I bought this backpack to use for snowboarding just before a trip to Vail. It worked perfectly - I needed something lower profile so at speed if I caught a back edge I wouldn't get whiplash because the bag kept my head too far off the ground. Hit the ground hard a few times, and helmet and pack hit at the same time, so no bounce or whiplash. Exactly what I needed!
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