good fit, looks cool, but not high performance

By Warren Samuels Ranked #511 - Men's Ski Pants February 7, 2010

These pants fit me great and look great as well but its price reflects its quality.

The rip-stop fabric on the bottom is poorly sewn on to the the pants. my brake ripped right into them about 2 weeks into the season. The fabric patch tore at the stitching almost all the way around. Poor job. I also have a buddy, same story, same rip.

These pants also have poor waterproofing technology. If you ski powder, wet snow, or sit on wet chairlifts, these pants will allow moisture to protrude the fabric. These pants have Hyvent tech which is TNF's waterproof/breathable technology, but doesn't seem to work that well.

Bottom line, if you want a product that you can rip groomers in, will fit and look sick than this is the right pant for you. but if you ski powder, tomahawk in powder, jump into powder, sit on chairlifts with snow on it, this pant doesn't quite hold up.

View Details: The North Face Freedom Pant - Men's

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