Gear Guide: Rip Curl Backcountry Jacket and Pants

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When it comes to mountainwear there is a lot to choose from with styles and features aimed at a range of markets from park rats to core riders to fashionistas who spend most of their time on the mountain in the place-to-be-seen restaurants rather than actual skiing or snowboarding. Think white puffers with belts and fur-lined hoods.

For those who do ski or ride hard in all conditions, spend time in the backcountry and chase powder here and overseas, mountainwear is all about durable gear that is lightweight, waterproof and breathable.  Rip Curl’s Ultimate Backcountry range fits the bill perfectly.

Aimed at the freerider, the Backcountry range is the top end in Rip Curl’s technical mountainwear.  The jackets and bib pants are both a lightweight shell with 4-way stretch panels and a 30k/40k membrane developed by 37.5 technology – the most waterproof and breathable on the market.

Over the past decade heavy, insulated jackets have given way to shells and layering and after riding in the Search Jacket you’ll know why, the weight and four-way stretch makes it one of the most comfortable high-tech jackets on the market. It also has all the tech features you’d expect in top-end mountainwear with fully taped seams and waterproof zips while standard features include a powder skirt, under arm venting zips, pass pocket, internal goggle pocket, phone pocket etc.

The Search Backcountry bib pants are made from the same lightweight, four-way stretch fabric and have the same tech attributes as the jacket (listed below) and other features include skins pockets, transceiver pocket and mesh-lined vents.

For Canadian pro snowboarder and Rip Curl team rider Chris Rasman, the Backcountry Search Range is his go-to in Rip Curl’s mountainwear, not surprising given how hard he rides and how much time he spends in the backcountry.

“The Rip Curl Backcountry kit works so well,” Chris said. “Both the jacket and bib pants are shells and it’s all about layering for me in the back country. I’ll be able to add stuff when it’s cold and take layers off when it’s hot.

“This is the most breathable membrane in the outerwear market right now, it’s made with sustainability in mind, recycled membrane, 30,000mm waterproofing and 40,000 breathability and it’s tough – bangs off trees, bangs off my sled and it doesn’t rip – strong, waterproof, breathable –  everything you need.”

That pretty well says it all.

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Features:

+30K Waterproof/40K Breathable Rating,

+37.5 ultimate stretch Fabric,

+2.5L Shell Insulation,

+Regular Fit

+4-way stretch body mapping zones,

+Powder skirt

+Lycra cuffs

+Venting

+ Goggle pocket

+ Waterproof zippers

+ iView phone pocket

+ Fully seam sealed

+ Lift pass pocket

+ Recycled fabric

+ PFC-Free durable water repellent.

For more info head to ripcurl.com