Mountain Hardwear Snowpocalypse Jacket - Men's

This is a great shell for any sort of winter activity.
-Extremely waterproof, windproof, etc
-Tough
-Breathes well for a heavy shell (pit zips help)
-Plenty of pockets
-zippers work easily
-Fantastic hood (big, but cinches down perfectly)
-looks good

The DryQ Elite is supposed to be a huge breakthrough in breathability, however it is not that remarkable. I still got overheated slightly on sunny days on Mt Hood, but it took more heat than it used to with my old gore-tex and thats nothing the pit zips didn't help. The butter cuffs feel great, but they are useless if you are wearing gloves.

All in all, this is a great winter weight shell. Protects great from all the elements with some durability. Warm enough for 30 degree days with light layering, and even colder with a fleece/insulated later. I would highly recommend this jacket for skiing, snowshoeing, climbing, etc.

I really want to like this jacket. The material, workmanship, aesthetics, etc are all great. The Dry.Q fabric is amazing. However, the fit is a bit strange, as has been described by a few other reviews. At 6'0", 190lbs, I pretty much ALWAYS wear a large. I tried that originally, and tried to make i work, but there just wasn't enough room for layering, sort of defeating the purpose of a skiing-specific shell. I exchanged for an XL which was a better fit, but it just left waaaaay too much room in the abdomen area, and since my beer belly isn't quite there yet, it was just too bulky in that area. I really hope MH work on the fit and sizing on these jackets in the future. They seem to be somewhat in no man's land in my opinion. Other than that, great piece of kit. If I could have made it work, and believe me I tried, I would have kept this for sure. I'm hoping to revisit in the future if/when they work on the sizing a bit.

I really had a hard time deciding between this jacket and the Jovian. I liked that the Jovian was simple and didn't have the dark shoulder patches. Ultimately I decided on the Snowpocalypse and I'm pretty glad I did. This jacket has an extra layer of laminate which will be better for cold days (I think, anyway) and is slightly roomier than the Jovian which will make layering easier on super cold days.
I live in Utah and ski at Snowbasin which has enclosed gondolas for lifts and I sweat more at this resort than any other place so I am really interested in how well the DryQ will keep me cool. So far I'm impressed when I wear it on chilly fall nights.
I'm 6'1" 165 lbs. I went with the medium Blue and the size is pretty standard for a medium. The blue is pretty sick. It's hard to see in the pic but it has some orange stitching highlights that really standout. I also purchased the Snowpocalypse ps pants in orange and the combo is really vibrant. Bring on the snow!