Acctually my skiing day carry is slimmed down big time. Just a leatherman, few pain killers, snickers bar, camera, trail map and my id. I crashed few times with full pockets of "junk" and still remember the pain. I can't deal with fanny packs or backpacks either. In the end it also depends where I ski. If it's a local mountain above will be my carry if that's a mountain I don't know I will throw a bottle of water. As long of course as we are talking about down hill skiing.