Behind the Product

Earn-Your-Turns Simplicity

Every ounce matters when you're packing it all on your back. The men's Burton [ak] Hover GORE-TEX 3L Stretch Jacket is the lightest, most packable shell in the [ak] line. Its minimalist design stows easily in your pack when you're on the skin track, and it delivers trusted stormproof protection and key features that you can count on for smooth days in the backcountry.

Product Features 

• Fit
  • Regular Articulated Fit

• Lightweight and Stormproof

  GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™ GORE-TEX 3L is lighter weight than 2L GORE-TEX material as well as being waterproof, windproof, breathable, and durable enough to keep you on the move in all weather, period.

• Backcountry Minimalism

  An overall minimalist design keeps weight down but still offers key features like big pockets to keep your skins warm between laps, pit-zips for venting on the skin track, and a cut that lets you move naturally.

• Powder Day Ready

  A removable waist gaiter with jacket-to-pant interface, power mesh wrist gaiters, water-resistant zippers, and an adjustable hood offer full storm riding coverage.

• Choice Pockets

  Interior mesh dump pockets, a bicep pass pocket, a zippered chest pocket, zippered hand-warmer pockets, and a zippered internal chest pocket offer secure storage and easy access to the usual stuff.

• Low Environmental Impact

  Bluesign® approved materials reduces impact on humans and the planet during manufacturing.

Tech Specs

• Warmth
  • Shell
• Features Tech
  • Power Mesh Wrist Gaiters
  • RECCO Reflector
  • Internal Abrasion Resistant Tape
  • Reflective Details
  • Utility Loop Inside Chest Pocket
  • No-Lift Underarm Gusset
  • Articulated Patterning for Mobility
  • 2-Way Center Front Zipper
  • Ergonomic Stretch Zip-Out Waist Gaiter with Jacket to Pant Interface
  • Shaped Cuffs
  • Fully Taped Seams
  • YKK® Water Resistant Zippers
• Hood
  • StormForm Fulltime Contour™ Hood with Drop Construction and Cohaesive™ Embedded Cinch and Hood Length Adjustment
• Pockets
  • Zippered Bicep Pass Pocket
  • Zippered Handwarmer Pockets
  • Zippered Internal Chest Pocket
  • Zippered Chest Pockets
  • Interior Power Mesh Dump Pockets
• Imported
  • Yes
• Venting
  • Pit Zip™ Vents
• Fabric
  • GORE-TEX Brushed Warm Backer Stretch 3-Layer Nylon 30D Plain Weave Fabric
• Warranty
  • Lifetime Warranty