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The best jacket I have ever owned! I have had this jacket for about a year now and have used it for everything from backcountry hiking to backcountry skiing. It works great in all situations. I am only 5'7 and this jacket fits me just perfectly. Nice and slim cut. I love the fact that the shorter cut does not interfere with my pack or leave all kinds of excess material bunched up. It's nice and light with a minimal design. No unnecessary frills. The hood is really well thought out with a miriad of adjustable pulls on it to cinch it any way you need. The bottom closes up nice and snug. The fabric is very durable. I have put it through all kinds of abuse hiking, skiing, and climbing and it still looks and performs great. It breathes extremely well in the hot and humid...yet still keeps you really warm with just a simple base and mid underneath. This jacket is completely waterproof. I have hiked all day in a serious downpour, skiied in deep powder, canoed in blowing rain, etc...only to find myself dry as a bone underneath. The jacket has great style too! I get all kinds of compliments on it when I am just wearing it around town. I have the black version and it has a great understated yet tech forward look to it. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a light, minimal, durable, shorter cut and stylish jacket for go anywhere in any weather functionality.

I upgraded my ski pants this year to the Arc'teryx Scorpion pants. I was really glad I did. The first test for them was a trip to Copper Mountain Colorado. The snow was coming down and it was really windy and cold at the 12,500' peak. I was completely warm and dry with only a layer of light thermal underwear on under the pants. The fleece lining is very comfortable. Lower on the mountain, the temps and wind were much more mild and the fresh snow was really deep in places. The pants kept me very dry when sitting and the cords on the cuffs kept all that lovely powder out. The vents worked great when things heated up too. I really like the sitka color with my black Arc'teryx jacket too. Great style and great performing gear as usual.