Men's St. Elias Jacket

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.

I got to know Beringia during a fun trip in Montana and I am so glad that it happened. Since then, Beringia became my number one partner in crime for my guiding job and leisure time too. Regarding St. Elias jacket and bibs, you understand immediately that you are into something when you first get it out from the package. Impeccably made, smart features, off the chart fabrics. The initial impression holds true when putting it to use. Look no further!

I purchased this jacket for my main resort skiing jacket and backcountry touring in mid winter. I prefer a more streamlined anorak shell for most touring use but this jacket is great when I want maximum protection. For resort use it's fantastic, with appropriate layering I've taken it up to the mid 40s and down below single digits. I have experienced zero wet through even in very wet maritime type snow storms when wearing a pack. The vent zips are so much better than the typically armpit ones and are very easy to do/undo singlehanded even when on a chairlift and much better and more useful when wearing a pack. I run these with the St. Elias bibs and the zippers on both match up really nicely. I am 5'11", 195 pounds, muscular/athletic build. I tried both the M and L. M was too trim fitting but good on body/sleeve length. L is more "freeride" fit but not baggy and works well with and without layers underneath. So far it has held up extremely well to a number of contacts with trees, etc. I look forward to many more seasons out of it!