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I bought these gloves last year for a season in Colorado. My hands were only chilly a few times, but given the howling wind and low temps, I was impressed. I've also used these in the rain and my hands stayed dry, so the Gore Tex definitely does its job. The only thing holding them back from five stars is the gauntlet length: too short in my opinion. However, Marmot makes other snowsport specific gloves with this feature and this was more a rookie mistake on my part. All in all, if you're using them for the intended purpose they should be great.

This jacket is Goretex Pro Shell, so it laughs in the face of wind and rain. This thing is bomb proof in howling summit winds. That said, the workmanship doesn't even compare to an Arcteryx Pro Shell, even the Chinese ones. The seams are exposed on this jacket instead of overlapped and hidden like Arcteryx does, though both have interior seam tape.

However, the cut of this jacket is why I gave this 3 starts. Given, I'm 6' 2" and 160 lbs, but this jacket makes me look like a turtle. Waaay too big in the body, even with a few layers on. Moreover, the arms on this jacket taper down extremely small, favoring the glove-over-jacket arrangement at the wrists. I prefer pulling my jacket over my gloves, but this jacket's sleeves will have none of it. The tapered arms combined with huge body make the cut even more unappealing.

Also, The zipper has a tendency to jam on the way up, especially in cold conditions. The large zipper flap only exacerbates this problem. Also, the large amount of fleece inside the zipper at chin level feels great above freezing, but collects condensation and then freezes rock hard when the mercury drops. Ouch.

In closing, if you are built like a 50 year old suburbanite with heart disease and wear thin gloves, buy this jacket. It's a great water and wind proof shell.