Everyone knows that the best snow happens when the temperatures drop well into the uncomfortably cold range. The North Face Gatebreak Down Jacket is your ticket to the white room this season. The natural insulating qualities of goose down are legendary, and this lightweight, ultra-packable jacket lives up to that legend.
The Gatebreak jacket features a soft, breathable polyester shell with a durable water repellant (DWR) coating. Insulation duties are taken care of by lightweight, compressible 550-fill down insulation. The jacket features a fixed, adjustable hood, two zippered hand pockets, an internal media pocket, and a wrist accessory pocket with an included goggle wipe, and an internal goggle pocket to protect your eyewear. There's even an adjustable snap-down powder skirt with gripper elastic and an adjustable hem.
The North Face Men's Gatebreak Down Jacket.
Straightforward warmth and all-weather protection in this water resistant, DWR-treated powder skiing jacket with a fixed hood. Cold, schmold. Relaxed fit. Water resistant, breathable. Fixed insulated hood. Handwarmer zip pockets. Wrist accessory pocket with goggles cloth. Internal media-security pocket. Internal goggles pocket. Two-snap, adjustable, snap-down powder skirt with gripper elastic. Adjustable hem system. Fabric: shell: 82 g/m2 100% polyester shadow ripstop with DWR. insulation: 550 fill down. Length from center of back: 29". Weight: 790 g (27.87 oz).
Warm 550-fill down gets you beyond the mid-mountain lodge and straight to the top of the mountain when the temperatures drop. This insulated hooded jacket has new, relaxed fit for 2013 for freedom of movement when worn over heavyweight mid-layers. The durable ripstop exterior has a DWR (durable water repellent) finish to shed light snowfall. Use the snap-front elasticized powder skirt to seal out snow on epic powder days. An internal MP3 pocket and a designated pocket for your goggles helps organize accessories while keeping them accessible.
Insulation: | 600 fill-down |
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Lining fabric: | Embossed taffeta |
Shell fabric: | Ribstop nylon, bluesign approved, with variegated stripe and DWR |
Style:: | A9ZP |