Unpredictable alpine environments demand clothing with performance and protection that carries you from trail to camp. The Covert Hoody’s iconic Arc’teryx design — clean, efficient, effective — creates a warming layer that works all day and performs under a shell or on its own. Gusseted under arms provide freedom of movement, laminated pockets keep essential at hand, and the low profile fitted hood extends the warmth. This fleece is from the 2016 winter season but has been only lightly used. Some pilling has occurred but the reliable Arc’teryx construction holds strong. There’s normally no way I would be parting ways with this but it simply is too small for me.