For a cool $700, Helly Hansen offers a be-all, end-all performance ski jacket. Pillows of goose down inside make it unique. Our writer wore it for a long, cold winter test.

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Filling a niche between a wetsuit and a drysuit, the Barrier Pants from Season Five borrow fabric technology from the world of wintertime outerwear. Our editor tests the pants on an icy Oregon river during a series of surfski paddling sessions this month.

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Taking time off from the jungle and other far points of the globe, Bear Grylls, he of “Man vs. Wild” television fame, stars in a new advertising campaign for Dockers. He was photographed by celebrity lens-man Koto Bolofo in the "wilds" of Manhattan.

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Wear this big, puffy down jacket in "the wettest of conditions." That's the pitch from Brooks-Range, which is offering a treated water-resistant down in the to-be-released winter coat.

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The company backs off just short of saying "waterproof." But a new down-insulation treatment used in a line of to-be-released sleeping bags and jackets from Sierra Designs is billed as more "water safe" than anything on the market.

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Superlative warmth, hidden (integrated) mittens, a face shield, and a long, insulated body make the Stockholm Jacket from Loki LLC unique. Our writer gave the jacket a winter test last month in the woods and steep terrain in and around the mountain town of Bend, Ore.

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Remember Scott Schmidt and the early '90s? The famous proto-freeskier was known for his sick drops and a signature North Face ski suit, which the company still sells an iteration of in its revived Steep Tech line.

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A transparent shell fabric and dyed goose down create a unique look for Hi-Tec's 2012 Timaru jacket. New "Color-Tec" treatment increases loft of down as bonus, the company cites.

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Love it or not, Patagonia's recent "Don’t Buy This Jacket" campaign added a new voice to the holiday shopping conversation in one bold and opinionated move. Our contributor looks back on the ad's effects now two weeks out.

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For the third year, Vancouver-based Arc'teryx will give capes made of Gore-Tex fabric to the city's homeless. Called the Birds Nest Project, the annual charity leans on end-of-roll fabric remnants and Arc'teryx employees who volunteer their time.

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