Details about The North Face Apogee Jacket

About This Product

Staying true to the styles of yesterday and encompassing the technology of today, the Steep Tech™ Apogee Jacket offers nearly invincible protection against winter's fury. Constructed with Kevlar®-reinforced shoulders for high-risk mountain descents, this burly jacket includes an array of technical features that athletes rely on for all-day use.
Designed in part with The North Face® athlete and extreme skiing pioneer, Scot Schmidt, the geometric Steep Tech™ logo (on torso) is derived form something Joseph Campbell (an American mythologist) used in his lectures. Schmidt says, “I believe he called it the ‘Sphere of the Physique’. It represents a healthy balance between the mind, body and soul. The outer circle represents the body. The center dot represents your soul. The line separates your ego from your source (soul).”

Features

Stowaway hood Three-zip front ventilation system Under armcore vents with mesh gussets Lower chest pocket Two lower hand pockets Lower media pocket Internal goggle pocket Adjustable fixed belt Back zip vents Powder skirt with elastic gripper Adjustable hem system Hook-and-loop watchband sleeve cuffs Imported

Product Specifications

abrasion: shoulders-HyVent™
nylon Kevlar®
reinforced
Fabric
body: HyVent™
nylon Oxford
Fabric
lining: Brushed tricot, nylon taffeta

HyVent™ Fabrics

A superior, waterproof, breathable technology utilizing a polyurethane (PU) coating that consists of a tri-component, mutli-layer formula for waterproof protection, moisture permeability and durability. Lab and field tested to ensure the best possible durability and function..

To test the level of waterproofness, we subjected HyVent® garments to 20 wash cycles, where garments retained an average of more than 60 PSI on the waterproofing Mullens Test.