Function micropacks.

AuthorPeterson, Eric
PositionCOLORADO COOL STUFF

Friends and product designers Jamie Marchbank and Glenn Schmierer launched Function at the SIA Snow Show in 2011 with "micropack" carrying systems for skis and snowboards. Avid backcountry snowboard-ers, Schmierer and Marchbank came up with the systems "out of frustration with what we do on-resort," Marchbank says. "We hike to the top of every run no matter what."

The ultra-small, ultra-light and ultra-durable nylon micropacks provide a simple way to strap skis or a snowboard to one's back for the hike to the top, without...

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