Top-loading access allows room for your base avy kit, a place to stash skins, and a snack while keeping everything in place. And now, new glove-friendly buckles allows you access anytime, without compromising cold hands. We kept the 840d nylon with carbonate coating, which defends your pack against ski edges, and upgraded to 320d NP Phantom Ripstop with a wax face coating to help protect the things that protect you.