I was disappointed with the quality of this jacket as I have enjoyed other types of outdoor apparel from White Sierra. The liner is lovely, but fabric on the outer shell feels cheap and it picks up dust, flint and pet fur like crazy. It is super crinklythough that could change as it's worn or gets a washing.

The stitching on the outside is not the greatest. A few stitches looked popped. The velcro sleeves looked cheap. I'm not sure who could tighten it all the way, but the inner velcro shows through unless you have wrists the size of toothpicks. My wrists are tiny (I'm only 5'2" and fine-boned) and the sleeves closed but you could see loads of velcro underneath. I was also surprised that the YKK zippers seemed to slip. Usually YKK zippers are nice quality.

I'm surprised other reviewers here have used it as a ski jacket. It would only work well as one if you layered under it a lot or you were working out quite a bit (though I don't think it breaths enough for that). The final thing that made me decide to send it back was when I actually wore it out in the cold today. It was 38F and I noticed the jacket did not retain heat well at all. I had to head back into my house to put on My Columbia Mighty Lite (which is more of a fall/spring jacket but still did a better job), because I was so chilly.

It seems too much of a hassle to deal with keeping iteven at the sale price I paid. Back it goes!