The North Face Summit Superior FutureLight trail running jacket is a great-looking, slim-cut waterproof. As a part of the brand’s Summit Series line, it’s a jacket designed with the clear intention to ...

Offering more wind- and water-resistance than a fleece, but lighter and comfier than a hard shell, a softshell could be the hiking outer layer you’ve been searching for.

Fighting the wind, I struggle to stay on my feet while walking a ridgeline above Montezuma Bowl at Arapahoe Basin. Skis on my shoulder, I lean into the bitterly cold wind, feeling the sandblaster of ...