Smartwool Classic Thermal Merino Base Layer 1/2 Zip Hoodie // Women's

The Miracle Elixr

REVIEWED BY: Devon Scovill

Merino is one of those things that always has us saying, "I can't believe it's not magic!" Good old mother nature scored big with the cold weather community when she offered us the tools to build pieces like these. Moisture wicking and soft enough to be worn next to skin, this half-zip is capable of acting as a true baselayer or as a second layer for an ultra-warm start to your layering program. At 250 g/m2, you can feel pretty confident that in wearing this piece you are wearing one of the warmest layers around. Anti-microbial (AKA anti-funk) and vented, this piece is also a saving grace on sweaty days. That full merino hood is putting in work too, doing everything on your head that the rest of it is doing in the bodice: dabbing at that brow sweat and saving you from brain freezes.