Toasty warm!

By Jan Higa Ranked #378 - Women's Ski Jackets December 1, 2008

I purchased this jacket a few weeks ago and have worm it 4 times while Snowboarding. So far it's been great. The coldest day was 19 degrees with 0-5 wind and no sun. I get cold very easily but all I had on was a Patagonia zip up fleece underwear and a t-shirt! There are only two downsides to this jacket but they are minor. Orage follows suit with many companies that places pockets in the chest area one on top of the other. (one inside, one outside.) on the same side. I've never understood this philosophy. Why not use both sides? This forces me to carry my ipod and my camera on top of each other. Not very convenient and can be uncomfortable. Also the ipod pocket doesn't have an opening to stick the earphones through but it does have a red piece of cord sewn in as a guide. Lucky for me I decided to go bluetooth and now control everything from my headphones. Hopefully everything will be bluetooth soon so this won't even be an issue.

Back to the good stuff, If you're a fashonista,this jacket gets noticed!! It's not loud like so many ski and snowboard jackets and pants but the compliments roll from every direction. The most important is that it's functional. So many womens jacket and pants are designed with fashion in mind and not function. I'm not a tiny woman any more. Have gained 20 pounds or more since my competition days. It's nice to see that this company makes gear in xlarge sizes. Large sizes aren't what they used to be any more and most clothing is designed for little girls. I'm 5'2 and 150 pounds. I ride hard and mostly do steeps and deeps. It has a powder skirt and the pass holder is located between the powder skirt and the jacket. I kind of like this design but am concerned about the plastic mechanism used to secure the pass. The plastic is quite stiff and might break if its cold enough or possibly hit. Time will tell. This jacket also provides plenty of room to layer as well. You can zip it up all the way if you have to wear more insulation.

All in all, thumbs up!

View Details: Orage Flora Insulated Jacket - Women's

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