What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I have put the Beast 3L Jacket through full backcountry days in serious storm conditions and it is the most breathable waterproof jacket I have ever worn on a skin track. The 2XL chest vent pockets are the feature that makes this jacket different from everything else at this level, they dump an enormous amount of heat on the climb and double as the perfect place to store splitboard skins so they stay warm and tacky for the descent."The skin track is steep, the pack is loaded, and the storm has been going for two days straight. This is exactly the environment the Airblaster Beast 3L Jacket was built for, a backcountry-first shell that takes 30,000mm waterproofing and 20,000g/m^2 breathability seriously and delivers both through the full arc of a hard day in the mountains, from the cold pre-dawn approach to the last powder turn of the descent. Airblaster constructed the Beast 3L around their Eco-Vortex 3-layer laminate using a fully recycled outer shell, fully seam taped throughout and finished with a PFC-free Rudolph Biofinish Eco-DWR treatment that sheds snow and moisture without environmental compromise. The defining feature of this jacket is the 2XL mesh-lined venting chest pockets, oversized by design to maximize airflow on sustained uphill efforts and sized specifically to store splitboard skins so they stay warm and ready for the transition. A YKK Aquaguard(R) waterproof center front zipper seals the most vulnerable point of the shell, the 3-way adjustable hood with laminated brim locks down over a helmet fast in changing conditions, and zippered underarm vents provide a secondary ventilation option on less demanding sections of the approach. Adjustable hook-and-loop cuff closures with elastic thumb loops seal the sleeve end against wind and spindrift, and a removable powder skirt in 100% solution-dyed taffeta seals the hem on the deepest descents of the season.