Where the inner powder cuff at the ankle meets the fabric at the inside of the lower part of the pant is mesh fabric instead of solid fabric. This will allow powder to get inside the pant if you have to do any boot packing or hiking in powder snow. The design is absolutely bizarre for a ski pant. Unless you are only skiing on a warm corn snow day, these pants have a terrible design. The mesh above the ankles serves little purpose other than possible venting which is better achieved through the inside leg zippers.
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