my favorite for cold, continuous wet weather
This jacket is great. I use it ice climbing, touring, on the dirtbikes, at the resort, everything. Taped seams, so pretty much waterproof. I love it for skiing and i actually think the hood is better than on some arc'teryx ski jackets for helmets. This has been my primary ski jacket in horrendous conditions with out any problems at all. Great jacket. Could use a couple more internal pockets though. Has been very durable for several seasons-but no as durable as the mountain hardwear alchemy-but this jacket is more versatile.

best in its class
Great jacket. Really like pretty much everything about it, the fit, the styling. A bit expensive, but got it while on sale. Highly recommended.

Excellent Jacket, super bright color, just the way I like it
This jacket is awesome. I am 5'8" and medium fits me really well. Blocks wind like nothing else. I really like the copper color. 5 stars for another great piece from Arc'teryx.

Sweet piece of gear
Nice soft shell jacket that I use as my everyday jacket in and around NYC. I usually wear a short sleeve polo shirt, a thin fleece, and this jacket and am fine in temperatures down to 30 degrees or less. This is a soft shell jacket with minimal insulation so others who have complained about requiring layers with this jacket, keep in mind, that is the point of this jacket. it's a soft "shell". The windproof works great, I don't feel any wind flowing through the jacket and it can get quite windy where i live. Also, i'm 6 ft 185 lbs with a muscular build and the large fits me perfectly. The cut of the jacket is a little boxier and not as "athletic" as other acteryx jackets (i also have the Alpha SV), however, the additional room is nice to be able to throw additional layers underneath including a thick fleece. All in all, the fit is still nice. Once last thing is that this particular jacket is made in China and not Canada, however the craftsmanship still looks top notch but only time will tell.......