The North Face  Ceptor Bib Pants - Men's

Two major design flaws: 1. Zipper that runs down front of bibs. So if you have to drain the tank in the trees in the middle of a blizzard, you need to unzip jacket AND bibs. Disqualifying flaw. 2. Replaced hand pockets with thigh pockets. Poor pocket placement. Skiers don't want stuff pressed against our thigh when skiing. I hope The North Face fixes these functional design flaws because they are beautiful bibs! But I'm returning them due to these flaws

My North Face Gore-Tex ski pants are 25 seasons old and have faithfully served to keep me warm and dry through maybe 10 days of annual skiing out west over that time period. Their waist is cut a bit high but proudly still fit reasonably well. The opportunity to replace them with a new NF bib that was on sale was an opportunity not to be missed. They arrived pre-season and the medium size seemingly fit this 5’ 10 180lb mid-lifer really well. What I failed to do was sit in them which did not occur to do until we were on a trip out west and they were a wee bit too snug to feel comfortable sitting which would be MOST unwelcome during break times after tearing up the slopes so I instead went back to my old reliables and will have to wait to find the perfect bib that affords a bit more comfort. Wish there was some stretch to the upper.

Awesome Bibs! Love the one strap pull system and chest pockets.

These bibs have lots of nice features. They seem to be well thought out. All the zippers are fully taped. Too deep breast pockets on the bib are easy to reach through your jacket and very useful. Too deep pockets on the leg are also easy to get to because they're below your jacket. Full vents run from the knee all the way to the top on both sides of the leg. One handed pull to tighten up the suspenders is very useful.They have a modest amount of style for bibs in this price range. Only two small gripes 1) they seem to skimp on the elastic material on the gators. My guess is that that part will go out first. 2) in order to unzip the fly you have to zip all the way down from the top of the bib. Which means you'll have to open your jacket and if you have a snow skirt buttoned you'll have to open that as well. But neither of these gripes is a good reason not to buy them. I'm 6'2 185 lb. The mediums fit me well.