The KING of Hardshell Jackets | Norrøna Lofoten Gore-Tex Pro 

Excellent review! Liked and subbed.

Cant wait for your Rush review

The wrist gaiter frayed then failed over the 1st season of use. Norrona tried to repair it, but ultimately, they gave me a voucher for the full cost of a replacement on their website. The whole process was quick and easy. A+ on warranty and customer service.

The warranty is awesome. My son has a discontinued Lofoten insulated kids jacket and the main zip failed after three years. They replaced it free of charge ensuring another happy customer.

Dope 🤙🏽 the video i have been looking for. Definitely adding that to me gear ⚙️ thanks . - new subscriber

Hi just found your channel and your content is sick! I love how direct your videos are especially the precious one “sabre vs rush” I watched! Regarding the jacket raising up your body when lifting your arms with the beta, this is because it’s more for hiking. If directly compared with the alpha I don’t think you’d have the same drawback :)

A great comprehensive review. I've recently come across Artilect formation jacket which seems to be great jacket with a lot of well thought out set of features. Would love to see a comparison between that jacket and this Norrona. Anyway, keep doing great reviews!

nice video ! just a question what do you find about the lofoten anorak version ?

I have made the switch as well. I live in Boulder, Co where you can walk down one street and try on every major brand in their flagship stores (which I have done) and I keep finding myself back in the Norrona store to make my purchases. I have the pants that matched just this jacket and I believe you can zip out the powder skirt and directly zip into the pants with that same zipper…. Although you should ask a rep on that because I’m not 100%. Super slick design, extremely satisfied with their products.

Great review, thank you! What size did you get, did you size up? I had a Rush in L but based on your review I have the feeling that I should get a Lofoten in XL size due to the cut.

Hi, curious which store were you able to get this from?

Great review! Actually you will get 7 years warranty if you sign up to Norrøna’s loyalty program. Just a tip 😉

I have been eyeing this jacket for a long time. Perhaps I will sell my beta AR and get this. Arcteryx goes really well in the secondary market.

That was a very well produced and presented video! I was looking at the Alpha/Beta SVs and alternatives and I came across this. I have a question: Do the pit zips go down low enough to *comfortably* enable access to the 'hand warmer' pockets of a mid layer e.g. Cerium?

It looks rather nice , just need a two way main zipper for perfect. Thx your video

I got the Norrona Loften regular Gore-Tex jacket for $400 on sale and it is amazing with amazing quality.

I made the switch over from Arc’teryx too. The Norrona hardshell are definitely superior imo.

What is the downside of this jacket compare to the Pro Plus model? I am sure Plus version is more durable and rigid?

I have this jacket and the pants almost 7 years now and it is awesome (for skiing). Greetings from the Netherlands

Fjällraven Bergtagen & Keb eco shell is the only way forward😅nice review.

Very nice

Great reviews and looking forward to watching your upcoming film-"how to wash Gore-tex."

That’s expensive. It’s craziness I am sure that there is other jackets that do the same thing for less money 😊

should compare it to the Sabre SV which just made a return as their most durable ski shell this season. its N100D gore tex pro most rugged all around the jacket like the Alpha SV. about 900 dollars, so similar in price to this jacket. I just received it a few days ago and it exceeded my expectations in terms of quality. Does this brand have RECCO per chance? I saw that the newer hard shells from arcteryx have the RECCO radar thing built in to the jacket in case of emergency scenarios which is extremely important when doing any back country skiing.

Mammut Eiger Free Pro HS is on par as well. Have a bunch of Norrona midlayers and a Falketind shell but couldn't resist the deal on the Mammut.

Do you happen to know the difference with between a pro and pro plus version? Many thx!! Martijn

nice stuff

I knew a manager of montbelle and Larry Adler, and he always said that Asterisks was the most over rated product of the high end market, all the money went into the style instead of performance and functionality

Vary nice review thanks. Any updates on it after using it?

I just bought a used one of Ebay for $200. It looked basically new. I hope it's not a fake.

Do you know how this compares to the Trollveggen? Is that more like the Beta AR?

There is also a stronger version of this jacket. Norrona Lofted Gore-Tex Pro Plus jacket. The hard wearing parts of it are 160D. That is probably the most protective hard shell you can get from any brand

Smaller arm holes reduce jacket lift when raising arms.

Shouldnt it be compared with alpha SV？ beta does provide side pockets but chest pockets

Bought this for day to day use living in rainy vancouver, overkill? 🤔

One of the cool things that i can think of of having those “hand warmer” type gloves is that you don’t stain the cuffs os the jacket with sweat and body oils. The cuffs are always one of the dirtiest parts of a jacket

Northface warranty is awesome. It’s lifetime and their warranty department is one of the easiest to deal with.

how tall are you and what size is it?

Norrøna 💪🏻

All my hardshells have these big hoods. I have never worn a helmet and I never will. So I don't need a hood that will fit over a helmet. I wish manufacturers would make two versions: big hood, and normal hood.

If you want to try something different try ortovox 3l deep shell

Great review, shame its the only one on RU-vid.

Deadbird went direct to consumer business model, other than REI, no one seems to be able to carry Arc anymore

It's on my list but I spent $10k on a sportbike and that hobby has to come first. Just don't see myself on the slopes enough

I think I’m going to pickup this jacket tomorrow and sell my alpha sv

Lack of hand warming pockets makes it a no go for many.

When said all brands have fixed their weather blocking material. I’d have to disagree because I feel as though Columbias omni tech does not hold up, as well as other waterproof brands like gortex

Team Patagonia Triolet 🏴‍☠️

Just got one to day in Chamonix thay tell me 7 year warranty

20-30% less doesn't looks like a KILLER, more like an alternative.

If you register as a member the warranty is 7 years

There is nothing surprising about the fall of Arcteryx. I’ve already heard from several friends about the decline in quality in their equipment. And the huge number of fakes only makes the situation worse

I bought a marmot gortex single ply fir $30 and the seam tape is coming off. So i duct taped it. 🤣🤣🤣

Some people buy the $1000+ arc alpha SV to walk the dog, then complain about the pockets & arm length, not realising the pockets are designed for access wearing a harness & the arm length is for ice & rock climbing - the jacket fits & functions well when your arms are extended overhead. Buy whatever jacket you can afford for the specific use that's required. You can wear a $2 plastic poncho to walk the dog, or just carry an umbrella ffs, but everyone wants to peacock in their North Face, Canada Goose, Arc'teryx, Norrøna, Peak Performance, Patagonia...

Zero tall sizes😭

Simply enormous high quality alternatives for 1/3 of the cost ….price is simply unrealistic and excessive

I never seen it in my life. Never heard about the brand. Arcteryx is popular due to it being expensive. I.e. It's not really better than any other jackets. It's just a statement. This another brand will have hard time competing as no one knows you spent 1000 on it.

Same, over priced exploitive "made in china" crap

Too similar for me to make a change from Arc’teryx