
FW Women’s Manifest Tour 3-Layer Ski Jacket
Price: £450 / 500€ / $550
Diving headfirst into the crux of the matter, the FW Women’s Manifest Tour 3-Layer Jacket is everything that was good about last winter’s superb Manifest Tour 3-Layer but in a women-specific cut. Yes, that Dermizax EV fabric will deliver, within reason, when you need it to and the whole thing has been made to be backpack and harness friendly for those who want to get out and about in all manner of terrain and conditions. Practicality for the win.
It comes in a nice range of colours and has, according to the wordsmiths at FW at least, been “designed to move fluidly with the body to increase efficiency and comfort.”
Women who ski can wear this FW jacket and move forward through the mountains with confidence.
This product was selected for our Ski 100.
Read our FW Women’s Manifest Tour 3-Layer ski jacket review.

Haglofs Vassi Touring GTX Jacket
Price: £480 / 550€
It sounds obvious but when it comes to ski touring jackets many ski tourers crave something that will be genuinely lightweight, breathable, and protective all the same time. Many of the big ski brands out there understand this assignment, and move heaven and earth to make it a reality. Some, unfortunately, either do not ‘get it’ or just fail to deliver. The Vassi Touring GTX from Haglofs, we’re happy to report, very much serves up what we’ll dub here as simply ‘the dream’.
A lightweight fabric set-up in a looser freeride cut, this jacket represents an oh-so sumptuous fusion of out and out functionality with a fashion-conscious styling. It will, in other words, do the business for you in the backcountry but won’t make you look like a lycra-clad skimo nerd when you’re going large on the in-town après ski session.
No discussion of this top, top, ski jacket would be complete without shining a light on the use of Gore-Tex Active. It’s a waterproof technology that puts an emphasis on being both feathery light and highly breathable on its most fundamental level. You’ll be able to charge about the hill without turning into a sweaty mess thanks to its construction.
If you’re worried that by being lightweight, Gore-Tex Active will fall apart like toilet roll at the first sign of trouble – you needn’t worry. No, it’s not as a bombproof as those heavier jacket layers you’ve mistreated, bashed about, and left festering at the bottom of your backpack for years on end but the 30-denier face fabric on the outside of it means it will stand up well enough to scuffs and scrapes.
All things considered, the Haglofs Vassi Touring jacket carries all the features you need for big days in the mountains and nothing you don’t. It manages to be both minimalist and properly practical at the same time. It will help to keep you comfy, and won’t weigh you down, when you’re working hard on the skin track. It’s a fantastic ski jacket from a fantastic outdoor brand. We like it a lot.
This product was selected for our Ski 100.
Read our Haglofs Vassi Touring GTX Jacket review.

HEAD KORE Ski Jacket
Price: £500 / €550
HEAD were founded back in 1950 by the superbly-named aeronautical engineer Howard Head. Over the last 70 years, it’s fair to say the brand have accumulated a lot of experience in the art of making stuff. Whether it’s skis, tennis rackets, ski jackets, or something else, HEAD always approach things from a starting point which asks ‘how can we elevate this to the next level?’
The IAM (Intelligent Apparel Membrane) is the headline act on the HEAD KORE ski jacket. It came about after the development team at HEAD sportswear tested a bunch of existing membranes before coming to the conclusion that, actually, they could do it better. That might sound like big talk but when you’ve been in the pushing the design envelope game as long as the HEAD lot you tend not to worry much about whether you’ve actually got the cut-the-mustard know-how to deliver.
This product was selected for our Ski 100.
Read our HEAD KORE ski jacket review.

Montec Fawk Ski Jacket
Price: £171 / 200€ / $209
A good level of functionality, wrapped up in a trendy package, at a price that won’t force you take out a second mortgage on your home? Yes, there’s a lot to like about the Montec Fawk. It’s rocking 20k/20k on the waterproofing and breathability front, and has a layer of compact insulation to help matters when the temperature has dropped down well into the minuses.
Considering the ski jacket has a relatively low price point of £171, we’ve been particularly impressed by how durable and environmentally-friendly this product is. In places you’d have expected Montec to cut corners, they’ve actually gone the other way – solidifying those corner with a reassuring and well-intentioned approach.
Take Montec’s Shield-Tec fabric, for example. It’s got a 300,000+ Martindale test score (it’s a fabric rubbing thing), and brings some reassuring durability to the mix. On the inside of the ski jacket, the Dupont Sorona insulation is composed of 60% plant-based fibres and provides top-notch heat retention and regulation for optimum all-day comfort.
This jacket from Montec is an absolute bargain. Be sure to consider it.
This product was selected for our Ski 100.
Read our Montec Fawk Ski Jacket and Pants review.
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