Patagonia Women's Micro Puff Vest

Too many alpine shiver-fests can leave you mumbling incoherently and sporting a thousand-yard stare. Worth more than its weight in gold for core warmth, this high-loft vest provides such ultralight, compressible warmth, you wont think twice about bringing it. Its durable, high-quality synthetic insulation traps heat (even when wet), the double-ripstop polyester shell blocks wind and resists snow, and its made with recycled (40-100%) 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).