User Review: The North Face Vortex Acclimate Jacket

The North Face Vortex Acclimate Jacket
Above: The current Vortex Acclimate Jacket, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed January 14, 2005 by Matt

Rating: rated 5 of 5 stars
Price Paid: $279

If you're looking for the ultimate coat for winter, look no further. The beauty of The North Face Vortex Acclimate Jacket is that it's incredibly warm and equally verstile.I live in Tennessee and if you live here you know that you can go to bed with the temperature a balmy 65 degrees and wake up scraping ice off your windshield. Thus a jacket that can provide in a varity of conditions is paramount.

It's advertised as a three-in-one coat and it really is.

(Jacket # 1) You can zip out the inside liner and wear it as a light wind breaker.
(Jacket #2) You can wear the shell without the liner and it's fine. Not to warm, not too cold. Great jacket if it's raining or a tad cold.
(Jacket #3) Of course you can incorperate both the liner and the shell to make an impenetrable barrier to old man winter.

I should note that I've had some zip-in jackets that require an engineering degree to operate. Not so with the Vortex Acclimate. Very easy to zip in and out.

If you're a skier like I am you're going to love this jacket. Just got back from Vermont (Killington) and this jacket was a freaking lifesaver. Plenty of pockets for trail maps, wallet, Ipod, lift tickets, etc. I think I'm still finding pockets on this thing.

Snow getting inside the coat is not a problem as the powder skirt provides adequate protection, especially when paired with North Face ski pants.

I hope this doesn't sound like a North Face commercial but this jacket is awesome.

This jacket is pretty hard to find and I had to special order it from a local ski store here in Nashville but if you can find it get it. It'll be the best winter coat you've ever had.

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