My son received a "hand-me-down" older style Obermeyer jacket and he was supposed to only use it for play purposes and this jacket turned out to be his favorite jacket of all. I was pleasantly surprised at how well it had held up! I decided that it had gone through the "test" of holding up ----incredibly well! Because of this, I wanted to find another for next year's jacket and I found this one. Awesome jacket, it has sooooo many pockets, zippers, and velcrow to the areas where is needed most--- on the wrists! Most importantly, is this is a warm, "quality made" jacket for my little guy! I'd certainly recommend this jacket!!