Outdoor Research Cirque Pant

The Cirque has been my go-to winter pant since 2018. I got my first pair for my Aconcagua attempt and have never looked back since. I use this pant to backcountry ski in the winter, and whenever I'm doing any other winter activities that don't involve rain or sitting on chairlifts. (I have rode lifts with them, but my butt gets very cold and wet when I do!) These pants are warm enough for cold weather, well below freezing, and I can layer base layers underneath if I need. Usually, these pants avoid sweat as well, but eventually in the spring I switch to my Halle pants when it gets warm enough.

The only thing I wish I had in these pants was an integrated connection point for my beacon and a pocket that fit a beacon well. I can fix the connection point easy enough by sewing one in myself, but my pockets don't quite fit a beacon comfortably. At least, they don't fit my Barryvox, they may fit a Tracker 3 well. Another complaint by some is that they don't have a side zip, however I've found that mine breathe so well that I don't miss one.