Customer Reviews The North Face Alta Vista Jacket

The hood is designed to cover a baseball cap. If you don't wear one or you don't wear any hat with it the hood will go down to your nose. No one a The North Face warned me about this huge, oversized hood when I bought it during the summer. I recently wore it for the first time and the hood is so large it is useless. I went to bring it back and since it we over 60 days they were not very helpful. This is a bad design. I called The North Face and they asked me so send it back to them to see if they might help me out.

I'm looking for a replacement of an old North Face rain jacket that was very well designed and lasted several years. I hike, backpack, ride bike and wear whenever I'm out. The hood is oversized with only an adjustment around the opening. Without the adjustment for size the hood will catch wind and blow loose. Pull the adjustment strings and the hood closes over the eyes. Not safe to wear. Also, the zipper is exposed with the rain flap inside the coat.

Tested the jacket on a short walk in light rain. Hood is ill fitting like other reviews stated. My shoulders & upper back were wet. Experienced water intrusion on the front zipper too.

Average rain jacket will fail in heavy rain

I usually wear medium or large. I ordered a medium size based on sizing chart, It is way too loose in the back and sides and also sleeves are slightly long( I am 5'10) This is a great windproof and waterproof jacket but it works for light cold weather. It is not full on winter jacket.

This hood is not adjustable in the back which basically makes it worthless to hike in the rain. Buy a 2-way adjustable hood jacket.

Too large. Could not get hood to stay on and out of my eyes. Awaiting return permission.