First Ascent Downlines Jacket ($249)

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Courtesy of First AscentWhat you can't see: The inside of the jacket has a Teton-inspired graphic.

Jackson Hole can be a pretty cold place. Which is why big-mountain skier and Jackson, Wyo., resident Lynsey Dyer needed a really toasty down jacket. When she couldn't find the perfect one, she joined up with First Ascent, the new ski and mountaineering apparel line made by Eddie Bauer, to design her own.

WHAT IT IS:
The women's specific Downlines Jacket is stuffed with 700-fill European goose down, which is covered by a two-layer, durable-water-repellent-treated shell (translation: it'll be warm and dry). The hood fits over a ski helmet and it has underarm ventilation to keep you from feeling like you're skiing in a sauna. A powder skirt can be zipped in or out for deep days and the whole thing is packable and light, weighing in at just over two pounds. Dyer helped out with nearly every element of the jacket's design. "I got to help design everything from the baffling to the length to the artwork," Dyer says. "At First Ascent, I come in every three months and get to check on the design process. If things don't pass the test, they don't get made."