Mountain Hardwear

Boundary Ridge GORE-TEX Jacket - Women's

Better for hourglass figure wider hips

Familiarity:

I returned this product before using it

Size Bought:

m

Height:

5' 8"

Weight:

140

The fabric quality & color was great, but this jack is made for a more hourglass figure. I am an athletic build at 5'8" 140 lbs and the jacket felt much to wide at the hips where it flared out. I was disappointed as this was one of the few I tried that the chest and shoulder fits while still having long enough sleeves. Otherwise it would have been a perfect backcountry shell with all the features I was looking for.

Solid weather protection; too stiff

The solid shell will definitely keep the snow and rain out. But, it’s too rigid for me. Even without an insulating layer on under it, the movement of my arms was too restricted. The sleeves were also about 2-3 inches too long (5’4”: Med) which bunched up even more of the stiff fabric.

Kept me Dry on Kili

Bought this for Kilimanjaro; was the only one of 15 of us that didn’t get soaked through. Kept me happy and dry after 3 days of nonstop rain and snow. This is my second MH goretex and I can’t go back ☺️

Gorgeous colour and plenty of pockets

Sized well with room for layers! Heading to Ireland

Great shell for high-activity in stormy weather

Tested it out cross-country skiing in some snow and rain around Lassen. Stayed totally dry without overheating on the uphill and kept warm on the way back down. Love the boxy cut! I'm usually XS-S and went with a S to leave extra room for layers. Pretty darn light, not too crunchy, all the pockets are nice, top of the collar is soft against the chin, I like the length of the sleeves/torso, and the color is gorgeous in person. Overall I definitely recommend this shell and I can't wait to take it out on more adventures!

High quality jacket

Jacket is good just little bit longer than normal jacket.

Huge

I typically order a bigger size for layer but after readying the reviews I ordered a small instead of a medium. It was still huge I should have ordered and XS. I felt like I was swimming in it. It's also super long which would be good for ski pants but I wear a bib so it was too much. 5'5 125 a true 4 typically wear a small and size up to a medium for extra layers. Needed an xs

Fit's my freak arms!

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

XL

Height:

5' 11"

Weight:

165

So I got this because I saw a 1 star review saying the sleeves are for people with freakish long arms. I was sold, I have freak arms! And yeah it's worked well for me. I've toured in it, resort skied, and used it for paragliding. Keeps water & wind out really well. Fit's my tall butt really well witch is rare for most brands. Only down side I would say is it's a bit pricey for what you get but that is almost everything right now so I don't hold it against it.

Was not happy with fit

I bout a size M in women's, and everything fit except for the chest/sleeve area. I have a broad chest and bought this for ice climbing & skiing, well when I went to raise my arms I felt very very constricted & it was tight around my arms & chest. I ordered up to a L and its honestly so lofty it lets in so much cold air...but at least the chest & arms fit better. Unfortunately I wore this skiing one time which voids the option to return. So now I am going to have to either sell this one & buy a mens, or just layer up better. It was advertised as "minimal layering" but now that I had to buy such a big size, I'm going to have to wear more layers underneath.

Great fit, SO lightweight. Truly a shell, which is exactly what I wanted. Wish the snow skirt was removable as it kinda gets bunched up, and I wear bibs, so don't really need the snowskirt. But what an amazing color. So pleased/

Wonderful color, fit, and shell. Great Lightweight layer.