Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero Parka SL Hooded
Retail price: $280
Specs per manufacturer: Designed for cold weather climbing and mountaineering: 650-fill goose down, waterproof/breathable Conduit™ SL laminate and Taslan reinforced abrasion areas take on the weather and your pack with ease. 
Findings: Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero Parka SL Hooded – This beast of a jacket has withstood the penetrating cold of snowblowing, where every single ice crystal zeros in on exposed skin like a band of flesh eating missiles. This jacket shrugged it off like nothing, keeping me warm to the point of heat exhaustion. The collar buttons up tight around a balaclava, the sleeves fit under winter gloves and seal well without gloves. The pockets are fleece lined and warm. My favorite part is the armored sleeves. The tougher nylon on the sleeves protects the jacket from tearing on branches or ice. Good thinking on MHWs part. I would like them to contrast it with black, like they did in years past, but each season changes colors a bit.