Customer Reviews Columbia Alpine Action™ Omni-Heat™ Jacket

This is a beautiful jacket at a great price. The huge drawback for me was the chemical odor. If you are sensitive to chemicals and odors I do not recommend this jacket. The smell did not come out with a washing so I returned it - sadly and found another great jacket.

I work outdoors throughout the winters, so I needed a good coat to keep me warm and dry. I also do a LOT of manual labor while working so I tend to sweat under all of my layers. While winter is not here yet, it has been getting colder and this coat has kept me warm without sweating. Took a little while to figure out how to tighten the drawstrings on the hood, but I like how it cinches the inner layer while keeping the protective hood and overhand looser. I always tend to order a size up in winter stuff so I can layer underneath, but this one just fits like a normal coat would, so layering might be harder than usual. I recommend ordering a size up just in case.

Great warm winter jacket, just wish it came in more color options.

Ok for spring skiing. I needed something warmer. Very disappointed about having to pay shipping to return even that I purchased another jacket.

I asked for this for Christmas for a new Snowboarding Jacket. I like to snowboard in spring so the weight of this jacket will be perfect. I usually wear a small in Columbia jackets but the reviews said this jacket ran small, so I got a medium and it's perfect. (I'm 5'3/132lbs)... The features of this jacket are great for mountain sports (pocket for goggles/eyewear, zipper pockets etc)... I can't wait to wear it - it's so comfortable and will be great for active wear. I only rated the function a 4/5 b/c I have yet to wear it on the mountain but I anticipate it being perfect. I've worn it outside here at 30 degree temperatures and been warm so I think snowboarding in it with layers should be warm enough too.

Love this jacket so far, have not worn it in the snow yet but from the omni heat tech I can tell it will keep me warm. I ordered the red it is definitely not red it's more of a coral color. Overall loving my new jacket:)

Pro:my first ski trip at Colorado at keystone mountain. The jacket is prefect. It keep me dry any warm with three layer system clothes (base, middle layer and this jacket) high quality jacket. comfortable to wear, Con:one down side is that I have smith helmet (Gage version) the hood cannot really go over that helmet. I try to put the hood over the helmet,jacket became very uncomfortable to wear at that point, cannot zip up the jacket after the hood go over the helmet. Columbia need a bigger hood. conclusion : Columbia need to make a bigger hood to support the helmet in market better.

This jacket would be perfect if it was a little warmer, had vents and the skirt buttons were actually tight. Loose skirt buttons don't do much good when you're trying not to get snow in your pants. :(

Jacket was for my 10 year old daughter who,is normally a women's small but the medium fit nice will allow sweaters underneath. Not bulky but warm equals happy daughter and mom!

I am 5ft5in 130lbs. I returned the medium sized jacket. I was love with this jacket!! The body fit nicely, but the arms of the jacket was way too small, especially in the elbows. it was not a jacket you could layer. Im sure it will fit somebody, their sizing is a bit off. I am normally a size small.

I bought this jacket a few months ago and initially loved the jacket. I frequently buy products from Columbia and am typically very satisfied. Everything about this jacket seemed great: very warm, not too heavy, stylish, etc.. After only wearing the jacket about 10 days, the zipper broke and i'm no longer able to zip the jacket at all :(

This is a great jacket. Not intended for temps below 35*, unless you have room for a sweater or sweat jacket underneath. At first was a little stiff, but with use loosened up.

This is exactly what I was looking for, a little thicker than I expected, but it was actually perfect once I got used to it. My only mark down is the hand/thumb holes are a bit rough and not the most comfortable to wear if stretching out at all.

I ordered this for my daughter because she wanted a red jacket. The Ruby Red color is a dark pink. It is NOT red. Although it is great quality, I am returning it because it isn't what I thought I was ordering.

Coat runs a little small. I can still get a sweatshirt on underneath it but it's a little more snug than I would like. The coat has been very warm so far. Living in MN I wanted a warm coat. I got the ruby red color coat and it is more of a pink color. Not exactly want I was hoping for but it will work.

My daughter loves the coat, but it is a tad small in the chest area. She is only 13 with an average sized chest, but I would have liked the coat to be a tad bigger. If I would have ordered a size larger, I think it would have been huge.

Bought this Jacket to replace a jacket I had for 8 years, I am satisfied with my purchase. It keeps me warm, so far. We haven't had cold enough temps here to really test it out.

I tried on a Medium in a different style and it swallowed me, thus the reason for ordering the Small in this style. When I got it in, it fit with just a long sleeve t-shirt on. Now putting it on with the Women's PFG Harborside Fleeve vest, was a different story. The jacket was a little snug through the chest and abdomen area. I definitely love the style of this jacket and will be exchanging it for a medium!

Granted this is my first Columbia jacket, I am completely satisfied with my purchase. Extremely high quality. Only complaint would be breathe-ability. Could use air ventilation under arms.

I love Columbia coats. My current one I have had for a long time but it's too snug. Living in MN is cold, so I came back for a new coat. I took my measurements and saw the size I should be was between S & M. But with the fit being "slightly small" I went up to the M. Upon arrival, the M now fits the way my current XS fits... too snug to comfortably zip. I now have to ship it back and get a L!

Overall, this is a really good jacket. It's well made and is functional. I love the various pockets. I was hoping this would be a truer black but its like a black/grey textured color. The photo is pretty true to what it looks like. The wrist guards that keep snow from coming in the sleeve is good but there are times that I wish they could be removed. The hood is detachable but I always leave it on. The only thing I don't really like is the velcro closure in the front - it snugs and sticks to everything and all my clothing and I don't find it to necessary other than looking a bit more seamless. I do like how high the collar is and really gives you go protection against cold weather.

the jacket runs a little snug. tailored fit. it is made well and appears to be a nice jacket. I purchased a small based on recommendation 6-8 which is what I wear. however it is a tailored style so I had to send it back for a medium. I don't have it yet so I don't know how it will fit. but the quality of the jacket is nice.

I bought this jacket mainly for downhill skiing. The jacket fits me around but the arms are way too long. The fabric is pretty stiff and there are no zippers for venting when warm. I do like the amount of pockets. I would love to exchange this but it looks like you only can if it was never worn and still has tags. I had to wear it to realize that I did not like it.

Love the quality & warmth level. The flexibility in the upper arm / shoulder area is tight. Seems meant for a thin non-muscular physique.

While the size guide led me to believe I was purchasing the correct size when it arrived I could barely zip it and cross my arms in front of me. Sadly I am returning it.