The Medium (which is about 1.5 sizes down for me normally) works fine for me in most freezing conditions with a light mid insulation layer under it. Update - After many more days skiing in this suit I'm still loving it. But there are a few gotchas on this you should be aware of before purchase. Overall a strong recommend due to distinctive look and functionality/simplicity. Wearing this gives the feeling of doing more with less stuff. The biggest positive is that this replaces two older articles of clothing and is just simpler. This doesn't change my score because I do not typically use a hood. This is just preliminary but I don't think it's going to work well. I could see walking around with the hood on, but I need my full range of motion for skiing. It fits over my helmet but my head can only turn a little bit with it on. #2 is going to be more tricky.) I haven't needed the hood yet, but I doubt its big enough to go over a helmet and actually be used skiing. A crotch zip has made going to the bathroom easy. I haven't used it above freezing but I don't anticipate that it will overheat until spring skiing. I haven't used it in rain/wet conditions yet so that will be a tougher test. breathability and windproofing seems good so far. I've skied in this at freezing and below and I definitely needed a warm midlayer to keep warm. I hope they change the design to allow a normal belt and suspenders that can hold the suit up higher on the body during active use. The suspender/belt issue is a design fail from my point of view. The placement of attach points in this version also means normal suspenders can not work. This is because the attachment points are all in the back of the suit and the suspenders will stress your neck if you tighten them up enough to actually hold the pants up. They do not work well to hold the suit up during actual skiing, the more customary use of suspenders. The provided suspenders are seem designed only to allow wearing the suit half-on/half off to cool off or apres. I would rate that version a star less if I had bought it. I purchased the neoshell version without detachable suspenders, but I tried the other kind and disliked the detachable suspenders provided. detachable suspenders were added, and some of the internal horizontal loops for suspenders were removed (now only the provided suspenders will work). The material changed between eVent to neoshell. Second biggest note is that the design and material changed significantly over the past few years. This must have been designed by people who walk around with pants around their knees. Loosely enough that sometimes it feels like the crotch falls low enough to constrict leg movement when walking. I got a Medium in this and it fits loosely. I'm 5'10" 195 lbs and typically wear XL for loose fit, L for tight/athletic. The biggest thing to note is that sizing on this more than a whole size off for a normal fit. I was careful to buy a bright color and it gives me a very distinctive and recognizable look on the mountain. I've only worn this skiing a couple times, so this review is a bit preliminary.
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