Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. There’s a perpetual debate in the backcountry skiing crowd about ...

The best layer you can pack, for really any adventure, is a hardshell jacket. There are expectations, of course, but really only for those who live on the equator. A hardshell is a durable, waterproof ...

The GORE-TEX Pro variant used in this hardshell is made with Most Rugged tech, a textile that was a collaboration between the teams at Arc’teryx and GORE, and one that touts extreme durability. A 40D ...

The Rapha Classic Winter Jacket has always been GQ’s go-to jacket for winter weather riding. While other jackets forced you to pick between “hardshell” or “softshell” jacket (broadly speaking: ...

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Wes Siler is your guide to leading a more exciting life in the great outdoors. As Outside’s outdoor lifestyle columnist, he writes about the intersections of science, news, politics, gear, vehicles ...

Will 2011 mark the rebirth of the waterproof-breathable hardshell jacket? A slew of recent news points to significant effort to upgrade the category, which has long been lacking on the “breathability” ...

Gore Wear has launched two new mountain bike jackets, “fit for puddles, splashes and mud spray”. New to the Gore Wear collection for 2019, the Gore C5 Gore-Tex Infinium hybrid hooded jacket is a ...

Rapha says its new Pro Team Lightweight Gore-Tex Jacket is its lightest ever rain jacket, but this might not be as light as one older jacket from the cycling clothing brand. In a size medium, the ...

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