Marmot Women's Orion Gore-Tex Pant

When you're headed for the highest peak with the deepest powder, you want to make sure you're decked out in the highest-performance waterproof ski pants for the job. 3-layer Gore-Tex weatherproof power headlines the long list of reasons why the Orion Pants are a go-to for bombing backcountry bowls or carving your way down to the chairlift all day long. Groomer and off-piste approved, these are the pants for beginners to out-of-bounds powder hounds, and every level of skier in between.

Features:

• Recycled Gore-Tex fabric is designed for high-performance, durable comfort and guarantees you stay dry with breathable, packable, and lightweight waterproof and windproof protection
• Recco Avalanche Rescue Reflector is a lightweight passive responder that is built into the jacket that makes you searchable to rescuers if you get into trouble on the mountain
• Cordura Scuff Guards are abrasion-, tear-, and scuff-resistant for added durability and toughness
• Adjustable waist with snap closure and zippered fly gives you customizable fit and comfort
• Water-resistant zippered leg vents allow you to regulate airflow to your pants while staying dry
• Gusseted crotch adds additional flexibility and stretch for a wider range of motion for your legs
• Articulated knees give you ultimate flexible freedom and a full range of motion
• Zippered thigh pocket keeps small items safely and conveniently secured for easy-access

Specifications:

• Inseam: 32in
• Main Fabric: Gore-Tex Products, 100% Recycled Nylon, Plain weave, 156g/sqm
• Recco: Yes
• Style Number: M13210
• Waterproof: Yes
• Product Weight: 1 lbs 1 oz , 488.0 g
• Windproof: Yes

Product Care: Machine Wash Warm, Use Liquid Detergent, Gentle Cycle, Do Not Use Powdered Detergent, Tumble Dry Low, Do Not Iron, Do Not Bleach, If Dry Cleaned Request Clean Distilled Hydrocarbon Solvent And Water Repellent Treatment, Do Not Use Fabric Softener, Rinse Twice, Do Not Store Wet

Our Story

In April 1971, University of California Santa Cruz students Eric Reynolds and Dave Huntley were in Alaska's Juneau Icefield on a school Glaciology project. It was there on a glacier that the idea of a Marmot Club began. The name 'Marmot' refers to a group of highly social, large ground squirrels that live in mountainous areas.

To become a Marmot, you had to climb a glaciated peak with another Marmot. One of the rules of the club was that everyone was President. Most of the other rules dealt with a collegiate fascination for bodily functions.

Throughout that summer and over the next two years, Eric and Dave also began making prototypes of down products in their dorm room. Their first products were a down vest, a sweater and a parka and, later, three down sleeping bags. The warmest bag, the PIKA (now known as the CWM) was rated at -45 degrees F.

In the winter of 1973, Eric did an ascent of the Grand Teton in Wyoming with Tom Boyce of Grand Junction, Colorado. The following spring, Eric and Dave joined Tom in Grand Junction where they rented a 100 year old stone building near downtown and opened a rental and retail shop under the name of Marmot Mountain Works. They taught cross-country skiing in the winter to get by. Thus, in the spring of 1974, Marmot the company was born.

That fall, Tom was climbing in Peru where he met famed adventure filmmaker Mike Hoover. A few weeks after his return, Tom received a call from Mike. He was calling on behalf of 20th Century Fox who were filming a movie called The Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood, and needed 108 very puffy jackets. "No problem", said Tom, "we were working on that when you called." Well, they weren't, but they then did. Within a week, the Marmots had designed the Golden Mantle (very puffy jacket). Marmot was now in the movies. It also had its biggest order to date.

In 1976, another meeting would change the future of Marmot when Eric met Joe Tanner of W.L. Gore & Associates. Eric was one of the first in the U.S. to see a new concept in outdoor performance fabrication called Gore-Tex. He was intrigued, and within a couple weeks had sewn prototype sleeping bags using the new Gore-Tex fabric for field testing. He and Dave proceeded to spend seven nights in a commercial frozen meat locker comparing bags with and without the Gore-Tex fabric as well as testing the bags under fire sprinklers. They liked what they saw and immediately changed everything in the line to Gore-Tex fabrications. Today, Marmot is the oldest customer of W.L. Gore in the world outdoor market.

Marmot has grown quite a bit since our humble beginnings in 1974, but one thing has never changed; our commitment to designing the highest quality performance product. In 2014 we look forward to celebrating our 40th Anniversary with you, our dedicated fellow Marmots.