Choosing a ski jacket

[jaja111]

I have to put a plug in for Orage. I would NEVER buy one at retail as they are wicked $$$, but the one I got for $60 on steepandcheap has amazed me. It has everything you need plus some sort of radioactive fiber woven into the liner. I fail to understand how such a thin jacket can be so warm. The downsides though are its sized for skinny euro hipsters, designed for skinny euro hipsters, and I am a fat american. So if you're skinny, and see one on steepandcheap, its a good buy.

 

[thetrailboss]

EMS: even before I moved I had not visited one for several months. I just looked at their site, Nick, and am saying, WTF? :blink: Their line has really changed...not as much brand variety as before.

 

[Nick]

Yeah I went it and it was literally all EMS stuff. Nothing else. A couple Norht Face jackets (denali, etc.) but that's about it. I was pretty dissapointed.

 

[bigbog]

BasinSki (Kmart access road) was a ArcTeryX dealer in early 2000s(my last visit there)....so wasn't/is now The Tannery(Wilderness House)..Commonwealth Ave?, Boston. Used to stock quite a few sizes of several shells. I know the Beta ARs have a little fuller fit...but the new Alphas are interesting enough to take a look at as well...

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[Black Phantom]

BasinSki (Kmart access road) was a ArcTeryX dealer in early 2000s(my last visit there)....so wasn't/is now The Tannery(Wilderness House)..Commonwealth Ave?, Boston. Used to stock quite a few sizes of several shells. I know the Beta ARs have a little fuller fit...but the new Alphas are interesting enough to take a look at as well...

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Wilderness House is no more, unfortunately.

Basin (Rick Torrey land) still carries Arc'TeryX.

Imagine, walking into a ski shop and trying on jackets/coats? WTF is so hard about that?

Does Stranz not sell soft goods? Zimmerman's or Ken Jones in Nashitville?

Any "ski town"?

 

[Nick]

Was trying for something more local ....

 

[Philpug]

HERE are some reviews I put together on DNA jackets. Good stuff!

 

[Nick]

Went into Putnam's Ski and Snowboard Shop in Portsmouth, NH today on the way to Maine. Didn't really see anything I liked; they had Marker outfits and some Spyder but that was about it. None of the styles really impressed me.

I do have a tendancy to be a bit picky with clothes ... haha

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[thetrailboss]

Any luck Nick? Did you try LL Bean or Cabela's?

 

[〽❄❅]

...None of the styles really impressed me.
...have a tendancy to be a bit picky with clothes ... haha

yeah and if Polartec Neoshell lives up to the hype i'll guess we will all be in slimmer fitting stretch pants and jackets in a few years

 

[vdk03]

Stopped in the Mt Goat in Manchester today looking at jackets. After looking at the Arcteryx beta jacket I have to say I was not very impressed with it. It is just a shell but for the price tag I would expect something more. I did like the Mammut jackets that I looked at. The Alyeska model was really nice, all kinds of good features and it fit really nice. It is made with the new soft shell gore-tex (supposed to breathe really well). A little on the pricey side though ha $699. http://www.mammut.ch/images/Alyeska_JA_black_bild1.eps_Zoom.jpeg
The Ultimate Inuit jacket was pretty nice too and had a little more reasonable price tag, it had a little more insulation than I was looking for. The way that they are designed is nice, they just fit me well in the shoulders and torso (Im 6' 2'' and about 200lbs). Usually I have to order the tall, but their large fit me well. IMHO if you can afford a higher end jacket Mammut gets my vote.

 

[thetrailboss]

Climb High used to have a Mammut Outlet with good deals on Mammut stuff. I own one Mammut jacket, and it is a fleece pullover with the Alta Logo on it (from Alta). It was pricy, but it is warm and very nice.

 

[Black Phantom]

Did you get a jacket yet or what? Thanksgiving is next week.

 

[o3jeff]

I've seen girls pick coats out quicker!

 

[Black Phantom]

I've seen girls pick coats out quicker!

Hopefully she doesn't get too cold! Ski season will be over before you know it.8)

 

[billski]

I've seen girls pick coats out quicker!

Yeah but [insert sterotypical, sexist comment here] girls buy a new coat every year. Men [insert sterotypical, sexist comment here] keep theirs for at least 10 years :wink:

 

[Black Phantom]

Yeah but [insert sterotypical, sexist comment here] girls buy a new coat every year. Men [insert sterotypical, sexist comment here] keep theirs for at least 10 years :wink:

Speak for yourself. Got a great new hardshell last weekend. Bring on the weather.

 

[wa-loaf]

Speak for yourself. Got a great new hardshell last weekend. Bring on the weather.

Insulated Primo Jacket? Tried that last year. Had a weird fit.

 

[Black Phantom]

Insulated Primo Jacket? Tried that last year. Had a weird fit.

Primo Down. Base layer and go. :flag:

 

[kickstand]

Insulated Primo Jacket? Tried that last year. Had a weird fit.

+1

The collar on it came up around my eyeballs. I like to stay zipped all the way up, so that was a bit of a problem for me. Nice jacket, though, just not for me.