Salomon

Moon Patrol GORE-TEX Jacket - Men's

High quality jacket - zipper is cumbersome

Bought this about a month ago for skiing in Tahoe. Fit what I was looking for in terms of style, features and price. Everything is fairly good, but the front main zipper can be challenging to zip up at times. It's a little finicky which is frustrating when you're also wearing a set of ski gloves.

The Tall Skier's Holy Grail

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

XL

Height:

6' 6"

Weight:

230

First, the fit: I'm 6'6" (198cm) and 230lbs (105kg), and I have spent my entire skiing life having to wear jackets either far too short or far too wide for my preference. Enter the Moon Patrol. I ordered in XL (my ideal t-shirt size is Large Tall), and it fits PERFECTLY. Plenty of room for broad shoulders, but the torso matches the contours of my body while leaving just enough room for layering. No more wearing a giant billowing marshmallow suit just to get my length! The back extends comfortably below my rear, and the sleeves are long enough to cover my entire wrist with my arms straight out. It seriously looks tailor-made. This jacket fits 10x better than other brands' tall sizes (Colum-something, Ober-something...), so if you're a fellow tall skier who has spent months worth of hours hunting the elusive jacket that will look correct on you, take my word for it: this is what you've been looking for. It even looks great on my 6'8" dad! Now, onto the construction: I can justify every penny of the price tag as I wear this thing. Every single aspect, from the wrist gaiters to the zippers, just screams quality. I almost sprang for the S/Lab Gore-Tex jacket and glad I didn't, because I cannot think of a single thing I would or could improve about this jacket. The material is durable and completely water- and windproof, and yet moves with your body effortlessly. The pockets are perfectly placed. The hood is spacious enough for my XL helmet yet collapses flat when down. To put it simply: I'm in love. 10/10, five stars, holy cow, what the heck. Buy one!

jacket that fita a big guy

i am 6 feet 4 inches and225 pounds the jacket fits great long enough to give me good coverage on my back i have large shoulders so went for 2 xl hate shells being tight lots of room to layer the storage and pockets are very roomy hood fits helmet great super jacket