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Tricia

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Let's face it, we use our mobile phones for so much more than making calls. In fact, making a phone call is likely 5% of its actual use. For skiing, we use the camera on our phones more than any other app (in fact, you'll often hear some of the Colorado Crew say that their camera comes with a phone app). This reality makes Helly Hansen's new Life Pocket a brilliant addition to any ski jacket.

Picture this: you're on the slopes and inspired to take a picture, but your camera (with a phone app) is buried deep inside your mid-layer to keep it warm. By the time you dig it out, the moment has passed. Life Pocket is a handy tech pocket with a warm layer that promises to keep your mobile device two to three times warmer and enable your battery to last longer.

From Helly Hansen:

THE LIFE POCKET: 2-3 TIMES WARMER THAN A NORMAL POCKET

The Life Pocket, developed in collaboration with PrimaLoft, stays two times warmer than a regular ski jacket pocket, and the Life Pocket+ stays three times warmer. Ensure that all your epic moments are captured, your texts go through, and your GPS is available. Keep your phone alive longer with the Life Pocket.
Two of our favorite Helly Hansen Jackets from the ULLR Freeride collection:

Helly Hansen Life Pocket.png

ULLR FREERIDE COLLECTION
The ULLR Freeride Collection is named for the Norse god of snow. Powder lovers pray to him for an epic winter and you can wear ULLR for all your backcountry powder pursuits. May the first snowflakes fall ... we're ready!
 

James

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HH is Norwegian.
Their jackets come with a box of rain.
 

Pat AKA mustski

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Hmm. My biggest worry with taking photos is dropping my phone off the lift. Once I am off the lift, I’m skiing and photos don’t even occur to me. I need a leash for my phone.
 

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Erik Timmerman

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I was looking at the Helly site a couple days ago and saw Life Pocket. I figured it would be some kind of an avalung type thing.
 
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I haven't thought about a new jacket in a few seasons. Really like my Arc'teryx. However, yesterday I found out that my brand new iPhone won't fit in the interior chest pocket which is where I always keep my phone. More first world problems.
 

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I think they should have made the pocket just slightly bigger.
 

Chris Walker

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Huh. Well I guess it could save your life if you got stuck somewhere and had to call for help and were still in cell phone range. But other than that the name is a bit melodramatic for me.
 

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