Soft Shell Jackets and Warmth!

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Posted by John Boyd on January 11, 2007 at 7:57:04 pm EST

Hello everyone,
I have been skiing all my life now (25 years) and I just got into the softshell jacket craze. I researched softshells and purchases a Mountain Hardwear Alchemy jacket. This is supposed to be one of the best mountaineering jackets there are. It has a Gore-tex windproof membrane so no wind gets through. However, I thought softshells were used as a replacement for a midlayer and an outer layer. When I use the Alchemy jacket outdoors in 30 or so degrees F, it really isnt all that warm. Not unless I put a down vest underneath do I really stay warm.
Are softshells made to be super warm or do you guys still layer underneath them when it gets fairly cold. How do you guys keep warm on the slopes? thanks.

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