Norrøna tamok Gore-Tex Performance Shell Jacket
1217-23
- Sku
- 1217-23
- Gender
- Women
Available directly from stock
A lined jacket contains a filling of down, wool or synthetic material.
What 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!
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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.
- 28,000 mm and 13 mm taped GORE-TEX seams
- 200D reinforced shoulders and elbows
- PFC-free ePE GORE-TEX, RET below 9
- No insulation: needs base and mid layers
- 666 g in women's M, heavy for fast touring
- Offered in S and M only
The Norrøna tamok Gore-Tex Performance Shell Jacket is an uninsulated three-layer hardshell for women who ski and snowboard powder off-piste in bad weather. It pairs a 28,000 mm water column and a PFC-free ePE-based GORE-TEX membrane with 200D reinforcement panels on the shoulders and elbows, so pack straps and tight trees do not wear through the waterproof layer. All seams are sealed with 13 mm GORE-TEX tape.
Who is this jacket for?
It is built for the rider who spends storm days in the backcountry and sidecountry and brings her own warmth in the layers underneath. The Norrøna tamok Gore-Tex Performance Shell Jacket has no insulation at all, so it is not a jacket to wear on its own, and at 666 g in women's M, with a detachable snow skirt and heavy reinforcement fabrics, it is not the shell for weight-critical fast-and-light touring or racing. If you want a short, cropped silhouette or the soft hand feel of an insulated town jacket, look elsewhere: this is a technical hardshell with a deliberately long cut.
How waterproof and breathable is it?
The three-layer GORE-TEX laminate of the tamok Gore-Tex Performance Shell Jacket is rated at 28,000 mm water column with a moisture resistance of RET below 9, and the seams are taped with 13 mm GORE-TEX tape. The two-way front zip is a water-resistant Vislon, and all pockets use water-resistant zippers. For heat control there are underarm ventilation zips with YKK water-resistant zippers plus a chest vent with a water-resistant zipper and snow mesh behind it.
Which size should you choose?
This Norrøna women's shell has a regular fit that runs slightly long, with articulated elbows and an asymmetric, longer cut at the back. It is sized to be worn over a base layer and a mid layer. Compare your chest measurement with the size chart on this page before ordering. The jacket is offered in S and M only.
How is the Norrøna tamok Gore-Tex Performance Shell Jacket constructed?
Three layers work as one laminate. The outside is a 70D x 160D face fabric in 100% recycled, solution-dyed nylon at 152 g/m2. In the middle sits the PFC-free ePE-based GORE-TEX membrane, which blocks water and wind. Against your mid layer there is a C-KNIT nylon backer, a fine knitted backing that keeps the inside of the shell smooth rather than clammy. On the shoulders and elbows the same construction is stepped up to a 200D GORE-TEX laminate with a face fabric of 221 g/m2, placed exactly where a loaded backpack and rock or branch contact do their damage. Seams are sealed with 13 mm GORE-TEX tape and the front closes with a two-way water-resistant Vislon zipper.
Is the tamok Gore-Tex Performance Shell Jacket suitable for freeride and touring?
Backcountry freeride skiing and snowboarding is what this shell was built around, and the feature set shows it: a helmet-compatible storm hood with one-hand adjustment, a detachable snow skirt, laminated stretch woven hand gaiters, asymmetric cuffs with Velcro adjustment and one-hand hem adjustment. Underarm ventilation zips and a chest vent with snow mesh let you dump heat on a bootpack or a traverse, which also makes the jacket workable for resort and sidecountry days and for ski touring where weight is not the deciding factor. Where it stops is clear: 666 g in women's M is a lot for a touring shell, and a three-layer construction with a snow skirt compresses poorly, so it is not a jacket you stuff small into a daypack.
Which materials are used and what does that mean for durability?
Both fabrics in the Norrøna tamok Gore-Tex Performance Shell Jacket use a 100% recycled nylon face. Nylon is the tougher of the common shell fibres, and the step from 70D x 160D in the body to 200D on the shoulders and elbows is a direct answer to abrasion from pack straps, chairlifts and tree skiing. Articulated elbows and reinforced panels sit in the same zones, so the areas that move most are also the areas with the heaviest fabric. The face fabrics are solution dyed, a dyeing method that puts the pigment into the fibre itself and keeps colour from washing out of the surface.
What makes this a lower-impact shell?
The main fabric and the reinforcement fabric both have a 100% recycled nylon face, both are solution dyed, and the waterproof membrane is a PFC-free, ePE-based GORE-TEX technology rather than a fluorinated one. The colourway offered is Purple Sage.
- 3-layer GORE-TEX ePE-based PFC-free laminate, 28,000 mm
- Taped seams with 13 mm GORE-TEX tape
- Helmet-compatible storm hood with one-hand adjustment
- 2-way water-resistant Vislon front zipper
- Underarm ventilation zips with YKK water-resistant zippers
- Chest ventilation with water-resistant zipper and snow mesh
- Two lower hand pockets with storm flaps and water-resistant zippers
- Vertical chest pocket with water-resistant zipper
- Zippered sleeve pocket for radio or key card
- Zippered internal chest pocket and internal mesh pocket
- Goggle and sunglass wipe inside pocket
- Brushed fleece chin protection
- Detachable snow skirt and one-hand hem adjustment
- Laminated stretch woven hand gaiters, asymmetric Velcro cuffs
- Reinforced shoulders and elbows, articulated elbows
- Asymmetric, longer back cut
- Main fabric: 3-layer 70D x 160D GORE-TEX ePE-based PFC-free laminate, 100% recycled solution-dyed nylon face, C-KNIT nylon backer, 152 g/m2
- Reinforcement on shoulders and elbows: 3-layer 200D GORE-TEX ePE-based PFC-free laminate, 100% recycled solution-dyed nylon face, C-KNIT nylon backer, 221 g/m2
