I love this jacket. I have been looking for the perfect softshell for two years, and this is it. Breathable and flexible, this is cut well for my curvy figure (I often find many technical jackets to be too tight in the bust yet too roomy in the shoulders/arms and at the waist). It seems to me that this is not quite as warm as some of my other softshell jackets, but this is easily remedied by adding a heavier underlayer - a small price to pay for the excellent flexibility of this jacket. I have used primarily for cool-to-cold weather hiking, but I think this would work well for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. I have no experience with this jacket in the rain.