Gear Preview: Flylow Higgins jacket

With snow in the air and SBR doing forest management, it's time for a glimpse at the future....in this case, a brand spanking new Flylow Higgins jacket ....to replace my beloved and well used Cloudveil.
It arrived not to long ago from Backcountry.com, a great source for gear for, obviously, backcountry skiing!
Although there was the obligatory duty, GST/HST and brokerage to bend over and cough up, it was the only source for this core bro-brah brand which I had been coveting for sometime.  A careful search in the TGR forums confirmed the righteousness of my choice, as well as sizing - always a crapshoot when ordering on the interweb.
It seems to defy definition. It could be a hard softshell, or a soft hardshell. It has a soft fleecy lining, very mild stretchy properties, and all the pockets in the right places. Exactly what I was looking for.

So far, it has only been tested pre-season on in-town shopping expeditions....so far, so good.  A full review of it will happen once it's deployed in the field. Stay tuned, and pray for snow.

The New Kid in Town!