Gear Specifications:

• Shell material: Liberty N-250 Gore-Tex® Paclite
• Reinforcement: Ogive N-210S Gore-Tex® Performance 3L
• Sizes:S - XXL
• Colors: Black, Stellar Blue/Tempest, Fire / Bonfire
• 100% seam taped for full water proofness
• Reinforced shoulders and elbows heavier fabric protects in high abrasion areas
• DriClime® lined chin guard moisture wicking fabric protects your face from the zipper
• Angel-Wing Movement™ allows full range of motion in arms so jacket doesn't ride up

Features:

• Attached, roll-up, Gale Force hood with laminated wire brim
• ERG hood adjustment system
• PitZips™ underarm zip that extend into the body for aggressive venting
• Adjustable drawcord hem
• Designed to fit over fleece or softshells

Review:
Approaching a hut in the Alps, I am wearing the Marmot Stormlight Jacket. It is early October, and the weather forecast doesn't look promising. We have had more rain then sun in the last few weeks, so a bomber jacket is of utmost importance.

The attention to detail in the Marmot Stormlight Jacket is what impressed me the most. The jacket weighs in at just over a pound (482 grams), yet is built to withstand the toughest of conditions. The shoulders and top of the arm panels are made of reinforced 3-layer Gore-Tex Performace Shell, and the rest of the shell is made up of the lighter weight Gore-Tex Paclite Shell. To ensure bomber water-proofness, this jacket is 100% seam taped. This combination makes the jacket's overall weight lighter, yet strengthens those parts of the jacket that take the brunt of the work from pack abrasion, rain, hail, or in my unfortunate case, bushwhacking.

I found this jacket also breathes quite well.  It comes with pit zips, as any good shell should. But a ventilation feature I didn't expect is the many small holes in the jacket's inside lining of the chest pockets. This cuts out a bit of weight, and you can open the pockets to have another vent if the pit zips don't do the trick.

Climbing features were taken into consideration as well. Angel-Wing Movemen allows for greater arm mobility and dexterity. This lets you do a long reach over your head while climbing, with only minimal movement of the jacket itself. For colder weather, I needed to put the hood on over my helmet. It fit quite well, even with a fairly large helmet. When turning my head, the hood moved nicely too, a gripe I've had with other jackets. There is a bendable wire brim that lines the top of the hood, which adds rigidity to keep the top flap out of your way.

There are a few other noteworthy small features. For draft protection, the hood, waist, and wrists all have compression, using draw cords or Velcro for the wrists. The wrists and around the chin are lined with DriClime, which is soft and makes an excellent snot rag. The main zipper for the front of the jacket is small without the Velcro that many jackets have, which lowers the weight and makes it faster to take on and off, but might slightly compromise weather proofing.

Overall, I was very pleased with this jacket. It is made for a fast and light climbing approach. No features missing, and nothing extraneous. It is too early to comment on durability, but it still in great shape after many days in the mountain.