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LF 40L V1

LF 40L V1

Regular price $399
Regular price $399 Sale price $399
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Light enough for your everyday tour, spacious enough for your biggest objectives and hut trips. The Raide LF 40L has the perfect balance of weight, function, durability, and comfort for the skier that prioritizes uphill performance and downhill style equally.

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Features

  • 40L, with extendable rolltop to 50L
  • Removable frame
  • Back panel access
  • 2 quick access stash pockets for no zip transitions
  • Quick avy tool access pocket
  • A-Frame and diagonal ski carry that attaches to the frame
  • Integrated helmet carry
  • Glove stash strap on shoulder strap
  • Removable foam back panel insert
  • Ice tool carry that keeps picks enclosed
  • Hip pad pocket that fits an iPhone
  • 9mm of foam in the shoulder straps
  • Radio/hydration pass through
  • Drainage out of cinch top and avy tools

Specs

  • 40L, expandable to 50L
  • 1090g, strippable to 900g with removable frame and back panel insert.
  • Main fabric: Challenge Ultra 400X, 400d UHMWPE woven that is 2x more tear resistant and 8x more abrasion resistant than similar ultralight fabrics. This is backed by a waterproof film and is 100% recycled.
  • Cinch Top: 210d Nylon with UHMWPE ripstop. 100% recycled.
  • Rolltop: 50d ripstop nylon with UHMWPE crossply
  • Helmet Carry: Lycra, Nylon, UHMWPE woven.
  • Frame: 7mm aluminum tubing

Size Guide

  • S/M: 17.5" back panel, 3" above back panel. Recommend for those 5'7" and below.
  • M/L: 19" back panel, 3" above back panel. Recommended for people 5'8" and taller.
  • 5 year warranty
  • Free shipping
  • Free returns in US (sale products are final sale)
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Volume
40L, expandable to 50L
40L, expandable to 50L

Stay compact on your dawn patrol lap or go into hut trip mode with the expandable roll top.

Materials
Ultra 400X
Ultra 400X

The LF 40L uses 100% recycled fabrics that use UHMWPE (generic Dyneema) in different constructions.

  • The main fabric is Challenge Ultra 400X which is 2x more tear-resistant and 8x more abrasion-resistant than competing ultralight fabrics.
  • The cinch top is a 210d nylon with UHMWPE ripstop.
  • The rolltop is a 50d nylon ripstop with UHMWPE cross-ply.

Back Panel Access
Full access to main compartment
Full access to main compartment

The only way to get access to all of your gear regardless of how you are carrying your skis. We think back panel access is essential to any backcountry ski pack built for moving efficiently in the mountains.

No zip stash
No zipper transitions
No zipper transitions

The LF 40L has 2 compartments that you can quickly stow gear in without touching a zipper.

Stowable roll top
Storm mode → Bluebird mode
Storm mode → Bluebird mode

Roll up the rolltop for a weatherproof closure and get an extra compartment. If it goes blue and you don't want to deal with the roll top use the stow clips to keep the roll top out of the way.

Helmet carry
Integrated helmet carry
Integrated helmet carry

We had enough of the dungy, strap-on helmet carry systems. We have seen too many people lose them, and they aren't secure enough to put anything inside your helmet like crampons. We built our helmet carry right into the pack so it can't be lost. It is also high up enough to be out of the way of the diagonal ski carry and still allows the pack to sit flat on the front.

Ice Tool Carry
No snag ice tool carry
No snag ice tool carry

The ice tool carry keeps the picks of the tools fully enclosed and secure so they don't get snagged or fall out.

Avy Tool Pocket
Quick Access to your tools
Quick Access to your tools

When designing the LF 40L we wanted to prioritize quick access to your avy tools, but really quick access to your probe for snow epth checks. The avy tool access doubles as a pass through to the main compartment, and a waterproof divider keeps the main compartment snow free. The divider has a slot to sit flat against shovels with large necks. The pocket is made to accomodate shovels up to 11" on width.

Removable Frame
Frame distributes weight
Frame distributes weight

The aluminum frame runs the perimeter of the pack, dips behind your head, and down to the hip pads distributing the weight of the pack and providing rigidity for ski/snowboard carry. It weighs 80g and can be removed.

Back Panel Insert
Seat, splint, sled
Seat, splint, sled

Removable back panel insert weighs 110g and is made of a plastic layer and closed cell foam sewn together. It provides rigidity to the back panel and can be used to kneel or sit on, or for first aid applications like splinting or insulating an injured patient from the snow.

Integrated helmet carry

Back panel access

Secure ski carry attaches to frame

24.01.19

Malou Peterson

Japan

THOR RETZLAFF

PATAGONIA

23.09.24

24.01.19

Malou Peterson

Japan

THOR RETZLAFF

PATAGONIA

23.09.24

24.01.19

Malou Peterson

Japan

23.10.17

“The Raide LF 40L is very interesting-looking pack that’s built with high-end materials and lots of features and little details that seem well thought out.”

23.10.17

“A new brand called Raide just made one of the best backcountry ski packs ever.”

23.10.17

“For now, if I was buying a new do-it-all pack for this winter, this is the pack I would purchase.”

23.10.17

“I do my best to avoid certain overused, cliché words and phrases like “groundbreaking” when I’m writing reviews like this. But in the case of the Raide LF 40L, I think that term is justified.”

23.10.17

“The Raide LF 40L is very interesting-looking pack that’s built with high-end materials and lots of features and little details that seem well thought out.”

23.10.17

“A new brand called Raide just made one of the best backcountry ski packs ever.”

23.10.17

“For now, if I was buying a new do-it-all pack for this winter, this is the pack I would purchase.”

23.10.17

“I do my best to avoid certain overused, cliché words and phrases like “groundbreaking” when I’m writing reviews like this. But in the case of the Raide LF 40L, I think that term is justified.”

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

We research and develop for steep terrain. We believe that the best gear isn’t dependant on any one variable, like being the lightest, but a combination of style, weight, durability, and functionality to address a certain need.

Customer Reviews

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Eric
Absolutely amazing pack!

I recently received the 40L pack and it is everything I was hoping for. I now have ~5 days touring with it and it packs well and wears well both up and down.

As for the avi-gear access, I just completed our SAR's annual beacon refresher and exam having run 10-12 multi-burial scenarios. I kind of felt that the design around avi gear access was more talk than function but it is SO much quicker and easier to access everything without taking the pack off. In particular, the transition to move onto the next burial is night and day more efficient.

If you want a pack that will carry what you need, climbs and skis well, and will make you more efficient with rescues then this is the pack for you.

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Jeff Z.
Best Winter Pack I've Ever Used

This pack is has absolutely killed it with the design. It's my favorite winter pack and does exactly what it's designed to with a light and durable pack for anyrhing from resort riding to multi day hut missions. The ski carry, tool carry, and versatility are all wildly on point. I beat up my gear badly and after several months of weekly use this thing is showing next to no signs of wear.

I've done several hut trips with it now and it can reasonably carry an entire ski mountaineering kit with several days of food utilizing the expandable rolltop. It has become my go to pack for all things ski, and even climbs half decent, though it would not be my first choice of a winter climbing pack if skis were not involved.

Can't wait to see this pack evolve even further. A few things I'd personally like to see improved upon for the next model are as follows, though none of them are a deal breaker. I would buy it again and again!

-ski carry top strap needs something to hold it in it's little pouch, it is prone to falling out
-the helmet carry isn't very secure when the rolltop is expanded, I sadly lost my helmet in a gulley after the a-frame skis knocked it loose on a fully expanded pack
-love a gear loop on the hip belt, but feels like there could still be a second pocket there
-the plastic buckles feel a but flimsy, though I haven't broken one yet
-when the pack is FULLY loaded (45 lbs+) there is a serious pressure point from the frame on the very bottom by the hips

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David K.
Climbed and skied with on every volcano in WA

Incredibly well-designed pack that keeps on delivering in all kinds of conditions and holds up to a ton of abuse on big mountains. From c2c ski summits to multi-day cold weather mountaineering, this pack peforms extremely well. The only limitations I've noticed are that I would not exceed 60lbs as the weight on the shoulder straps becomes very painful. Also, when the pack is stuffed full to the top, the A-frame carry can no longer flare out the skis and they hit your legs as you walk, but you can do a diagonal carry in this situation.

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Jonathon B.
Great Climbing and/or Skiing Pack

This pack is pretty versatile when it comes to climbing and/or skiing. It has enough storage for multi day trips and it holds all the technical equipment needed for all of the sports it’s designed for. I recently went for a ski and wanted use of two ice tools for the approach climb and this pack was able to deliver in style. It packs down pretty well for shorter missions but it seems to really shine in the big day to multi day category. I dig the roll top drawstring hybrid thing they have going on for the top of the pack and the helmet carry pocket works great as a quick storage for food, water, other nicnacs that need quick storage, and helmets… obviously. The buckles are fine, not great, but fine. Being slightly larger could be nice but it’s not a big deal. Same goes for the metal waist belt buckle. This pack climbs and skis well.

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Customer
Would love to review it

I can't write a review because they're still sold out. I have an order in with one of your retailers and keeping my fingers crossed they'll be able to get me one before the snow starts falling again!