Columbia  Arctic Crest Down Jacket - Men's

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great jacket for very cold days. Lightweight and compact jacket, perfect for travel.

Don't let the "Arctic Crest" name fool you — this jacket is anything but arctic-ready. First and most frustrating issue: the down feathers have started poking through the shell fabric before any use. You can already see white feather tips coming through the material, which is completely unacceptable for a premium-priced Columbia Titanium product. When feathers start escaping, so does your warmth — and your money. On the insulation front, this jacket performs adequately in mild, sunny conditions but at night or you're out of direct sunlight, it falls flat. For a jacket marketed toward serious cold-weather performance, the warmth retention is disappointing at best. For the price tag on a Columbia Titanium line item, I expected durability and real cold-weather capability. What I got was a jacket that leaks feathers and struggles after sunset. If you're looking for something to wear on a crisp autumn afternoon in the sun, maybe. But for actual arctic or even harsh winter conditions? Look elsewhere. Not recommended.

Don't let the "Arctic Crest" name fool you — this jacket is anything but arctic-ready. First and most frustrating issue: the down feathers have started poking through the shell fabric after only light use. You can already see white feather tips coming through the material, which is completely unacceptable for a premium-priced Columbia Titanium product. When feathers start escaping, so does your warmth — and your money. On the insulation front, this jacket performs adequately in mild, sunny conditions but at night or you're out of direct sunlight, it falls flat. For a jacket marketed toward serious cold-weather performance, the warmth retention is disappointing at best. For the price tag on a Columbia Titanium line item, I expected durability and real cold-weather capability. What I got was a jacket that leaks feathers and struggles after sunset. If you're looking for something to wear on a crisp autumn afternoon in the sun, maybe. But for actual arctic or even harsh winter conditions? Look elsewhere. Not recommended.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Materials are really good but sizing is really strange. I’m usually a small in columbia (Medium in other brands) here the small is ok overall but really tight in the armpits. Buy another one in medium, better on armpits but really bulky overall its like the rest of the jacket is a large size or if I lack a 30punds belly haha. The onli time I had these issue. And this jackets are meant to be tight to the body so it’s not the best for me this time. Really strange

This jacket is a major disappointment, due to the poor quality with the insulation showing or having a shadow appearance to the front of the jacket. It gives the jacket a very dull, dingy, or a dirty look. Every single seam or quilt stitching line has a dingy or dirty black color showing through. I have the Zing color and it has the same insulation shadow issue as the review posted with the white color. Even more surprising is that it is a "Titanium" jacket.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I live in Chicago, one of the coldest cities in the U.S. during winter. Since I walk a lot from the train station to my job or the gym, I’m usually carrying a lot of things with me. I didn’t want to add more weight by using one of those heavy, bulky jackets, so I spent months looking for something thin and light that would still keep me warm. I have to say, I’m very impressed with this jacket. It has definitely kept me warm during these horrible winter months. However, I will say—this jacket doesn’t do well on it’s own once the temperature drops below 15°F. You’ll need another layer underneath, like a sweater plus ur regular shirt. That being said, it’s currently -9°F in Chicago, and I’m doing just fine with a shirt, a regular sweater, and this jacket. I also took this on a trip and loved how you can fold it into one of its pockets, so it doesn’t take up a lot of space.

I bought this jacket size XL in February 2025, and it fits great. I stand 6' and 226 pounds, and it is very light in weight and comfortable. As far as warmth, I haven't had the chance to take it to Mt. Charleston to give it a rating. However, I will be going there this weekend when the lows are in the 20's. I will give an update upon my return.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It was time to change my 12 year old down jacket of Columbia even though it was in great condition. I gave it to someone. Now I bought this one. I saw couple of negative comments but after I saw the jacket and put it on, I see that it is as thin as any 700 fill goose down jacket.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Really disappointed with this jacket. When the jacket arrived it was dirty and had stains on it. Additionally the jacket is see-through, which I was not expecting. I think this is because the down is not evenly distributed. Overall this jacket is a low quality product.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This jacket is so warm! it provides a nice layer under a waterproof coat. It compresses nice and small for carrying. I love this coat.