Worked Exactly as Intended

By J David Shabat Ranked #826 - Men's Technical Shells January 26, 2010

I am 5'6" 145 lbs (168cm 65Kg). I wear a 16x34 shirt and have a 38" chest and 30.5" waist. I took this jacket cross country skiing in the Dolomites (Val Gardena, Italy) last week. Underneath, I wore the lightest weight Smartwool longsleeve undershirt, then a medium weight Smartwool zipneck, then a Backcountry Shift softshell zipneck under the Bombshell. It was minus 10C (14F) in the Vallunga valley when I started, and nearly -20C (-4F) when I reached the base of the mountains at the end of the valley, 5Km away from the XC start. I was a little warm, but I then dropped my skis and trekked up a footpath and then up a Backcountry ski path to a saddle on the upper right section of mountains. Weather was good, but windy. Nothing got through the jacket except my own steam. The arms were good and long for reaching while XC skiing and stretching to grab the next rock when ascending trail on foot. The roomier chest was great for mobility with poles. The material did NOT bunch in the armpits while wearing a backpack. On the way back down, I opened the pitzips and vented. I hopped back on the XC skis and was nice and cool the ride home. This jacket met my expectations, and I am an old man who believes that any piece of clothing over $100 better be dang good. It is.

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