Patagonia Women's Micro Puff Vest

Incredibly lightweight insulation with a water-resistant shell, the Micro Puff Vest is superwarm and highly compressible and can be worn as a midlayer or outerwear in cold climates.

Too many alpine shiver-fests can leave you mumbling incoherently and sporting a thousand-yard stare, but this high-loft vest offers cold-weather sanity through ultralight, compressible core warmth. The durable, high-quality synthetic insulation traps heat (even when wet), and the double-ripstop polyester shell blocks wind and resists snow. Made with all-recycled polyester content throughout. With quilted side panels, two invisible-zip handwarmer pockets and an interior zippered chest pocket that doubles as a stuff sack (with a carabiner clip-in loop).