My hood doesn't move with my head - so what?
I believe the next big design iteration for hoodies, and maybe ski jackets in general, is an accordion fabric pattern on the neck.
This will make possible side to side movements that's not possible with the current flat and fixed fabric. I do notice that it's the neck and shoulders that stretch out whenever I have my hood on and try to turn my head side to side. Or to be more precise, the conventional fabric design on the neck and maybe shoulders doesn't allow me to move my head side to side. And so I am with team "hoodie on in the lift, off when doing runs" because of this stretch limitation.
This may be due to the nature of polyfabric currently used in jackets. My ski jacket is 4-way stretch, but it doesn't stretch far enough compared to your regular cotton or merino hoodie.
An accordion pattern neck will increase the range of side to side movement of current Gore and Dermizax and other poly fabrics. It's essential to be able to look sideways as idiot skiers and snowboarders have no compunction at slamming at you from behind when traversing the hills, especially on whiteout or stormy days when you both need a hood and people on the mountain are blind as a bat.
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