Columbia

Arctic Crest™ Down Hooded Jacket

Men's

Cool

I bought this jacket size XL in February 2025, and it fits great. I stand 6' and 226 pounds, and it is very light in weight and comfortable. As far as warmth, I haven't had the chance to take it to Mt. Charleston to give it a rating. However, I will be going there this weekend when the lows are in the 20's. I will give an update upon my return.

This is really a nice jacket, so I hate to ding it 2 stars. However, I rated it only 3 stars because I believe it is mislabeled as the warmest jacket when it should have been labeled as warmer, and touting it as 800 down is very misleading, given the thinness of the down in the jacket. Although there is 800 down in the jacket, there just isn't enough of it to place this jacket in the warmest category. It doesn't seem like a true puffer jacket. Stated another way, this jacket alone will keep you warm in mid 30 degree sunny with no wind weather. When the sun goes down, the wind goes up, or you go in the shade, you will be cold. So, you definitely need another layer under this jacket for really cold weather. Nevertheless, it's a nice jacket so I decided to keep it and wear a hoodie under it on colder days.

When i recieved this jacket my first judgement is, its too light and thin to hold up in cold weather and im thinking about returning it. But thats not the case when i wear it. Im surprised about its performance I cant explain how this thin jacket is holding up below 20f weather. Its light and packable and warm at the same time. Im satisfied with this jacket

the jacket is not white, a very thin layer, the fluff shines through and the jacket looks dirty, especially everything shines through at the seams, in some places there is no filling at all