I ordered this jacket from Backcountry, and only received the fleece liner. It was the last one so there was no chance of getting the issue resolved. The return experience was great if that counts for something. I found the jacket elsewhere, and while it hasn't been cold enough to test yet, it seems like I will be pleased.

I live in Chicago. For those who don't know what this means, it's high winds, lots of snow, and COLD COLD COLD. I highly recommend this jacket. This has become my winter jacket when facing the snowy, windy, Chicago cold. I have gone outside with this jacket with a base layer of only a t-shirt and been fine when it was 18 degrees. A great buy

I just used the outer shell with a shoft shell for touring. It worked great, kept out the wind and snow and didn't lock in sweat. As for the ripping problem , I bashed into some pines and shrubs on the way up and down and had no rips. Now that I'm not using it for touring I put the fleace back in and its a great around towner. This jacket is what is inexpensive.

I like the weight of the nNrthshore shell, by itself it makes a great light weight rain jacket and layered with the fleece it's warm and toasty. Obviously, it's not a snowboard jacket, but an awesome all around jacket.

this is a warm jacket its been cold out and i throw this on with the shell and I'm ready to go. I'm not so sure about it tearing because i haven't skied with it yet.

Great fit (not too long or short) great materials (best zippers, fleece, and outer shell). The way the fleece liner lies inside the jacket is top notch and enhances the look and feel. Sewn in Vietnam, on only very close inspection not all seams are straight. It’s a little heavy for packing but perfect for around town whether business or casual. It would also make an excellent slope jacket if I still did that sort thing. The biggest complaint I have is the fleece material itself. If you have dry hands (and who doesn't in the winter) or are wearing wool, it is difficult to thread your hand and arms through the fleece arm of the jacket when the fleece is in place. It really should have a ripstop nylon arm lining in the fleece.

This jacket is very waterproof and the fleece is very warm. However, it is most definitely not to be used for snowboarding. That is, if you like to bomb through the trees. I brushed against a few trees at Wolf Creek, CO and the jacket tore in two places without so much as a whisper. My buddy saw it at the end of the day and pointed it out. Cut through the ripstop nylon like butter. Great three-season camp jacket, stay away from trees and or anything remotely snagging.

I wanted to purchase a waterproof jacket with a zip in fleece liner. The day it arrived it was raining. The next couple of days it was chilly. Today it is chilly and raining. Flawless in each instance. I have never enjoyed cold or rainy, or cold and rainy, days as much. First class equipment here.

This jacket is useless to anyone besides a soccer mom, and Marmot's customer service was worthless. On a normal hiking trail in Tennessee, I brushed a limb or two and it ripped in 2 places, and now every time I wash it the rip is wider. Now after several washes AS PER THE INSTRUCTIONS, the PreCip lining is cracking and leaking in the rain. Shipped it to Marmot customer service ON MY TAB, and they shipped it right back to me without fixing it and said it be a ton of money to replace 3 panels. So much for standing behind your product. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER MARMOT PRODUCT AS LONG AS I LIVE!

i bought this jacket for my husband for Christmas and he's had nothing but good things to say about it. it keeps him warm in the wind and the snow, but it is also light weight and highly breathable (lots of ventilation zippers). its ability to double as a warm winter coat and also as a spring jacket (because you can unzip the fleece liner) is also a plus.

This used to be a pretty good company. But the last few things I've bought from them are absolute junk. There are WAY to many good companies out there still to be buying stuff from marmot.I don;t what happened to these guys, they've DEFINITELY lost their mojo.