I think these were the first windstopper pants on the market, or at least the first I saw- and bought. I've had them for ~8 yrs and they should last me at least another 10 unless I trip into a campfire with them on or gain 30 lbs. I don't wear them that much as the temps need to be 30F or below or else I am too warm in them when hiking. The full length side zips are great for venting on steep climbs. My only complaint is the cut around the ankle is too small to fit over any boot and therefore requires a gaiter to be worn- this is fine as I always wear a short gaiter. I don't know if they're still cut like this but that's all I would change about them. I haven't had the issue with the velcro inside the waist that's mentioned so not sure if mine have that. Fit is true to size IMO; I'm 32W 32L and wear a medium.

These pants are awesome. I've used them snowshoeing, under ski pants and around camp in the Cascades during winter. They stand up to a lot of kneeling and snow cave digging. They're comfortable and keep me warm at 10 degrees F. Worth the money, for sure.

great trail running pants in cold windy weather.

very comfortable and extremely wind proof.

The pants are great, work well as an xtra layer under compressor as another customer mentioned, but when pant are used with heavy backpack the inner waist velcro tabs does not feel good towards waist, I will cut mine off.....the velcro have sharp edges.

I've used these as an outer layer for snowshoeing and winter hiking as well as an underlayer on cold ski days. Very warm, versatile, and enough room to move, but not so much that your swimming in fabric. The inner fabric doesn't irratate or grab the skin nor does the outer layer grab under ski pants (although like all fleece it will collect some burs and snow at times). These are my goto pants when I want to stay warm.

I wear these as a primary pant when the weather is 0 degrees and above and I layer the compressor pant over them when colder. I have to take a open car tram to the top of a mountain out on the Bering Sea Coast. It is wicked wicked weather and these pants do the job very well. Mt co-workers are in Carhartts and other stuff and are usually so cold by the top that they have to be helped out of the tram. Guess what I am usually the person that is helping them. I have never been cold or wet when wearing my MH products.

Crazy Person from Alaska

these are my nicest pants

I recently purchased a pair of Mountain Hardwear WindStopper Tech Pants and had occasion to use them over the Thanksgiving holiday. With a pair of lightweight Capilene bottoms as the first layer I found them to be quite warm and absolutely windproof. The temps were in the low teens at night and "warmed" to the mid twenties during the day. Wind was brisk about 10 knots. We spent the weekend in the Olympic mountains of Washington State. The fleece portion does collect snow, however, the nylon seat and knees shed it quite effectively.
Bottom line: I'm very satisfied with the product, in fact I'm very satisfied with all my Mountain Hardwear clothes and gear.

It's warm. It's comfortable. It's perfect. Buy it.

Excellent product, keeps me warm in 60 mile an hour winds when I am out trekking with my huskys.

I had originally had bought these pants to be my boat pants, but they quickly became my favorite pants. They are comfortable, warm, and breathable. They are all around great pants and i would recommend them to anyone.

These are awesome!
4 Stars for the high price tag, but if you have the cash, it is worth it.

I purchased these pants for snowshoeing and snow caving. It gets windy in the Colorado Mnts. and these pants have kept me warm and dry with just a base layer under and shell over them when digging in the snow or during heavy snow fall. I wish I had these when I worked in Antarctica because they are awesome. As with all Mnt Hardwear clothing the pants are well constructed and fit well. I hope this helps in your decision process.

These things are so nice for skiing! I love that I can telemark in them in the wasatch and bust through a foot of powder and the snow just fall off. Definitely throw these in your closet for all sorts of use. I like them for hiking and tons of other stuff.

Last season, I purchased a Mountain Hardwear Windstopper Tech Jacket. As a lightweight jacket, it was truly outstanding in every category. I could not wait to get the matching pant pants. This season I did and here is my conclusion, it is worth the investment. Perfect example, recently I went skiing in upper 20F and a brisk wind. My legs were nice and comfortable, even on the lift chair. My laying method: Icebreaker next to skin leggings (200 weight), WindStopper Tech Pant and Tenacity Gore-Tex shell pant. Even walking around with out the shell pant, I was fine. Honestly, in the last three years, I changes over to Mountain Hardwear products, and they have not fail me yet. I strongly advise getting the WindStopper Products.

I have been using ny new windstoppers in wind cill of minus 15 and they are great. I am just using long underwear and the windstopppers and I am actually extremely almost too warm. I have been in very cold wind and I feel no wind at all. I was amazed at how comfortable they are.