Looking forward to winter 2022-23, core consumers continue to put a premium on high-performance, technical outerwear. Three-layer, breathable and waterproof shells still reign supreme in the minds of our FREESKIER audience and layering is a key component to a comfortable day outdoors. Along with highly breathable, waterproof, performance-minded apparel, sustainability is a trend that is also gaining more momentum: Brands and consumers, alike, are willing to shell out a bit more money to create and purchase products they believe are friendlier to the environment. Here, we’ve rounded up the best new outerwear, midlayers and baselayers going on sale next year.
OUTERWEAR
Arc’teryx
Rush Insulated Jacket: Responding to the needs of the touring community, Arc’teryx designers tasked themselves to produce a durable and wearable outer layer that stands up to cold temperatures, changing elements and multiple days of adventures in the backcountry—the Rush Insulated Jacket does just that. Available in men’s and women’s styles.
Arc’teryx
Rush Bib Pant: Designed for backcountry skiers and snowboarders searching for the perfect outer layer pant that stands up to the elements. This Fall, Arc’teryx introduces the Rush Bib pant, a technical GORE-TEX pant designed to meet the ever-changing demands of the backcountry. A foundational piece for any backcountry kit. Available in men’s and women’s.
Armada
Salisbury Anorak: Modern style and versatile performance meet with the Salisbury Anorak. Taking inspiration from the Furtherance and your favorite retro sportswear, this pullover shell delivers 10K/10K protection and breathability with a 2L Nylon Full Dull Ripstop fabric that’s both tough and supple. Articulated fit through the sleeves provide increased mobility, a center chest pocket takes care of storage, and a right-side zip ensures easy on-off functionality.
Armada
Rosalie Anorak: The Rosalie Insulated Anorak is a versatile 2L that puts a new, color blocked spin on the design cues of the classic pullover. With an ultra-durable, throwback inspired Nylon Full Dull Ripstop fabric, you can depend on 10K/10K protection that will stand up to season after season of abuse. Zipped center front and handwarmer pockets keep your belongings secure while Lycra wrist gaiters and a four-way stretch powder skirt keep the elements on the outside where the belong.
Black Crows
women’s ora xpore jacket & pant: Here it is, the style of the Ora Xpore for men, all in big mountain efficiency, but with a feminine cut. The jacket uses the same components (Xpore membrane, particularly effective in regulating the heat of the effort and the cold of the outside) with the same colours as the COR, for a “waistcoat” style effect that remains here at the level of the concept colour blocks. Pre-curved in the back, it is a jacket that brings freshness of style and efficiency of construction, for those who ski fat and all in elegant sobriety and pure efficiency.
Black Crows
men’s ora section jacket and pant: This tailcoat parka is based on the iconic blackcrows technical textile style. Designed for high mountain and all terrain skiing, this highly technical jacket is made with our new ultra waterproof and breathable Xpore membrane. This model is a combination of style, subtlety and high performance. The sober two-tone exterior contrasts with the bright interiors featuring multiple 2022 herringbone stripes. Pants designed to accompany the iconic ORA Xpore jacket, these overalls are made of our new Xpore membrane. Combining freedom of movement and ergonomics, it is dedicated to both mountain and cross-country skiing. The sober two-tone exterior contrasts with the bright interiors featuring multiple 2022 herringbone stripes.
Black Diamond
Recon Stretch Insulated Shell & Recon Stretch Insulated Pants: Built to provide extra warmth on lift days or sub-zero backcountry tours, the Recon Stretch Insulation Shell utilizes zoned insulation to trap body heat in key areas while remaining breathable on panels prone to overheating. The shell’s durable four-way stretch fabric is combined with Black Diamond’s waterproof/breathable solution, BD.dry, to deliver a jacket ready for both in and out-of-bounds missions. With one chest pocket to hold essentials and two mesh internal drop pockets for skins or extra layers, the Recon features ample storage, while the jacket’s removable powder skirt adds versatility for variable conditions. The Recon also has pit zip vents for easy temperature regulation on the skin-track, a waterproof front zipper and a ski-helmet compatible hood for added protection on storm days.
Recon Stretch LT: A lightweight, durable workhorse shell, the Recon Stretch LT Shell features three layers of dependable protection for those in search of pow on either side of the rope. Slightly slimmed down from the Recon Stretch shell, the Recon LT Shell combines our BD.dry waterproof/breathable solution with a lightweight ripstop fabric for a best-in-class combo of durability, protection and minimal weight. Minimal in features, Black Diamond kept the Recon LT lean and mean, with two pack-compatible hand pockets roomy enough for essentials like gloves, beanie or a headlamp. A snow helmet compatible hood finishes the style with added protection when heading into the storm.
Dakine
Sender Jacket: Let’s not bury the lead here, unlike most waterproof textiles, it’s built to be recyclable with Dakine’s RE-PSYCH’D technology, putting sustainability at the forefront of its development on the Sender. From earning turns to massive hucks, the Sender Stretch 3L kit will be your go-to. This recycled 3L 4-way stretch material checks all the boxes. Available in men’s and women’s styles.
Flylow
Dante Jacket: For resort skiers and backcountry skiers who want a touch more insulation, Flylow’s Dante jacket is the ideal choice for winter 2021-22. With strategically placed, interior body-mapped fleece and flannel, this shell provides a touch more warmth in the arms, where you need it most. Designed by the Tahoe-based outerwear with piste-focused skiers in mind the Dante features Flylow’s quintessential, boxier freeride fit, for style-minded skiers who don’t want to compromise function.
Flylow
Sarah Anorak: The beauty of the Sarah Anorak is its generous side zipper, which serves as both an underarm vent when temperatures heat up and as a quick-release zip to get the shell over your head, even with a helmet on. This jacket has the cozy style of a pullover hoodie you can actually ski in.
Eddie Bauer
Flyline Kit: An insulated waterproof/breathable jacket and pant combo, built to withstand the worst mountain conditions. Designed with athlete Trevor Kennison to maximize sit ski performance and comfort.
Kari Traa
Ragnhild Down Jacket & Agnes Pant: A breathable water repellant jacket with a sporty look and super warm 80/20 down. The padded hood and upper section keep out the cold. The fit is made for movers ane keeps snow from sneaking in. These versatile ski pants work for any wardrobe, with top of the line waterproofness and breathability and a classic, sporty fit.
Mountain Hardwear
Women’s Powder Quest Jacket: Built for the deep, cold days in the heart of winter that we live for, the Powder Quest Jacket provides waterproof protection and dynamic stretch insulation for those perpetually in search of the goods. The jacket’s feature-rich design is ideal for in-bounds shredding but fully capable of quick stash raids into the sidecountry.
Norrøna
Lyngen Gore-Tex Active Jacket: Lightest shell jacket in Norrøna’s ski touring assortment, designed as a piece you can keep on all day when transitions need to be fast. Designed in collaboration with brand ambassador Asbjørn,
MADE
Custom Apparel: Outdoor apparel brands traditionally use a mix of sizing information to develop sizing that is “close enough” for their target market. The founders of MADE believe that every user deserves a kit that is custom made to fit their body, resulting in the best performance in the mountains. MADE is a true Made-to-Measure experience for outdoor apparel. Every piece is hand-made under strict quality control to provide you with the ideal fit.
Rab
Khroma Kinetic Jacket: The softest hardshell refined for ski mountaineering. Waterproof and breathable, this packable, lightweight Proflex shell has deep pockets for skins and a ski helmet compatible hood. Strategically positioned through vents offer uphill comfort.
Rab
Mythic Ultra Jacket: Extraordinary warmth for minimum weight, this Pertex Quantum down jacket is a game changer for alpinists. Combining TILT—Thermo Ionic Lining Technology—with 900FP down and offset baffle construction, it’s Rab’s warmest lightweight down jacket yet, the product of extensive Research & Development.
SCOTT
Men’s & Women’s Line Chaser GTX: Crafted to support athletes and freeriders on their biggest adventures, lines, drops or summits, the Line Chaser GTX 3L jacket is extremely waterproof, robust and with an articulated fit – a reliable piece when you’re deep in the mountains and conditions are changeable. Technical features such as the fixed, helmet-compatible hood, pack-friendly, fully taped seams and GORE-TEX membrane make it comfortable and give you the ultimate freedom of movement on your steepest line.
Strafe
Nomad Jacket: The NOMAD JACKET, a Strafe classic, returns with a full feature set, updated fabric, and a proven relaxed and freeride-focused fit. The new eVent DVflex material features a 100% nylon face, which is more durable and more waterproof, making this air-permeable, 3L shell ready for busy days in the mountains and the backcountry. An award-winning shell jacket and kit of choice for our world champ George Rodney, the Nomad will be the most reliable piece in your closet.
Willow Half Bib: Brand new for 22/23, the Willow Half Bib is a beautiful shell pant that marries all-mountain performance and style. Featuring Strafe’s proprietary Recon Elite 3L fabric, with four-way stretch, more durability, and increased weather protection, plus a more fitted cut, we absolutely love this new pant.
MIDLAYERS
Arc’teryx
Cerium Hoody: For Fall 2022 Arc’teryx introduces the redesigned Cerium Hoody. Building off the learnings from the Agrium Hoody, this is now the brand’s most sustainable midlayer ready to deliver warmth for all your outdoor adventures. Available in men’s and women’s styles.
Armada
Odus Fleece Shirt: The Odus melds on and off hill style in a fully functional package. Take your favorite fleece, a trusty flannel, and mix. Made from super cozy 100% polyester vintage fleece and featuring full-zip closure, DWR coated ripstop panels and snap chest pockets, this shirt keeps you feeling warm and looking fresh when the snow starts falling.
Klatch Fleece Pant: 100 percent polyester vintage fleece fabric, internal leg gussets and an internal waistband belt with double bar tension lock give the Klatch Pant extreme comfort. Performance and secure storage come courtesy of dual handwarmer pockets, a zip rear pocket and an abrasion resistant ripstop zipper thigh pocket. Whether worn while relaxing in comfort or under 3L bibs for a long-haul backcountry snowmobile trip, the Klatch has your back.
Black Crows
women freebird polartec jacket: Ultra light fleece jacket made for the most intense climbs and general ski touring. The wool freebird is made of a Polartec/ Pertex blend that combines warmth, thermoregulation and lightness. It is the comfort of Polartec in a technicality that touches another dimension.
men ora polartec pro jacket: a comfortable and technical partner for winter skiing, this Polartec Thermal Pro fleece jacket is knitted from recycled polyester. A truly technical, ergonomic, warm and elegant piece.
Black Diamond
Coefficient LT Hybrid Hoody: The perfect layer for high output activities, from alpine approaches, backcountry tours or mountain runs that require added protection, the Coefficient LT Hybrid Hoody is a stretchier, lighter version of our popular Coefficient fleece with added insulation. The Primaloft insulated, breathable, woven front panel provides warmth against the elements while the Polartec Power Grid fleece with a gridded interior increases wicking performance and adds breathability. A zippered chest pocket stores your phone or other essentials, while maintaining a minimal profile that is slim cut for ease of layering.
Dakine
Cruiser Puffy: Need a layering piece that is built for skiing and you can feel good using around town? The Cruiser Puffy is right up your alley. It’s made from recycled materials, warm and lightweight.
Dakine
Ridemore Sherpa Fleece: If you’re stopping for breakfast on the way to the hill or dinner on the way home, having the Ridemore Sherpa Fleece can stay on for the whole day. Stay warm all day in this fleece made with quality recycled materials.
Flylow
Mullet Jogger: Sunday morning coffee? Yep, the Mullet Jogger has that scene totally covered. Cold day on the ski hill? Sure, you can layer with these stretchy fleece pants for extra insulation. And they’re coated in a PFC-free Durable Water Repellent, making them technical enough to spend a day outside.
Kari Traa
Rothe Midlayer Vest: Adding to the brand’s best-selling midlayer fleece, the Rothe vest is an insulated fleece option perfect for sporting on the slopes or around town
Mons Royale
Decade Pullover & Decade Pant: Decade will keep you covered in all seasons. Versatile warmth that is just as comfortable after a long day up the mountain as it is in airports and rolling through town. Merino Fleece is durable and keeps you super warm, DWR recycled ripstop panels add extra protection where needed and zipped pockets will keep your bits and pieces secure while you’re on the move.
Mountain Hardwear
Ghost Whisperer Snap Jacket: Mountain Hardwear’s most technical ultralight insulation package with a snap-front jacket design that ditches the zipper hassle on windy ridge lines and backcountry transitions, the Ghost Whisperer Snap Jacket provides highly packable warmth from the skin track to the tailgate. Available in men’s (left) and women’s (right) styles.
Norrøna
Lofoten Thermal Pro Hood: Specialized midlayer for snowsports, body mapped to keep the core warm without overheating when you’re active. Features—semi fitted hood that goes under the ski helmet; collar in a more thermal material, top of hood made in a thinner fabric; off-set half zip, to avoid bulk at chin; one stretchable chest pocket with one interior phone mesh pocket; one kangaroo pocket; goes great inside pants or under bib due to the design and material positions. Available in men’s and women’s styles.
Strafe
Alpha Shirt Jacket: Disguised in a classic overshirt style, the new Alpha Shirt Jacket is a really high-performance mid-layer. Offering the unique combination of lightweight, breathable Polartec Alpha insulation and our stretchy, weather resistant Recon AIR fabric, this shirt jacket is a comfortable mid- or outer-layer through a wide range of mountain conditions and everyday business or leisure.
Strafe
Ms & Ws Alpha Insulator Short/Pant: New for 22/23, we’re finally bringing the premier active insulation, the lightweight, quick-drying, and breathable Polartec Alpha, to your knees, legs, and butts. Built for cold days, with a full-length side-zip for easy removal or layering and built-in stretch for movement, the Alpha Short/Pant is a clutch piece for long days sled skiing, frigid resort days, or kicking back at a backcountry hut.
BASELAYERS
Arc’teryx
Rho Wool LS Crew: Made from Responsible WoolStandard (RWS) certified Merino, it naturally regulates thermal comfort, resists odors and static, and feels comfortable next to your skin. The fit keeps the wool close to your body for maximum effectiveness, elastane fibers add stretch and hold the fit, and articulated patterning gives you freedom to move.
Armada
Contra + Haven Baselayer Top & Bottom: The Contra and Haven Baselayer Tops are a practical, economical baselayer that don’t skimp on high-end features. The polyester and elastane fabric has four-way stretch, chafe-free flat seams and UPF 50+ sun protection, meaning it covers all your bases for skiing in the resort and beyond.
Black Crows
merino blend short sleeve: Short-sleeved T-shirt in 87% merino wool, a true partner for big mountain or for all terrain. Part of the blackcrows skier’s panoply. Yarn tech with polyamide spun around the wool for durability.
merino blend hoodie: Long sleeved t-shirt with knit hood. It is an essential partner for skiing in the mountains. Part of the blackcrows skier’s panoply. Yarn tech with the polyamide spun around the wool for durability.
Black Diamond
Coefficient LT Crew and bottom: The ideal baselayer for high output activities, from alpine approaches, backcountry tours or mountain runs that require added protection, the Coefficient LT Crew is a stretchier, lighter version of Black Diamond’s popular Coefficient fleece. Polartec Power Grid fleece with a gridded interior increases wicking performance and adds breathability.
Coefficient LT Quarter Zip: A lightweight version of our Coefficient fleece in a quarter-zip style, the Coefficient LT Quarter Zip Pro is a performance midlayer built for high output activities. Featuring Polartec Power Grid fleece with a gridded interior for increased wicking performance and added breathability, the centerfront quarter zip allows you to dump heat on the go, while the hoodless-style makes this an easy layer with other hooded jackets.
Dakine
Lupine Top & Bottoms: Designed, researched and tested to wick moisture away from your body, the Lupine LW top and bottom will keep you warm, dry, and riding longer. Focusing on fit and function, this layering piece should be a key essential in your riding experience this winter.
Kickback Top & Bottoms: Designed to wick sweat and moisture away from your body via its poly fabric with a cotton hand feel, the Kickback top and bottoms are warm, dry and reliable in even the most unreliable weather conditions. Layering properly is a very important part of going out in to any mountain environment.
Kari Traa
Rose Light Baselayer: Expanding on their best-selling, iconic Rose 100% merino woolbase layer, Kari Traa introduces the Rose Light for AW22. The Rose Light features lighter, finer next-to-skin comfort merino wool in a streamlined design. This pant has a clean look and streamlined design, with lighter and finer next-to-skin comfort for a modern and flattering look.
Mons Royale
Cascade Mock Neck LS: Made to move, the Cascade provides all the warmth of merino with a 4-way stretch. Cascade has been designed to keep its shape and last longer.
Mons Royale
Santa Rosa Balaclava: The Santa Rosa is engineered with a hinged construction so you can wear it pulled up on the cold days, or down so your mates can hear you talk up your tricks on the lift. Merino Flex has all the warmth of merino with a 4-way stretch.
Mons Royale
Yotei LS: Made to move, the Cascade provides all the warmth of merino with a 4-way stretch. Cascade has been designed to keep its shape and last longer.
SAXX
Roast Master Midweight Baselayers: These full-length bottoms are made with a textured knit with peached finish for thermal-comfort and first-layer warmth. Meanwhile, its raised grid back manages airflow, locks in heat, and combats moisture build-up and odor. Whether you’re carving up some fresh pow or dodging throws in a snowball fight, Roast Master’s inner leg gusset and 4-way stretch lets you master any move you make. Equipped with the unparalleled support of the BallPark Pouch you can rest assured that the only balls getting tossed around are the snowy kind.
SAXX
Roast Master Heavyweight Baselayers: Made with an uber-soft textured yarn/peached grid-loop French terry, these thermal baselayers give frostbite something else to chew on. At the same time, SAXX’s warmest baselayer maintains airflow, breathability, and moisture management to provide remarkable comfort. From snowboarding to sledding, move like the king of the hill as its 4-way stretch and inner leg gusset allows for a full range of motion. With its built-in BallPark Pouch, the only thing that’ll be going downhill is your slope-shredding self.
Smartwool
Men’s Intraknit Merino Tech Full Zip: Smartwool’s Intraknit Merino Tech collection offers ventilation, warmth, and unrestricted movement, as well as abrasion and wind protection where needed. The 3D-knit design provides the protective performance benefits of a technical midlayer without the bulk. Guided by our expertise in knitting and Merino wool, Smartwool has created a technical layer that offers the best performance for outdoor adventures and everyday outings.
Women’s Intraknit Merino Fleece Full Zip Hoodie: Smartwool’s Intraknit Merino Fleece provides ultimate comfort, mobility, and versatility. Designed for those start/stop activities on cold days, this innovative technical Merino fleece has cozy, thermal comfort where you need it and breathability zones that allow you to dump heat as you warm up.
Strafe
W’s Basecamp Hoodie: New for 22/23 and using quick-drying and lightweight Polartec PowerGrid fleece, this piece functions next-to-skin under your touring shell or over a tech tee for casual mountain adventures. If you’re like us, you’ll wear this hoodie more than any other.
Strafe
M’s Basecamp Half Zip: Too many hoods in your layering system? Choose the brand new Basecamp Half Zip for the same performance of the quick-drying and lightweight Polartec PowerGrid fleece without the extra bulk. Wear it next-to-skin under your touring shell or over a tech tee for casual mountain adventures.