After years of looking, I still haven’t found a harness that works better for general ski mountaineering than the trusty “diaper-seat” design.  This design is at least 25 years-old and its most famous incarnation is the Black Diamond Bod Harness, (named after Rod “The Bod” Johnson who designed it) although many other companies make them as well.  The diaper-seat name comes from the idea that after the waist belt is put on, you then pull the leg-loops through like a diaper and clip them off.

Because you are usually wearing thick, warm clothes when ski mountaineering, padding is unnecessary and is even undesirable as it absorbs water.  A spare set of gloves can provided extra padding if you need it, like when pulling a heavy sled. This style of harness works well for glacier travel, alpine and/or technical rock climbing, kiting, rappelling or hauling sleds. 

 Advantages:

- Can be put on/off while wearing skis
- The leg loops can be dropped to drop your pants while still remaining tied in
- Has no padding or lining to get wet.
- Is compact, lightweight and inexpensive
- Can haul sleds off of the gear loops
- Has a full-strength rear gear loop for belayed skiing and/or glacier travel (or sled hauling)

Disadvantages:

The two major disadvantages of the Diaper Seat design is that it is decidedly unsexy and very low tech in a high tech harness world, and there is a higher chance of ROTT (Risk Of Trapped Testicles) if you spend a lot of time hanging in it.

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