Bought these pants recently to use for early Spring/late Fall hiking. They are exactly as described. I took them up Mt. Washington on a day with winds 40-70mph and they held off the wind extremely well. We were hiking in snow 99% of the way as well, and I stayed completely dry. The performance fit proves to be a nice, tight fit and still gave plenty of room to move around while still feeling comfortable. I'm 5'10" 165lbs and I got the 30 regular. The waist is a LITTLE tight, but is very doable. The length is perfect. As other reviews state, these are not completely waterproof, but they seem to come very close. They also breathe very well.

Overall good experience with these pants. I am 6'1" and generally wear 32x34 jeans; I have problems buying pants that I cannot choose the length as well as waist because they normally end up being too short. However, I bought the 32's in the Apex pants and the length is perfect. Plenty of room for a long underwear layer underneath too, also fit nicely over my ski boots and mountaineering boots.

I have used these for general cool weather trekking, spring backcountry skiing in the beartooths, and cold days on the lifts. I would say they are adequate for fall and spring conditions or high activity in colder winter situations, but if you are idle for long in extreme cold they are not enough. Not completely windproof or waterproof, so blowing blizzarding, or wet snows require a shell on the outside of these.