I am 5.9 and 225. Normally wear a 46 jacket. The xl was too big so I exchanged for a large the size is perfect. Love the hood and powder skirt. Lots of convenient pockets
This jacket is comfy, very warm, lightweight, and stylish. Unfortunately the external zipper pockets can get extremely stuck on regular basis (perhaps an excess of material inside the pocket) and you have no chance at getting them open until your hands are warm. This jacket also is not as water proof as other Gore-Tex (but I love that its eco frien... Read Moredly) and will get a bit wet on a rainy day.
Love this jacket. It fits large but perfect as a shell. I normally buy a size larger for my shell but luckily I went to try this on. It has all the pockets and feature you want and looks great. My one complaint is that the pocket zipper snags from time to time.
Bought to replace an aging, heavier 2-layer Gore-Tex shell for skiing in the Sierra Nevadas. The lighter-weight fabric and large pit zips are great for the warmer spring-like days and even touring but I do find that I have to layer a bit heavier on the colder/stormier days.
Has all the pockets you would expect from a ski jacket, but the outer ches... Read Moret pocket is too small for a modern phone like a Pixel 6a, and there's no headphone cable routing hole! The welting makes it hard to unzip and makes access cumbersome.
The sleeve cuffs slip off when strapping them down over gloves, forcing me to find a pair of gauntlet gloves to tuck them under instead. Might be remedied if the sleeves were a bit longer or had some sort of higher-friction material on the inner cuffs to prevent slipping.
Lastly, the rubbery anti-slip layer on the powder skirt works well but has started delaminating from the fabric after only a few ski days... It's disappointing to me that a Patagonia jacket would have all these issues on a newer design.
Thank you for this review, Lorenzo; we appreciate this detailed feedback! We're sorry this jacket isn't working better for you, and the delamination you're seeing is a warranty issue. Please feel free to reach out to our Customer Service Team about returning it, or you can [return](https://www.patagonia.com/returns.html) it through our website if you wish.
February 24, 2023
Dry and comfy
Love it. Super dry and has some warmth on its own but I layer it with nano air for a perfect midlayer.
This is my primary alpine ski jacket. Great protection from wind. Hood is perfect over a ski helmet and maintains solid peripheral vision while skiing on those windy days. Do need to accommodate for the additional liner and soft insulation in chest. It is warmer than a pure shell. Not a negative, just something to take into account. Soft liner in p... Read Moreockets are nice touch, very cozy.
This is a new jacket, so I have yet to really test it in the field. I did wear it on a short hike on a nasty northeast day with high winds and spitting rain, temp 40 degrees. Bulletproof! Completely cut off the wind. Very comfortable. Looking forward to an extended test.
Home Run Patagonia.
The Storm Shift is amazing. Goretex but soft, stretchy, comfortable. Bomb proof weather protection. Nailed all the important features you would want to have on the ideal ski shell. Nice bonus is it's warmer than expected with the little bit of lining inside. And I love the extra touch of the black with the gray/ smolder blu... Read Moree. That is a nice color accent and is quite a slimming look too. Length is spot on. Love this thing
I just used the jacket for the first time in Yosemite treking around during a rain/sleet storm. Kept me ultra dry and warming that it would appear - seems like more of a shell with little insulation. The only drawback, the hood is built for pulling over a helmet, so had to wear a hat to keep it from slipping too far over my head. Maybe a tightener ... Read Morecould be built into it in the future.
I'm loving this jacket so far. Haven't had a chance to test new goretex but warmth and comfort are top knotch. It feels much more like a polyester jacket than a hard shell and it is pleasantly quiet and soft. Only complaint is that it stains easy.
It seems like a fantastic jacket. I haven't had any days on the hill yet but the jacket fits well, and as always is well made. It's Gore-Tex so I'm not worried about its performance.