Stio Colter Down Jacket vs Outdoor Research Coldfront Down Jacket

The Stio Colter is the warmer, more weatherproof jacket: 800-fill down under a 20K/20K PeakProof shell with a helmet-compatible hood and pit zips. The OR Coldfront is lighter, uses a down-and-synthetic hybrid to keep shoulders and cuffs warm when wet, and packs into its own pocket. Buy the Colter for cold, stormy ski-town days and lift-served laps; buy the Coldfront for layering, travel and mixed wet-cold use. Owners of both call them very warm, but Colter buyers note it runs about a size small, and OR buyers note it is cut roomy for layering.

• Choose the Stio Colter if you ski or ride in cold storms and want the warmest, most weatherproof jacket of the two, with a helmet hood and pit zips.
• Choose the OR Coldfront if you want a lighter, packable puffy with synthetic reinforcement in the shoulders and cuffs and room to layer a shell over it.