Mountain Hardwear Freeride Pant - Men's - 2008 BCS

I was given these pants from my older brother who had bought them and only used them about once before he out grew them. I have gotten to use them dozens of times and have found that if I end up putting a hole in them or out grow them I'm definably going to get another pair. They are a great buy and you wont regret it.

I gave 5 stars despite the fact that it wasn't the kind of pant I was looking for (I’ll expand on this later). And also, despite the fact that I had horrible luck with my first shipment having been lost by USPS. Backcountry is a great company and tried everything to make it right by us. For that I thank them and wanted to let them know that they’ve earned my business anytime. A great group of folks work for this company. I was really, really impressed!

Now the pants… I tried them on. I didn’t take them for a ride but tried them on indoors. I’m an XL. I bought a pair for my brother too (he’s an L). The pants (in both sizes XL and L) felt and fit perfectly ONLY IF you don’t mind the baggy, larger, tubular “modern” tailoring. And that’s what we DID NOT like! Everything else about these pants was absolutely great! I wept having to send them back.

It seems to me that it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find SKI pants (not SNOWBOARDING looking SKI pants) which look like SKI PANTS. The baggy, snowboarding type of design seems to be the norm nowadays. I personally don’t like it. It might be the age group but I don’t like it. So if these pants had a more streamlined, conical design, I would have purchased a whole case of them hence the 5 stars I decided to award them. For the price you cannot beat the quality if you can ignore the “big”, fat look ;) I couldn't...

These pants are great! The primaloft is just enough insulation to keep the chill off, but when it warms up the vents do the trick. The fit is relaxed, but the waist is adjustable and there are suspenders. These pants rock!