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Skiing with a backpack?
 Poster: A snowHead
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@Jonpim, Just because 'backpack' consists of two words in English doesn't make it the right word in England. 'Backpack' is a recent American import with 'rucksack being far more established. In the UK should we be going to the 'movie theatre' or the cinema? Of course, we could always go for 'haversack' instead which is even better. ,
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

@foxtrotzulu, i'm afraid i am a vigilante terrorist whenever i encounter the Language Police. Language - words and grammar - is fluid. Words come and go, words change their meaning, structure changes. I reckon you should just go with the flow. And certainly in my group of friends/acquaintances it is definitely "Backpack".
Some interesting stuff here, if you have a moment: http://www.krysstal.com/wordname.html
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

Also no issue with backpacks on the lift if done up correctly. This only pushes you forward, probably 6 inches. Although I am not mega thin, there are a lot of skiers on lifts, who due to their overall size have a frontage, much further forward than mine with a backpack. A wife and three girls in my family,- I happily take the 'accessories, hit! Never had an issue on chairlifts.
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The issue is not with how far forward it pushes you. The issue is that other skiers / boarders will see you with your sack/pack on the lift, some of whom may not be so dilligent with the straps all being done up. A tragic accident occurred in Linga when a teenager could not alight at the top, because his straps got caught on the chair.
Yesterday the liftie on the Cornebois chair stopped the chair a couple of times when skiers ignored the sign telling them to take the dorsal-mounted-accessories-carrying-apparel from their backs, as they thought it di not apply to them.
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