On the North Slope, the best roads are made of gravel. In winter, you never see the sun. The land is frozen, and the workday is 18 hours long. More than 20,000 hardy souls work the winters in Prudhoe Bay – where the ice road passes through Coldfoot and Deadhorse – and the Prudhoe Bay Vest is as tough and resilient as they are. The lightweight, flat-faced, water-shedding shell borrows technology from bonded fleece athletic gear. But this is no ”soft shell“ fabric. It’s performance workwear made of heavy-duty, abrasion-resistant woven nylon, bonded to 100% polyester sherpa fleece. Guaranteed to deliver extreme wind and water resistance, warmth and durability without the weight.