Do you ski with water, and if so, how do you bring it along?

[ScottySkis]

Water bottle in my back pack usually, or at lodge , whiskey always in backpack.

 

[dmc]

No water... gets in the way of my crack pipe...

 

[gottabelight]

I have a camelback but I've only ever used it for mountain biking. Usually I just drink water when I'm on a break from the slopes. Do you guys bring water when you are on lift-served terrain?

camelback make some specific packs with insulated tubes so water does not freeze in the tube. I use the scorpion and it has worked well for me. I think you can also buy insulation to put on your existing bladder.

 

[ScottySkis]

:beer::beer::beer:

 

[redwinger]

I like the idea of using my pack, but every time bring it I hate sitting on the lift and it freezes.

 

[Smellytele]

I like the idea of using my pack, but every time bring it I hate sitting on the lift and it freezes.

Have it hanging on one shoulder in line then you need to swing it around in front of you. On real cold days I don't use mine. I need it more on those sunny baking days out west.

 

[〽❄❅]

Bottled water in a front pocket of the shell. I usually buy poland springs, when empty the thin plastic bottle compress enough to be out of the way till i can dispose of it in the lodge. It isn't ideal but i'd rather not wear a backpack for resort skiing if i don't have to, especially at smaller mountains.

 

[Smellytele]

Bottled water in a front pocket of the shell. I usually buy poland springs, when empty the thin plastic bottle compress enough to be out of the way till i can dispose of it in the lodge. It isn't ideal but i'd rather not wear a backpack for resort skiing if i don't have to, especially at smaller mountains.

Water bottles in my front pocket do not work well when tele skiing. Push into my belly when I am in a tele turn. :sad:

 

[HowieT2]

always ski with my pack. dont like using the water bladder in the winter, even with the tube insulated, the valve may freeze. and I dont want water dripping inadvertently. So I keep two 20oz bottles of something in the side pockets and drink those as I ski and for lunch. I take the bladder out and keep 3-4 caprisun juice packs in its place in case of emergency. Those things are disgusting but have come in handy from time to time.

 

[jrmagic]

I don't know how you guys can stand having bottles of water and what not in your pockets. That would drive me crazy.

It bothers me too but I'm wiling to deal with it for a couple of brews I make sure I'm well hydrated before I hit the slopes and then will take some water when and if I come off the slopes during the day.

 

[Glenn]

I find most ski areas have a magic button on the soda fountain the dispenses water. Fill a cup with ice and you're good to go. Usually free.

I'm not a fan of skiing with a backpack. It's a bit much to lug around for East Coast skiing. Makes more sense out west. But there's always some dude skiing on hardpack on his rockered 120mm wideboards carrying a packpack loaded with crap.

 

[〽❄❅]

...not a fan of...backpack...bit much to lug around for East Coast skiing...​always some dude skiing on hardpack on his rockered 120mm wideboards carrying a packpack loaded with crap.

:lol:

 

[SIKSKIER]

This thread reminds me of a catskiing trip to the Monashee in BC a few years back.My buddy was wearing his Camelback and took a fall on his back and the bladder burst.Pretty wet man for the rest of the day as the cat does not return to the lodge until 4:00.

 

[Cheese]

This thread reminds me of a catskiing trip to the Monashee in BC a few years back.My buddy was wearing his Camelback and took a fall on his back and the bladder burst.Pretty wet man for the rest of the day as the cat does not return to the lodge until 4:00.

Did he wear it on the inside of his coat?

Back in the day of the Bota Bag, leaks and bursts were common after a tip over. I thought Camelbak packs solved this issue by keeping liquids on the outside.

 

[Cannonball]

 

[Smellytele]

I need one of those as my new race helmet

 

[jlboyell]

i use a camel bak. i cant stand being thirsty. its the insulated one, but it still freezes if i dont sip frequently, below 15 F or so. i usually put a packet of pedialyte mix too, because that reservoir taste is terrible. supposedly way more electrolytes than gatorade. Apple is the best!!!

 

[rocojerry]

i use a platypus water bottle usually out east, small one fits in my pocket..... http://cascadedesigns.com/platypus/water-bottles/softbottle/product

use my camelback only if i want a midmountain lunch, out west, or climbing/hiking/skinning up....

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

only when skinning...

 

[noreasterbackcountry]

Big fan of the Osprey Hydroform Water Reservoir. The reservoir material is sturdy, frame makes it easier to fill, it has a locking valve, and a magnetic tip that you can use to secure to your sternum strap (although in winter I keep it in the shoulder sleeve). I also use it hiking and mountain biking. The three liter version fits (barely) in my mountain biking pack.