Meije 35 Ski Pack has a separate organizer for your shovel and probe, so they’ll always be easily accessible. Back-panel access lets you get to your layers or food, and compression straps tighten to hold all your gear securely while you huck another cornice. Strap it on, click in, and point ‘em down.

Product Reviews

La Meije Pack
My climbing partner and I both got this pack (2200 cubic inches). We’re both super happy with its ease of use and comfort — full of gear and with skis strapped on it feels very nicely balanced and solid and stable. The diagonal ski carry setup is fast and easy. This pack seems to be less noticeable on our backs than other packs. It’s compact and well contoured and never feels in the way. It gives you a lot of packing options. There’s a padded zippered compartment against your back; you can lay the pack down in the snow with the zippered compartment facing up, open it, and easily find what you want. There’s no hydration setup but you can run a hose out of the zippered compartment on either side or at the top (you can move the double zipper). The outside of the pack has two compartments. One has sleeves for shovel, probe, and ax and also has enough space for crampons. At the bottom of the ax sleeve is a little poke hole with a clip strap so you can store your ax (up to 58 cm) with the head outside the bottom of the pack and the shaft in the sleeve inside the pack. This works nicely. You can also store your ax with the head up inside the pack at the top of the sleeve. If your ax is longer than 58 cm the spike can stick out the hole. We use the outermost compartment for skins. It works very well. When you open the zippered compartment and raise the flap there are two pouches on the inside of the flap, useful for whatever small stuff you want to be able to find easily: headlamp, compass, GU, wallet, etc. It’s easy to organize gear with this pack. The waistbelt is bulky but very comfortable and does not get in the way of a harness.

Update
I recently used this pack for seven days at la Grave, 80% lift-serviced, 10% skinning, 10% boot packing. 7000-8000 vertical, all kinds of snow and weather. The pack was bombproof and super comfortable and stable at all times and never once felt awkward or in the way no matter what I was doing. The ski attachment system is excellent, with several options (diagonal, vertical, A-frame). I like the diagonal option. The main rear compartment handles shovel/probe/crampons beautifully. The small outermost rear compartment is fast and easy to use for skins and for shedded layers, although if your skins are in there, space is limited. In this situation I found there was always enough extra space for layers in the main rear compartment. The zippered compartment turned out to be my favorite feature. On the lift I could just set the pack on my lap and open the zipper for instant easy access to anything I needed in the main compartment. Until you try this it’s impossible to imagine how fast and easy and comfortable and organized it is — all you do is open the zipper, never having to touch your compression straps. The contents are easy to see. You don’t have to take some things out to get at other things, so you’re less likely to lose stuff. The zippered compartment works just as well out on the steeps. You can set the pack down against your uphill boot with the pack’s broad rear surface against the snow. Very stable. Then, again, just open the zipper without having to loosen and later re-tighten any compression straps. I’ve always been a pack-fiddler and fretted a lot about what to put where and how best to get at it when I needed it. Now it’s a piece of cake. Thanks Doug! There were a lot of these packs at la Grave, many well-used by guides. Three of my ski companions used them every day and everyone was very happy with the pack.

Marmot La Meije 35 Ski Pack - 2200 cu in
Price: $128.95
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