Oakley does it again

By Cascade Concrete Ranked #916 - Men's Ski Jackets February 13, 2010

Oakley has really set the bar with this jacket!!! I am the owner of way too many jackets from The North Face to Arcteryx and I have to say this jacket trumps them all. The technical features really make this jacket put it at the top of my list when I reach in the closet to grab my ski jacket for the day.

I have never been one for layering so I like to go with a solid base layer then jacket and pants. The addition of the Polartech at key locations keeps me warm on cold days and the 4 vents cool me off on the warmer ones. I have always been a fan of how well Oakley pants hold up and I have several pairs. The ability to not only adjust the hight of the powder skirt is great but even better is the powder skirt buttons that connect directly to pretty much every Oakley ski/snowboard pants and guaranties that you will never get snow up your back or down your pants. In addition Oakley has placed in monkey paws that seal off the cuff so those of you like me who wear undercuff gloves don't have to worry about any snow getting in. The Air Raid was also designed with magnetic storm flap that you really need to see to understand how nice they are. The only thing I would warn someone who wants to buy this jacket and likes to ride to their own soundtrack is to place your mp3 player into the pocket from the inside not from the outside access point. Though I don't think it could really happen unless you were really rubbing it against the magnet I would not take the chance of the hard drive getting wiped. There is a reason why this jacket was an editors choice in Freeskier Mag. Way to go Oakley you really set a new standard.

I would also mention that in the past one of my Oakley pants from last season lost a zipper and they were nothing but awesome about fixing it for me (as I mentioned with one of the other reviews).

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