Mountain Hardwear Chugach Pant - Men's - 2006 BCS

These pants are bomber! This is my second pair, as my first were stolen and these performed far too well not to replace. I have used them extensively during winter mountaineering and wore them to the top of Denali. The full side zips make them easy to add/remove while wearing boots / snowshoes / crampons. They pack small and loft well for synthetic, and you don't have to worry about moisture issues.

I've been testing these for a multi-day winter running race that I will be in this winter. The plan is to cover myself immediately when stopping to keep my damp clothing (from sweat) from freezing and chilling me - much like a climber would use while belaying. The full zips make this quick on/off very easy. The insulation is warm and stays that way when it gets damp from wearing over sweaty clothing. I wish they weighed a bit less, as other similar pants do, but these are more durable than those other brands.

These pants are great to keep you warm. I work nights and they are super warm I wear them under my coveralls and never get cold. Buy these if you are cold natured or work outside.

These are cool pants and seemed nice and warm but I am 6'2 and the legs only came down to the top of my ankle high hiking boots. I could picture "wise guys" pointing at me a saying "Where's the flood?"... The sizing chart for these pants is wrong, I measured the inseam and it came to about 30 3/4 inches... Patagonia is the only company I have found so far that makes their pants a little extra long which is great for taller men.

These turned out to be just what I needed. Great warmth and compressibility without all the fluff and worry of keeping dry with down.