I stood above Jason Hummel, perched high on Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s Headwall. I looked down the steep face of the mountain, waiting for my signal to drop in. A cold gust of wind blasted me as Hummel fiddled with his camera, changing the lens. I could feel the force of the wind, but I couldn’t feel the chill it carried. The new Patagonia Men’s Untracked Bibs I was wearing felt impenetrable.
Or at least, the bibs felt windproof enough to hold the cold at bay, while I waited for our photographer to look up and stick his thumb in the air.
Shells can be hit or miss when it comes to maintaining your warmth on the slopes. It usually becomes a game of layering adequately — which, to be fair, is how you’re supposed to use shell outerwear. But with the Patagonia Untracked Bibs, I can wear my CEP socks and ¾ tights under and not worry about getting chilled. And if I get hot, I simply open the generous side zips and dump my heat.
I had only worn the bibs for a few hours at that point, and I had no idea how they were going to grow on me over the next several weeks.
Below, I saw Jason wave at me. “Dropping!” I shouted, pointing my ski tips down, feeling gravity’s pull and slashing into my first turn. Powder rushed up against the bibs, flowing off of them like water. I skied toward Hummel, timing my turns, trying to position myself so he could get a halfway decent shot — and likely completely missing my mark.
In short: The Patagonia Men’s Untracked Bibs ($649) are bombproof. They laugh at biting winds that would have easily pierced some of the other bibs and pants I wear in the resort. Their pockets are adequate. They fit well, look good, and live up to the Patagonia brand standard of quality. Perhaps best of all, this is the first-ever winter sports bib made with an eco-friendly GORE-TEX ePE membrane, which won an 2022 ISPO award.
Read the full GearJunkie Men’s Ski Bibs guide.
- Weight: 650 g
- Size options: XS-XL
- Fit (relaxed, athletic): Regular
- Insulation (and what type): Shell
- Shell: 3-layer GORE-TEX EPE (PFC-free) construction (fabric, membrane, DWR)
- Type of zippers: YKK
Pros
- Bombproof
- Warm for a shell
- Very wind- and waterproof
- Well-ventilated
Cons
- Heavy
- Not extremely breathable

Patagonia Men’s Untracked Bibs Review

Function: Weatherproofness

Pockets and Belt Loops
Durability

Fit

Eco-Friendly GORE-TEX
