Outdoor Gear Lab picked the Arc'teryx Rush Jacket as their top shell. Did they test the women’s Rush Shell? No, of course not. Arc’teryx didn’t let that stop them from producing the same lightweight yet durable Gore-Tex shell jacket tailored for a woman’s figure with all the skier and backcountry specific features built in. This shell is weatherproof, built to keep out snow, wind, and rain. The adjustable helmet compatible StormHood™ has a mini-visor to help shed weather, the jacket uses 3-dimentional articulated patterning and no-lift gusseted underarms to keep the jacket in place, whether you’re skinning up or carving your way down, and a RECCO® reflector built into this jacket makes it fully featured for backcountry skiing, while being plenty useful for inbounds laps and lift rides. From the pack friendly shoulder design for when you’re headed out of bounds, to the sleeve pass pocket when you’re in bounds.. the build on this piece is ski and winter specific to include all the features you need to stay out there and pack in one more run.