Features

Highlighted this in the intro already, but these bib trousers are at their best when they’re team up with the A-Cad FutureLight Jacket. The jacket-to-trouser integration here delivers the ultimate defensive coordination when dealing with the elements.

That reassuring, defensively-minded, nature is also on show in the reinforced edge guards, three-layer construction, Stretchvent gaiters and integrated crotch gusset. Shout out, on this note, to the AquaGuard zips that help to prevent the water coming in and messing with your happiness.

There’s a whole bunch of pockets here, to keep all the Practical Patricks happy,  and we like the feel of the adjustable suspenders – ideal for when you really want to optimise the fit. 

When the temperature goes up, you’ll be glad to know the A-Cad FutureLight Bib Trousers have knee-to-knee inner-leg vents and outer leg vents for added breathability.

The ‘Chimney Venting’ system here might bring to mind Dick Van Dyke saying “Oh, hello Mary Poppins” in a faux cockney accent, but it’s actually a pretty clever system set-up to let warm air travel all the way up from your boot and out into the mountain air.

The A-Cad FutureLight Bib Trousers come in two colourways. They are ‘British Khaki / Weathered Black’ and ‘Trellis Green / Weathered Black’.

Conclusion

£400 might seem like a hefty whack to spend on some ski trousers, especially if you’re fully set on combining this up with the equally not-cheap A-Cad jacket. That being said, if you are serious about freeriding in the backcountry there’s no point skimping on gear that won’t cut the mustard when you need it to. 

The FutureLight technology used here is as impressive as ever, and there really is a high quality feel to the whole set-up. These won’t be for everyone but if you love scoring fresh powder lines off the beaten track, like snowboarder Marion Haerty, we say treat yourself. 

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