Very good shell

By James K Backman Ranked #1987 - Men's Technical Shells July 30, 2009

I think this is the right shell, the design has changed since we bought it, but the specs are about right...

This has been my team's ski racing uniform jacket for 3 years now. We live in this thing every day for a whole month and a half as we train.

Its relatively waterproof and pretty durable considering how much labor it does on the hill. Great fit too. (6 foot 1, 175 lbs with room to layer = Large)

It also has roomy pockets that store everything. (I even think we even managed to fit a total of 10 beers in this jacket's pockets once too...) You stop putting gear in this becase it becomes uncomfortably heavy, not because you run out of room.

Its a shell, so layering is expected. At anything above 10F, a GS suit (with your normal shirt or underarmor underneath that) is plenty, even on the most windy days in NH. Under 10F though, you might consider another layer. I highly recommend the MH Windstopper Tech for that. Nothing penetrates through that 1-2 combo.

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