Mountain Hardwear Women's Stretchdown Hooded Jacket

Mountain Hardwear Stretchdown Hooded Jacket — Women's

A fully engineered stretch down jacket built for women who need a warm, packable layer that moves with them through climbs, ski tours, and cold city days without fighting every reach and stride. The women's Stretchdown pairs DoppleWeave stretch fabric, Cohesion insulation interlock, and 750-fill RDS-certified down in a standard hem length versatile enough for everything from cold city streets to active days on wilder paths.

Why We Carry It
It's the down jacket we recommend for active women skiers, climbers, and hikers who want premium down warmth in a layer that genuinely stretches and moves without the restrictive, crinkly feel of a standard down jacket under a shell or harness.

Highlights

• DoppleWeave 20D stretch shell — Available in solids at 85% nylon and 15% elastane and heathers at 61% nylon, 30% polyester, and 9% elastane for a durable, abrasion and tear-resistant stretch fabric with genuine four-way movement in every direction. The construction that makes the Stretchdown genuinely different from a standard nylon down jacket.
• Cohesion insulation interlock system — Captures down at the baffle joins and allows it to fully loft across the entire jacket for consistent, all-over warmth without the cold spots at baffle seams that standard quilted down construction creates.
• 750-fill RDS-certified down — High-quality down with serious warmth-to-weight ratio backed by Responsible Down Standard certification through Control Union (License CU 848416) for verified animal welfare throughout the supply chain.
• Two-way center front zipper — Opens from the bottom for mobility and venting during high-output activity without fully unzipping and losing all warmth. A practical feature for climbers and skiers who need ventilation without cold air flushing the jacket.
• Insulated hood with dual front adjustment — A warm, fitted hood with adjustment at the hood opening for a secure, customizable fit that works over a helmet or under a shell hood without excess fabric bunching at the neck.
• Center front draft flap and chin guard — Blocks cold air from penetrating the zipper and protects the chin from zipper abrasion for full-time warmth and comfort on sustained cold weather use.
• Internal elastic cuffs with dual lower hem adjusters — Seals warmth in at both the wrists and waist without gloves-off adjustment for a complete cold-sealing system that holds up through active use.
• Secure zippered chest pocket, two soft brushed hand pockets, and internal drop pocket — Complete storage for essentials inside and out with soft brushed lining in the hand pockets for comfortable bare-hand warming on cold days.
• Standard hem length at 26-inch center back — A versatile length that works as a standalone layer and layers cleanly under a longer shell without riding up or bunching at the waist.
• 15.2-ounce total weight — A competitive weight for a stretch down jacket with this level of insulation engineering and fill quality at a women's-specific length and fit.

Best For

Women skiers, climbers, hikers, and travelers who want a premium stretch down jacket that delivers serious warmth and unrestricted movement for high-activity winter pursuits and everyday cold weather use from the trailhead to the city.

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