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Gear of the Week | La Sportiva MAZE Jacket

Warm synthetic midlayer

by Lea Hartl 02/17/2019
According to the manufacturer, the La Sportiva Maze jacket is a "thermal layer" and therefore particularly suitable for very low temperatures, as well as being abrasion-resistant, breathable ("optimum climatic comfort") and resistant to odor-producing bacteria.

The upper part of the jacket is made of "TechStretch Storm fabric" - a slightly thicker material that is quite fluffy on the inside and rather firm on the outside. The lower half is made of "softer, elastic fabric" without any fancy extra names. Other features include thumb loops, two spacious slit pockets and a smaller chest pocket, all with zippers, as well as a thin inner mesh pocket without a zipper.

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The men's model in size L fits me, a 183cm tall lady, well. The cut is "normal" - neither particularly baggy nor skin-tight. The bright green-blue-orange color combination of my model has already earned me a few compliments ("Great to see something so colorful!", "Oops, those are loud colors!"), but of course that's a matter of taste. In any case, it makes you highly visible. If you wanted to find fault with the color combination, you could point out that stains are also clearly visible. Some of them don't come out even after washing, but I don't want to blame the jacket for this, but rather put it entirely down to clumsiness on my part when dealing with engine oil.

In my opinion, the Maze jacket is quite warm as a mid-layer. I like to wear it under my hardshell on ski resort days, but it quickly gets too warm for me on the ascent. I prefer the jacket all the more during breaks or when changing before the descent when it gets chilly. The inner material in the upper section in particular is pleasantly soft, warm and hasn't lost its fluffiness even after a few washes.

I usually mainly use merino midlayers and am perhaps a little spoilt in terms of odour development, but I have the impression that the "antibacterial and odour-neutralizing Polygiene® treatment" of the Maze jacket is not quite able to prevent typical synthetic smells, at least if you sweat on the ascent.

Conclusion

Suitable, fleece-like midlayer for skiing or everyday wear. Practical, large pockets, relatively warm, available in various bright and less bright color variations.

Here is the La Sportiva website with more information. Here you can buy the Maze jacket from our partner store Bergzeit.de.

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