Täsmä Anorak

The Täsmä made me faster on my switch overs while touring (going from ascent to descent mode). How you might wonder? The massive pocket in the front is the key feature. After ripping off the skins they go straight into this XXL pocket and I forget about them and focus on the next steps to get ready to ride. I'm 5'11" and I ordered size M and it is roomy and doesn't hamper any movements. I really enjoy the silent fabric even with the hood on I can hear whats going on around me. Like whoompfing in the snowpack or snarling fisher martens in the trees. I give it a ten out of ten. I'm selling my Arcteryx jacket asap.

daughter wore for seven days skiing big sky and she loved it. She skis hard and it not only looked great, but is comfortable and durable.

Bought this in the Bozeman showroom! Could not be more pleased with my first-ever ski shell! Worth every penny.

Fit, finish, design detail, it's all really good! I wanted a new shell for inbounds skiing, and I couldn't have asked for anything better, especially the fit. My medium weighs 18.7 oz rather than the 13.25 advertised. I'm guessing the new features and shell material has something to do with that, but it's those features that sold me on the shell. I have a 12 oz shell for the backcountry, and my 28 oz parka felt so overkill no matter the weather. I've owned a 1/2 dozen shells from the major players in the market, and none of them comes close to nailing the fit details of this anorak.

I have owned a Tsurugi shell (prior version of this) for 3 seasons as my main backcountry shell (St. Elias for the resort) and was looking to replace it as it's getting a little long in the tooth. I ordered the new anorak in M and L with plans to return one. I ended up returning both and will stick with my Tsurugi for now.

The good: I appreciate the pass sleeve in the left arm and the new cell phone pocket in the main anorak pocket. The hood is definitely larger and now comfortably fits over my helmet while the Tsurugi's hood was a bit tight. The hood adjusment mechanism is a definite improvement over the Tsurugi.

Neutral: the fit is a tiny touch larger than the old Tsurugi, which was always a little big on me (size L, 5'11" 195 lbs 42in chest). I could fit in both a M and L in the new anorak with the L being needed if I planned more than a baselayer and thin midlayer under it.

The not-so-good: two main issues. First is the material on the new anorak seems to be the exact same as on the St. Elias jacket. The old Tsurugi had a thinner tasma material which saved weight, pack size, and improved breathability over my old St. Elias jacket (which I replaced with the new one this year and have really enjoyed). With the thicker material the new Tasma is definitely more of an all rounder instead of a more backcountry specific piece, which is great if that's what you're looking for but not for me. I also felt the anorak pouch pocket was smaller on the new anorak than the Tsurugi as I had trouble getting my skins into the new jacket pocket while they fit comfortably in my Tsurugi.

Fit and finish is impeccable as always. Hopefully you all either do a revision on the anorak next year to bring it back more in line with the Tsurugi or release a backcountry specific shell!