Solidly built, nice and big/tall -- but check out the Stingray as well

By Matt Ranked #1024 - Men's Ski Pants November 7, 2008

I ordered these for comparison with some other ski pants -- I'm a big+tall guy, so the options are somewhat limited. Sizing runs big -- I normally wear a 40x34" or 42x34" pant, and the XL/Tall (listed as 39x33.75") is just about right. XXL/Tall would be falling off me.

Very solid construction. These are 'semi-insulated' soft shell pants, with a thin fleece lining.

I eventually decided to go with the Arc'Teryx Stingray pants instead, because of the following:

1) The 'Stingray' pants are lower-bulk/less insulated (they use the "Low Loft" GoreTex softshell material, compared with the "High Loft" in the Scorpion.)

2) The 'Stingray' pants have elastic ankle gaiters (instead of just a drawstring on the Scorpion).

3) The 'Stingray' pants have normal hip pockets instead of the thigh ones. The thigh pockets are kind of useless IMO.

As a downside, the 'Stingray' pants don't have the zippered thigh vents (but with less insulation, that should be less necessary.) They are very similar; the choices come down more to personal preference and if you want more or less insulation.

View Details: Arc'teryx Scorpion Ski Pant - Men's

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