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By Steve Masters Ranked #101 - Men's Pants August 11, 2009

I wanted to use these as a ski bib/winter mountaineering pant, but ran into several issues.

1) The exterior seam taping fell off on one side zip after half a day of skiing, and other places started to fall off soon thereafter. I wasn't about to send them in for repair until after my Mt. Washington trip (see photo, left leg at knee, a good foot of the exterior seam tape is off). After I did send them in to MH, they came back properly repaired, but you could clearly see where they slapped the glue on and some residue remained around the tiny seam taping.

2) The side zip used to make the bibs easier to get in and out of falls down within an hour, either standing or first ride up the lift. Allows for some chilly drafts.

View Details: Mountain Hardwear Synchro Softshell Bib - Men's

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