I've taken this shell a couple of times to the slopes and took some hard falls on the slopes and it looks like it's brand new. I had a insulating jacket underneath, and did not get wet at all when I slid in on the powder. I do have a few gripes though: The ID pocket on the upper left arm, for me it's a PITA to open/close with one hand. The zipper is a bit of a pain to zip up the collar with one handI have not tried out the hood, so cannot comment on that.

All in all, this is definitely a really durable shell, it's definitely a lot roomier than my Arc'teryx softshell, and so lends itself great for layering. If you keep this in mind, you won't be surprised at the extra room it has.

I'm in the same boat as slcmatt--I really like the sweater, but concerned about it's durability. I've had the sweater for 3 months and have been wearing it casually. It's definitely great at keeping me warm into the 40's with a t-shirt underneath. I wore this as my insulating layer when I was in Denver and it kept me nice & toasty on the slopes. Problem is that I started noticing that the fill is coming/pilling out. Some of the seams are also coming undone as well. If this keeps up I will have to look for another insulating layer and wear this casually.

Keep in mind this is my first down bag.

I took this to Yosemite last week, it dipped down to the upper 40's in my friend's Moken tent. Both nights, I wore a polyester workout shirt & some thin pants. First night, my friend's Boston Terrier slept with and burrowed down to the feet area like she always does. After a little while though, she thought it was too hot and made her way to the top. The 2nd night, I got to sleep alone and cinched up the shoulder area and fell asleep. A little while later I was dripping sweat. Definitely a great sleeping bag. I could probably go down to upper 30's in the same type of clothes. The flexibility of the material is definitely great as I do sleep on my side at times and I had no problems rolling around in the bag.