Men's St. Elias Jacket

5'6" 150 lbs. medium fits perfectly for me with a slight loose fit.
hi vis yellow color is awesome; people comment and ask where jacket is from.
fabric is amazing - feels and moves like a very thin soft shell. I had the Northface futurelight, and this fabric feels even softer to touch, while much lighter and moveable. Best ski shell jacket material as far as I know. Bib is probably even better, as the chest/leg fabric combo keeps it super light and moveable, while extremely soft. It kept snow and rain out amazingly well, but have not tested in PNW type conditions (worn in Utah/Montana/Colorado/Northeast with dumping/freezing/light rain conditions).
I've read other reviews about zipper not working so well - I disagree, zipper works amazingly well; zips better than burton AK line, but maybe not as smooth as Northface summit series; but similar to arcteryx.
Only negative is the fabric is not as strong as goretex pro; I've went through some trees (heavy pine) and it has some small marks/slight abrasions. However, I've been patching it with goretex garment tape and its been taking on a cool look, so I enjoy that.
Also customer service is excellent. I hesitated for a season in grabbing the jacket/bib, and I regret not getting this earlier.

After 10 years of working for Patagonia, I was always stuck between 2 touring shells (Powslayer and Stormstride). Pow fit great, but was bulky and over featured. Storm was packable, but poor fit with short arms. This jacket gives the best of both - freeride fit, minimalist design and a great soft/comfy fabric. Total winner!

I heard about Beringia while skiing with John Falkiner a mountain guide in Switzerland. He was wearing the St Elias Jacket and Bib and recommended it as his favorite ski touring - backcountry set up. My 5 year old shell didnt have much breathability and no stretch. I m extremely impressed by the lightweight feeling and how the gear moves with my body while skinning and hiking up boot packs. I find one of the biggest differences is that I do not get cold since the jacket is breathable, which is a big difference from the fabrics of the past. The pockets and features are reduced but well designed. If I was only in-bounds skiing I might need another layer or burlier coat, since the northern rockies are a fairly cold region. If your hiking and skiing hard the ratio of warmth vs. breathable protection is perfect. This will be my go to set up for years to come. I look forward to seeing what this young brand develops next.

There's a lot to like about this jacket. It seems well made, but I siimply didn't like the hood cinching mechanism - it was too complicated and don't like visible strings to this extent - decided to return.

I am an experienced backcountry splitboarder who loves gear and is always looking for that new piece to add more warmth, comfort, and versatility. I decided to give this brand a try after meeting some of the Beringia team in Japan while touring around Hokkaido, we both had the same Japanese guide who was wearing the sister brand Teton Bros. I really like the materials and design of the jacket however there is something off with the zipper mechanism. I've never had a zipper on a piece of gear be as finicky, jam, stick and difficult to zip. This is obviously not ideal when its blowing hard on a 10,000 ft peak. Just yesterday the zipper completely failed while out on a tour on my St Elias shell and I need to return the jacket. I also purchased last seasons Bering Down Jacket. The Jacket is great however same thing, the zipper on this jacket jams all of the time also. Ive used many other brands over the years, Patagonia, Jones etc and never thought about the zippers.