Versatile Shell

By Laura Stanley Ranked #225 - Women's Technical Shells October 15, 2009

I bought this jacket as a shell. I have several zip-in peices (the Sky Trail TKA 100 fleece, the Nupste down vest, the Denali fleece). This is the perfect shell to make the base layers into a full weatherproof jacket. It has a snow skirt which is wonderful should you participate in winter snow sports. (I'm a downhill skier.) The inside of the black jacket has a pretty floral design which makes it more feminine. The jacket comes with a removable hood. It is also surprisingly comfortable as a jacket alone with nothing zipped in. It provides more warmth than I expected. The durable outer fabric seems to be very high quality while still light weight. I would recommend this jacket to anyone who has multiple base layers they want to change in and out. Its great for skiing because on warm days I zip in my light weight fleece, on cold days I zip in my down vest, and on really warm days I dont zip anything in. Its very versatile.

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