I have looked at a lot of jackets and none of them have as many features as the 686 series. Things I like:
- magnetic buttons because it does not catch snow like VELCRO®
- inner sleeve that wraps around the thumb area so that even if your sleeve does ride up, you will never get wet
- powder skirt that has straps to attach to your 686 pants (great idea!)
Only peeve:
- don't count on zipping your VELCRO® lining to the jacket while having the powder skirt buttoned up at the same time. I think it was somehow a design mistake since the skirt is designed to be outside the lining yet the lining position starts above where the lining ends. Hard to explain but when you try it on, you will definitely notice.