Perfect shell, great fit, great colour, warm and breathable.
Mr Medium
Verified Purchase
2 years ago
Solid Jacket, Terrible Fit
I'm 5'8", 165 lbs and have a 40" chest. This jacket was way too big in all dimensions other than the waist (which fell below the top of my thighs and was oddly constrictive). Just a bad cut all around and definitely not the same "medium" as other Mountain Hardwear jackets. Probably should have been clued in by the 6'2" model in the photo also wearing a medium, which makes no sense. Other than fit, construction and design were excellent and I'm sure the jacket would serve well in the worst weather on the slopes.
Spencer
Verified Purchase
2 years ago
11/10 Jacket
Superb water proof protection. Lightweight, and awesome style.
Cgars
3 years ago
Great For Resort Or Touring
Great all round jacket
Pros:
- Gore-Tex. Everything I own is gore. And its the best for warmth/wind/breathability/dry
- 172lbs 6’ tall medium is perfect fit with 2 base layers, mid layer puffy under jacket. Perfect for cold Eastern days, and shed layers for western warmer winter touring
- Lower zip-hip pockets and upper chest pockets are spaced perfectly apart to accommodate waist strap-belt on avy pack
- lift ticket sleeve pocket
- durable fabric
- sleeve tapers well to wrist and when velcro strapped not to bulky to fit under a long high wristed powder glove or mit
- double zip on jacket main zipper is a benefit for opening up the bottom of the jacket to ride lifts due to long length of jacket
Cons
- bit too long, could be 1” shorter
- inside pockets could be wider for skins. They are too narrow to fit any touring skin for a 90mm or wider ski. But they do snuggly fit goggles, wallet. Definitely not gloves
- bit zips, not sure if it is the type of zipper used, but pit zips are not easy to get closed. They open ok, zipping closed feels like the zipper is going to rip the surrounding fabric
Conclusion: wider inside pockets depending on what they are used for. Shorter jacket length makes the jacket sit over hips and is a bit tight getting on and off lifts. The only reason could not give 5 stars
The extra length is great for pow if you wear pants rather than bibs.
I also own the Exposure 2 Pro jacket. Which is great for hiking, and milder early and late season ski tours. This jacket is better for December to February colder winter months.
Overall, happy with the purchase, integrate well with my Boundary Ridge bibs
Brit
Verified Purchase
3 years ago
Boundary Ridge Is Bomber
Very well made. Best functioning shell I have ever skied in!
Craig
Verified Purchase
4 years ago
Does The Job But Room For Improvement
Good GoreTex snow shell. Definitely keeps me dry and the wind out. It’s sized on the larger side. I’m 6’ and 190lbs with and athletic build and in between a medium and large. A medium fit with layers but the waist felt like I was going to break the bottom of the zipper ever time I sat down on a lift chair. The large fixed that but is obviously a looser fit.
Also, I had to exchange my jacket because the clip on the back of the powder skirt ripped a few holes through the back of my jacket. There are 3 parallel ridges on the back of the clip and those same 3 lines are what the rips looked like. I dremeled off those ridges on my replacement jacket.
A couple other improvements would be nice. The bottom of the front zipper keeps opening slightly. I wish there was a way to secure it down such as a snap at the bottom. Also, the internal mesh pockets could be a little larger. They barely fit my goggles. Lastly, an internal zippered pocket would be nice.
AJOkey
Verified Purchase
4 years ago
Well Thought Out Shell.
I've been shopping for an outer winter shell for some time. I was not able to find anything locally fit me (I'm 6'2" 245lb). I needed a shell that I could layer with several different under layers depending on the weather outside.The Boundary Ridge GTX ticked all my boxes and the XXL fit me perfectly. I don't feel restricted in my movements when out in the woods photographing or shoveling snow in the back yard. I feel that this jacket will hold up for years of use and abuse.
