Mountain Hardwear Tenacity Descent Jacket

By Skizzers Ranked #2549 - Men's Ski Jackets April 6, 2007

I've been looking for a shell to replace my ancient North Face for too many years. Nothing really impressed me as enough of an improvement to justify the $. Then I saw the Descent on a guy at Snowmass and it looked so good I stopped him to check it out. He raved about it, so I made the plunge and ordered one. I have absolutely no regrets. It fits and moves great, protects, vents, etc. It is equally at home both resort and back-country. It is fairly light for a full protection jacket, not minimalistic, but definitely not over-techy either, just the right blend for me. For super-light/minimal days I just pull out my old Marmot Precip.
Only 1 minor gripe is the detachable hood. It works fine, but I'd prefer an connected hood which is lighter and simpler since I never remove the hood anyway. I knew this going in, but it wasn't a deal breaker since every other aspect was spot on.
Over-all, this is a really clean design, very well made, great looking and versatile shell that I highly recommend.

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