Bergans

Cozy, cuddly warmth in a small package. Once you've experienced this feeling, you won't want to do without it again. The Sastrugi Down insulation jacket from Bergans is right at the top of this league.

When winter slowly but inevitably comes to an end in the Alps, perhaps the best season for skiing adventures begins in northern Scandinavia. We have eight days to find the most beautiful slopes on the Lofoten Islands, 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, with runs down to the seashore.

Mountain guide and photographer Stefan Neuhauser tests the top freeride jacket from the current Bergans collection for PowderGuide. Stephan has been freeriding with the Isogaisa jacket and Stranda pants from Bergans in the Allgäu and Southern French Alps since mid-December 2011 and tested the jacket extensively.