Snowboard jackets-

Hey all,
So I got a new jacket and pants from sierra last year - a yellow Sessions Primo jacket, and rasta Sessions pants.




Those ^, in case you were wondering.

But the problem is, I've been about 30 days this season, and the jacket is starting to fall apart - all the edges are starting to tatter, and random threads are showing up everywhere. And my pants are in a similar state. They ripped in the back, and have a ton of holes at the bottom where they go over my boots.

Anyways, I got a great deal on everything - it was like 160 total for both of them during the summer. But I wanna get something higher quality next season that will last me a lot longer. Anyone have suggestions for brands? People told me Sessions was great, but experience seems to say otherwise. Though it could just be that higher end sessions stuff is better.

I also own a session snow pants and i think they are fine, maybe it has something to do with your washing??

not washing can have some smelly consequences...try handwashing and hang drying

Try using a tech wash on your stuff, and the drip-drying is definitely recommended. If you're looking for something really durable, check out the GoreTex 3L stuff.  It's tough, breathable, and waterproof as this stuff gets, but it's got its downsides too: it's pretty spendy, the material is kind of coarse-feeling and stiff, and there's typically no mesh-covered venting anywhere.

Burton poacher pants are really nice, and durable. i only payed sixty for mune.

Oh good to know. Thanks :)

Wow your stuff is falling apart already hmmmm, a higher end jacket generally just has better tech and i guess better materials too, I would expect the pants to wear faster than the jacket heh.

Do you take care of your gear and dry it out etc after each day or sort of leave it rolled up and then pull it out a few days later?

I have Volcom pants and they have a couple small tears but thats because of my bindings (sharp peice sticking out, i also have a pair of grenade pants which i ran into a fence where i was almost posative they were gonna rip and they didnt. i have burton gore tech pants and jacket and the jacket isnt very warm but is more of a shell and i havent had a poblem with it besides the fact that its not warm. the pants are nice its just a cloth outside which absorbs the water :( so not to good of a choice. i also have a grenade jacket and its amazing so warm and big roomy but yet not to bulky. the only problem is that where they have the sleeves where you can put your thumbs threw started to rip. i sewed it back together because the thread partially fell off but other then that i havent had a problem with any of that stuff its all worth it except for the burton pants in my opnion

The 3L GoreTex is definitely much more resilient; especially the jacket.  It's designed to withstand little snags from branches, etc.  The downside is that it's not as comfortable.