Klyph

I got my Bizzo jacket a few weeks ago to replace another brand when the seam blew out. Since I was already about $400 into the experience, I "only" had to cough up another $100, which is the most I've paid for a jacket before. Early assessment after about 10 ski days (ranging from single digit blowing blizzard to very temperate in the mid-30s): I love it! It's very well made of very high quality materials with lots of great features and numerous pockets(a big deal for me). The collar and hood function well (a pet peeve on the Orage this replaced), the cuffs tighten down enough to easily fit into my Hestra Heli gloves (also see my review for this excellent piece of gear), and the whole thing just feels bomber. A few peeves: 1) I'm right-handed, but the key clip on an elastic (a great feature) is in the left pocket. 2) It isn't rocket science to keep snow out of the pit zips with a mesh lining, so why doesn't TNF do that? 3) the goggle wipe on a strap is in the left wrist pocket, which is really suited to be for my pass, so I moved it to another pocket since I really do NOT want to be opening & closing the lift pass pocket & risk losing it. Otherwise, a great looking and extremely functional jacket that I already love and expect to get a lot of use from.

I've experimented with LOTS of high end gloves for years, including two pairs of BD Guides: as great as they are, the small stuff doesn't hold together & various clips break & seams burst.
On the other hand I've now had the Hestra Heli for about a month & have a dozen ski days on them, ranging from temps in the 40s all the way down to blizzard & deep pow conditions at -7 degrees.
The ONLY complaint, which is clearly operator error, is that I get snow in the gloves when I remove them. This is because I've never had such an effective leash system, which means I trust them to not go away, which means they hang below me, and if I forget to wipe ALL snow away from them it falls into the fingers. Having said that, I'm amazed that the initial crunchy snow turns to cold wetness & then disappears altogether in less than 10 minutes & they feel warm & dry again. How do they do this?
I'll add that price is the least of my concerns for this critical piece of gear, but to get all this for a lot LESS $$ than the BD Guide (or others in my now obsolete arsenal) just makes a great thing even better. Very highly recommended.