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Sleek enough to avoid excess bulk but warm enough to keep the chill away, these layers provide the perfect balance of warmth and comfort for your next winter adventure. Below you’ll find FREESKIER’s favorite midlayer finds for 2027.Â
Peak Performance
Freelight Reversible Insulated Hood Jacket
Peak Performance has long blended fashion with functionality, and this reversible jacket is no exception. The Freelight is extremely lightweight, packable and reversible, with a striking print on the opposite side of the single color side.
Outdoor Research
Helium Down Hoodie
With added weather resistance, the updated Helium Down Hoodie is ready to keep you dry on the stormiest days. The hoodie features Dermizax technology which uses waterproof overlays on a nylon ripstop fabric to handle snowy conditions better than traditional down insulators.
Head
Kore Insulation Jacket
The Kore jacket's lightweight Primaloft insulation, combined with body-mapped, strategically-placed merino wool, provides warmth and comfort without excess bulk.
Rossignol
Opside Hoodie Jacket
Primaloft insulation and four-way stretch fabric are the hallmarks of this slim-fitting layer that will keep you warm without restricting movement, whether you're loading the car, slapping on your skins or heading up the skintrack.
Columbia
Endevour Mountain Down Jacket
The Endevour Mountain Down Jacket employs Columbia's Omni-Heat Arctic thermal technology to absorb solar heat through a translucent outer layer and stores that warmth with 800-fill power goose down.
Patagonia
Nano-Air Light Vest
On days when you just need a bit of added warmth around the core, Patagonia's updated Nano-Air Light Vest delivers 40 g of insulation wrapped in 100-percent recycled polyester ripstop fabric.
Spyder
Proper Insulator Jacket
Spyder's Proper Insulator Jacket blends a clean, sporty look with technical features needed for active days on the mountain. Don't let the soft feel fool you, the jacket is made from 100-percent recycled nylon ripstop fabric with a durable water repellent (DWR) finish that stands up to changing weather and everyday moisture.
Wild Rye
Braxon Jacket
Wild Rye's newest heavyweight midlayer, the Braxon Jacket, packs a massive punch with 200 grams PrimaLoft Gold insulation. Built with ultra-fine microfibers, it delivers serious, high-loft warmth on midwinter deep-freezes without bogging you down with excess bulk.
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