It's already started snowing where I am way up north, and due to the major increase in my salary for moving up here, I thought I'd treat myself to a new Parka.
I've never owned a FF before but at the moment, they're who I'm looking at. The winter temps here in the Canadian north (tip of Northern Quebec, just south of Baffin Island) got down to apparently a chilly -93 degrees centigrade last year (with wind chill). I don't usually run cold but then again, I've never had close to a 100 below zero.
I guess I'm just looking for any help in choosing which of the two. Yes I'll be very active outside but I've got plenty of fleeces, layers and hardshells/softshells to strip down too so this is for more of a downtime Parka to keep me warm as I hate sitting around inside even on the really cold nasty days. I'm surrounded by extint open pit mines with absolutely beautiful/sheer walls that fully ice over in the winter and I plan on making use of those untouched walls.
For future uses, I'll definetly be wanting to bring this Parka on Denali in a short time, and I've been invited along on a expedition into the Khumbu region in 2 years. Leaning towards the Rock and Ice personally, but hoping it isn't "too warm".
By the way, how roomy are they for the extra layers? I'm a solid medium in every company it seems, but should I get the large, just in case I need the room?