The reason I ordered this bag was because the Tech Specs claim it is padded - not the case. This bag is NOT PADDED. Also, the description mentions a removable padded shoulder strap - again, not the case. There is a removable strap, it just is not padded. The picture of the bag is a little misleading, as it looks like a hardshell, but this too is not the case. I am imagining the picture was taken with the bag fully stuffed with tissue paper or something. So don't be misled by the picture. All that aside, the bag is made of a durable nylon. I ordered the pink plaid and was very impressed by the fabric - I was assuming it would be a print, but instead is a nice woven plaid. Bottom line: great bag if you don't mind wrapping your skis in towels first!

Sliding the bag with skis in across rubber mat in back of PU cut the material. So don't slide. I bought the bag to keep bindings clean and to mount horizontally for storage. With care it will do the job. I would buy it again.

First off its not padded like it says in the description and it doesnt have a padded strap. I do like how the interior of the bag is sorta rubber like and it makes the bag leak proof so the snow wont get my car interior wet which is a plus. Otherwise the bag is really nice for its price.

from the picture, i thought this was a hard case, which i didn't want at first, but the more i thought about it, the more i wanted it to be a hard case

well, it ended up being a soft case but it still does the trick which looking awesome

dakine has definately put quality into their ski bag, and with 2 different sizes, makes it very practical as you won't have a ton of extra bag at the end (which is what happened with my old bag)

now the only thing is i have no clue where these "pockets" are. the tech specs say there's 2 pockets on te the ends, 1 side and 1 internal, but i couldn't find a single one

and the bag isn't padded either. its just a nylon bag