Helly Hansen Odin Polar Down Jacket - Women's Lagoon, M

"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:""I brought the Odin Polar Down Jacket on a multi-day alpine route where the temperatures dropped hard every time we stopped moving, and it was exactly what I needed. The shoulder construction is a thoughtful detail that you don't notice until you've worn lesser jackets with a loaded pack and ended up with cold spots right where the straps sit. That problem doesn't exist here.""The higher you go and the colder it gets, the more a jacket like the Odin Polar Down Jacket from Helly Hansen justifies its place in the pack. Developed alongside professional climbers and hikers for exactly the kind of objectives where warmth is not optional, it brings 850 fill power down insulation to the places in the mountains where real cold lives. At that fill power, the down-to-weight ratio is exceptional, delivering serious insulation without loading up the pack or restricting movement on technical terrain. The shoulder construction addresses a problem that anyone who has worn a puffy under a loaded pack knows well: a plush down sheet across the shoulders eliminates the cold spots that form where pack straps press fabric flat and compress the insulation out of the way. An adjustable hood, two-way zipper, and waist cinch built into the hand pockets let you dial the fit tight against the wind at a belay station or open things up on a warmer approach. Responsible Down Standard certified insulation and Bluesign approved construction mean the jacket is built with the same care for the environment as it is for the mountains it was designed to handle."

Price: $367.50 from Backcountry