What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I put the AK Cyclic GORE-TEX 2L Jacket through a full storm cycle on a resort day with heavy, wet snow all afternoon, and it never let a drop through. When I hiked the ridge for a bootpack lap, the zip vents kept me from cooking, which made a huge difference on the way up."There's a specific kind of day, heavy snow falling sideways, temps hovering right at freezing, where most jackets start to fail somewhere around lap three. Burton's AK Cyclic GORE-TEX 2L Jacket doesn't, thanks to a GORE-TEX 2-layer build over a recycled nylon face fabric that's guaranteed to keep you dry no matter how long the storm sticks around. A regular fit leaves room for a heavier midlayer without ever feeling stiff across the shoulders. When the effort ramps up, whether that's a bootpack to a stash or a fast lap through the trees, zip vents let you dump heat before it turns into sweat under all that waterproofing. The StormForm Contour hood cinches down with an embedded Cohaesive system and adjusts for length, so it stays put over a helmet without swallowing your peripheral vision, and welded, sew-free elasticized sides at the hood opening keep wind from working its way in when conditions get rough.