I'm in the market for a new jacket to use while snowboarding, and I found this product a little interesting. I've typically used a standard shell and warming layers (fleece, long sleeves, etc.). But I've been thinking a jacket like this would be useful for unusually cold/windy days. Has anyone used this jacket while riding or skiing before? If so, how did you like it? Specifically, when zipped up, how far up on my face will the jacket cover? How does the hood fit? Can the hood be adjusted?

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To answer specific questions: when zipped up the jacket can be pulled up high enough over your face to cover your mouth and part of your nose. Also, the hood is helmet compatible, with pull strings in the front on either side that can be used to cinch the hood around your helmet. Beyond those pulls though, there are no additional adjustments. From your question I think you are envisioning using this jacket as an outer shell while skiing - is that correct? If so, then I don't think this is the correct jacket for you. The Compressor jacket is a lightweight synthetic insulation jacket that is intended more for extra warmth when stopped during breaks or at the campsite, and not so much for lots of abuse that a shell typically takes. The face fabric of the Compressor jacket is very lightweight - its not going to withstand lots of falls, scrapes, encounters with trees, etc... On the other hand, this could be an excellent jacket as a warm layer underneath a shell on very cold days. If this is what you were asking about - replacing multiple insulating layers with a single piece of clothing, then this could be the jacket for you. Just to be clear, I think the Compressor jacket is great for what it was designed for, and I don't think it is a wimpy jacket - it just wasn't meant to be used as a daily outer shell. There are plenty of insulated jackets with a sturdy shell material that would be appropriate for you. Some examples would be the Cloudveil Hoback Jacket, the Mountain Hardwear Synchronicity Jacket or the Arcteryx Sentry Jacket. I'm sure there are lots of other ones too.