Peak Performance Helium Down Hood Jacket Men
G79845
- Sku
- G79845$
- Gender
- Men
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A padded jacket or pants contains a filling of down, wool, or synthetic material.
Meer informatieWhat Is an Insulated Ski Jacket and What Are the Options?
An insulated ski jacket is essential for anyone seeking warmth and comfort while skiing or snowboarding. The insulation helps maintain your body temperature, even in the harshest conditions. There are different types of insulation, each with its own advantages. In this guide, we explain the differences so you can make the perfect choice.
Down Insulation: Lightweight and Extremely Warm
A jacket insulated with down is the ideal choice for those looking for maximum warmth without sacrificing comfort. Down provides excellent insulation and is very lightweight, making it perfect for cold, dry conditions. However, keep in mind that down performs less well in wet conditions unless the jacket has been specially treated to resist moisture.
Wool Insulation: Natural and Breathable
Jackets with wool insulation offer a natural alternative. Wool is not only warm but also breathable and retains heat even when damp. This option is ideal for those who prefer natural materials and comfort in varying weather conditions.
Synthetic Insulation: Versatile and Low-Maintenance
Synthetic insulation, such as PrimaLoft or Thinsulate, offers excellent warmth and performs well in wet conditions. This option is often slightly heavier than down but dries quickly and is easier to care for. It’s ideal for active winter sports enthusiasts who value versatility and affordability.
Why Choose an Insulated Ski Jacket?
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Optimal Warmth: Protect yourself against extreme cold.
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Comfort During Activity: Maintain your freedom of movement without sacrificing insulation.
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Suitable for Various Weather Conditions: Whether you're skiing in powder snow or braving a cold wind, an insulated jacket adapts to your needs.
Which Insulation Suits You Best?
The right insulation depends on your personal preferences and the conditions in which you’ll wear the jacket. Looking for ultimate warmth and comfort? Go for down. Need a versatile, low-maintenance option? Consider synthetic materials. Or choose wool for a natural feel.
Our premium ski jackets combine functionality, style, and top quality, so you can fully enjoy your winter sports adventure. Explore our collection and find your perfect insulated ski jacket!
- Slim fit
- Medium fit
- Wide fit
Is your purchase not quite what you expected or is the size incorrect? No problem, you can easily return your order to us. You may try on and view an item as you would in a shop, but there are some rules.
GOOD TO KNOW
- You have 14 days from receipt of your order to register your return.
- Are you too late? Then your order will no longer be found in the portal. In that case, always contact us first so we can see what possibilities there are.
- After registering online, you then have 14 days to hand in your return at the post office. If you hand in the parcel after the 14 days, we will unfortunately no longer be able to process your return. The sooner you register and send in your return, the sooner it will be processed and you will receive your money back.
- Almost all outerwear and trousers are delivered with a large yellow return label. Do not remove this until you decide to keep the item! Once this vignette has been removed, there is no way we can return the item.
- Returns are at your own risk and expense.
- If you return part of your order, we will only refund the amount of the returned items and not other costs such as shipping costs.
- If you have received an incorrect or damaged item, please always contact us a.s.a.p. and include photos of the product and the labels so we can see which item/defect is concerned.


STEP BY STEP GUIDE:
1. Check your items
√ Has the return period of 14 days after receipt not expired
√ Is the yellow return label (in the case of outerwear and trousers) and all price tags still attached?
√ Is the article unworn and therefore not dirty, damaged or creased?
2. Submit your return online
Enter your own postcode and the full order number (including letters) in the portal to which you can start the return. You can choose to purchase a DPD shipping label via the portal. If you choose this option, print the shipping label. You can download this immediately and it will also be sent to you by e-mail (please check your e-mail address and any spam mail).
You can also choose another carrier outside the portal. We always advise you to send the parcel insured. The DPD label via the portal insures your parcel up to €500.
3. Pack your return
√ Fold the items neatly and close all zips and buttons. Because of the technical materials it is important not to cause serious creases and wrinkles, as these can damage the product.
Then pack the items back in their original packaging and put them in the shipping bag or box. Another bag or box is also fine, as long as it is sturdy so that it arrives undamaged
√ If you have items from several orders that you wish to return, you may simply return them in 1 parcel
√ Put the enclosed packing slip/order confirmation (or a copy) in the parcel
√ Stick the DPD shipping label on the parcel.
If you have chosen to send via another carrier, please write the return address on the parcel:
Skistore Swing
De Opslach 3
8448 GV Heerenveen
The Netherlands
4. Shipping
Hand over your return at a DPD parcel point or a carrier of your choice.
Returning (part of) your order is at your own risk. Keep the proof of delivery until we have received and processed your package.
Please note! After registering your return online, you have 14 days to return your parcel to the postal service. If you return the parcel after these 14 days, we will unfortunately no longer be able to process your return.
5. Refund
You will receive confirmation by e-mail when your return has been received and processed.
This is usually within a few days after your order has been delivered to us. The money will then be refunded to the account you paid with within a week after confirmation (usually longer for credit card payments). If you have chosen to pay afterwards, this will be adjusted on your Klarna invoice.
Please note! If you return part of your order, we will only refund the amount of the returned items and not other costs such as shipping costs.
Is your purchase not quite what you expected or is the size incorrect? No problem, you can easily return your order to us. You may try on and view an item as you would in a shop, but there are some rules.
GOOD TO KNOW
- You have 14 days from receipt of your order to register your return.
- Are you too late? Then your order will no longer be found in the portal. In that case, always contact us first so we can see what possibilities there are.
- After registering online, you then have 14 days to hand in your return at the post office. If you hand in the parcel after the 14 days, we will unfortunately no longer be able to process your return. The sooner you register and send in your return, the sooner it will be processed and you will receive your money back.
- Almost all outerwear and trousers are delivered with a large yellow return label. Do not remove this until you decide to keep the item! Once this vignette has been removed, there is no way we can return the item.
- Returns are at your own risk and expense.
- If you return part of your order, we will only refund the amount of the returned items and not other costs such as shipping costs.
- If you have received an incorrect or damaged item, please always contact us a.s.a.p. and include photos of the product and the labels so we can see which item/defect is concerned.


STEP BY STEP GUIDE:
1. Check your items
√ Has the return period of 14 days after receipt not expired
√ Is the yellow return label (in the case of outerwear and trousers) and all price tags still attached?
√ Is the article unworn and therefore not dirty, damaged or creased?
2. Submit your return online
Enter your own postcode and the full order number (including letters) in the portal to which you can start the return. You can choose to purchase a DPD shipping label via the portal. If you choose this option, print the shipping label. You can download this immediately and it will also be sent to you by e-mail (please check your e-mail address and any spam mail).
You can also choose another carrier outside the portal. We always advise you to send the parcel insured. The DPD label via the portal insures your parcel up to €500.
3. Pack your return
√ Fold the items neatly and close all zips and buttons. Because of the technical materials it is important not to cause serious creases and wrinkles, as these can damage the product.
Then pack the items back in their original packaging and put them in the shipping bag or box. Another bag or box is also fine, as long as it is sturdy so that it arrives undamaged
√ If you have items from several orders that you wish to return, you may simply return them in 1 parcel
√ Put the enclosed packing slip/order confirmation (or a copy) in the parcel
√ Stick the DPD shipping label on the parcel.
If you have chosen to send via another carrier, please write the return address on the parcel:
Skistore Swing
De Opslach 3
8448 GV Heerenveen
The Netherlands
4. Shipping
Hand over your return at a DPD parcel point or a carrier of your choice.
Returning (part of) your order is at your own risk. Keep the proof of delivery until we have received and processed your package.
Please note! After registering your return online, you have 14 days to return your parcel to the postal service. If you return the parcel after these 14 days, we will unfortunately no longer be able to process your return.
5. Refund
You will receive confirmation by e-mail when your return has been received and processed.
This is usually within a few days after your order has been delivered to us. The money will then be refunded to the account you paid with within a week after confirmation (usually longer for credit card payments). If you have chosen to pay afterwards, this will be adjusted on your Klarna invoice.
Please note! If you return part of your order, we will only refund the amount of the returned items and not other costs such as shipping costs.
- 700 fill power duck down at 310 g total weight
- Packs small; repair patch included
- RDS down, traceable via Track My Down
- Water repellent only: no membrane, no taped seams
- No powder skirt, pit zips or RECCO reflector
- 42 gsm 20D shell is light on abrasion resistance
The Peak Performance Helium Down Hood Jacket Men is a lightweight hooded down jacket filled with 700 fill power duck down in a 90/10 down/feather blend, with a total garment weight of 310 g. It is made for cold, dry conditions, worn either as a standalone outer layer or as the warm insulating layer under a shell jacket. The 42 gsm 20D recycled ripstop face fabric is windproof and water repellent, so this is an insulator rather than a weather shell.
Who is this down jacket for?
Choose the Helium Down Hood Jacket if you want one packable down jacket that covers winter travel and everyday wear and doubles as the midlayer under a ski shell. It compresses into its own packed form and comes with a repair patch. It is not the jacket for sustained rain or wet snow, for resort skiing without a shell over it, or for abrasive use such as carrying climbing hardware, where the 42 gsm face fabric is on the light side.
How warm is the Helium Down Hood Jacket?
Warmth comes from 700 fill power duck down, 90% down and 10% feather, held in the quilted Helium pattern. At 310 g the jacket sits in the light end of the down range: enough for cold, dry days standing still or moving at a steady pace, and well short of an expedition parka. Down loses loft once damp, so keep a shell over it when the weather turns.
Which size should you choose?
Peak Performance cuts the Helium Down Hood Jacket in a regular fit, available in S, M, L, XL and 2XL. It is drafted to sit over a base layer or a thin midlayer, not over a thick fleece, and it slides under a ski shell without bunching. Check the Peak Performance size chart on this page before ordering.
How is the Peak Performance Helium Down Hood Jacket built?
The Helium Down Hood Jacket Men combines a 42 gsm 20D ripstop face fabric in 100% recycled polyamide with a 100% recycled polyamide lining and a duck down filling of 90% down and 10% feather at 700 fill power. The down is quilted into the Helium pattern, which keeps the fill in place across the body and sleeves. The shell carries a PFC-free durable water repellent treatment and is made without intentionally added PFAS, so light rain and dry snow bead off a tightly woven, windproof surface. There is no membrane and no taped seam construction here: the fabric blocks wind and sheds moisture, it does not keep out sustained rain. A reversed YKK coil zipper runs the full length of the front, backed by a chinguard, and the fixed hood adjusts in two directions, height and width.
Is the Helium Down Hood Jacket suitable for skiing?
On the mountain this Peak Performance down jacket works as the insulating layer under a ski shell. It has zippered hand pockets, elastic binding at hem and cuffs and a 310 g weight that disappears under a hardshell. It does not carry ski-specific hardware: there is no powder skirt, no pit zips, no wrist gaiters and no RECCO reflector, which is why it should not be your only outer layer on a lift-served day in bad weather. On hikes and approaches it earns its place as the jacket you pull out at a stop, then compress back into the pack. For winter travel and city use it functions as a full outer layer in dry cold.
What are the materials and how do you wash it?
Shell and lining are both 100% recycled polyamide, the filling is duck down with 10% duck feather. The 20D ripstop is chosen for low weight, which makes it less abrasion resistant than a heavier face fabric, so keep it clear of rock, crampons and lift bars. Machine wash at 40 °C on a delicate cycle with similar colours, zippers closed, without fabric softener or bleach. Drying is the step that matters: tumble dry inside out on low with tennis balls for at least five hours, taking the jacket out every half hour to shake the down loose by hand so it does not clump.
What makes this a responsible choice?
The down in the Helium Down Hood Jacket Men is certified to the Responsible Down Standard and fully traceable through the Track My Down programme. Shell and lining are recycled polyamide, the water repellent finish is PFC-free, and the jacket ships with a repair patch so a tear in the ripstop can be fixed instead of ending the jacket's life.
- 700 fill power duck down, 90/10 down/feather
- Quilted Helium pattern
- Total weight 310 g
- 42 gsm 20D recycled ripstop face fabric
- Fixed hood, adjustable for height and width
- Full-length reversed YKK coil zipper
- Chinguard
- Two zippered hand pockets
- Elastic binding at hem and cuffs
- Hanger loop on the outside of the neck
- Compressible and packable
- PFC-free durable water repellent treatment
- Responsible Down Standard, traceable via Track My Down
- Repair patch included
- Filling: 90% duck down, 10% duck feather, 700 fill power
- Shell: 100% recycled polyamide
- Lining: 100% recycled polyamide
- Face fabric construction: 42 gsm 20D ripstop





