Good Value

By 3-pinner Ranked #341 - Men's Ski Pants January 20, 2010

These are a good pant for the price. This is the second pair I've had. I use them for resort and back-country skiing. The new ones have made some changes that didn't improve them. The angle of the pockets has changed, with the result that the opening is about an inch shorter than on the old version. They are too small to get your hand in and out of comfortably. The pockets also seem shallow, and a cell phone in the front pocket is always poking you where you don't want to be poked. That's true on all of the pockets, including the thigh cargo pocket. The full side zips are not great for venting. Zip down from the top, and there isn't much left to hold your pants up. Zip up from the bottom, and you have to come a long way up to get any real ventilation out of them. And the suspenders are just weird. No belt loops.With the addition of a pair of regular clamp on suspenders, these are a perfectly acceptable pair of pants and compare pretty well to others costing twice as much. But they are nothing special. It's too bad, because with a couple of pretty minor changes, they could be really good without adding much to the cost.

View Details: The North Face Varius Guide Pant - Men's

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