Cloudveil Shadow Peak Jacket - Men's - 2009 BCS

I did a ton of research as well and settled on this jacket. Basically it was biggest bang for the price...and it's Clouveil. It's got great features (powder skirt, pockets and pocket locations, removable hood, waterproof zips) and it's rugged. A friend of mine got the Koven Plus and after checking it out, I'm SOOO much happier with my decision. Koven Plus doesn't seem as rugged and it just seems like it was made for looks not performance. The ONLY problem with the Shadow Peak is the size of the hood. It does not fit well over a helmet (I have a Giro 10). You would think in today's day in age that Clouveil would have figured that one out. Otherwise, awesome jacket and I really wouldn't change a thing. I'm 6'4", 195 lbs. and the large fits great and I've done some heavy layering under it.

Love this jacket! Perfect jacket for all types of days. Great for warm spring like conditions when you can open up the pit zips to chilly days when the snow gods are puking all over the mountains. The Gore-Tex fabric is awesome! Blocks out fierce high winds along with heavy moisture keeping you dry and warm on the inside. While I don't wear mine on extreme cold days (I use my Down Patrol), It would be able to handle it with enough layers. Do yourself a favor and snag this BAMF (Bad-A**-Mother-F*****)! I love it!

after a lot of research i bought this jacket. i just couldn't really see the added cost of getting the RPK or Koven. so far i have used it now on about half a dozen ski days, including one puking wet snow storm. the jacket withstood everything mother nature threw at it. i couldn't be happier with it. great weight, length and overall fit, really well made and nicely designed (all Cloudveil gear is IMO). i only wish it had a outside ski pass holder, unzipping after every run sucks, other then that i highly recommend this jacket.