Your new ski jacket will have riding the chair lift, zooming down the slopes, or grabbing a hot chocolate in the lodge in no time. You want a ski jacket that will keep you warm in when it's freezing outside and will keep you cool when the sun is out, and still keep you looking sleek.' Ski jackets have never offered so many safe but easily-accessible options for stashing your belongings. Choose from long or waist-length style or check out the removable hoods or one that's built in. Also look at our looser or regular fits depending on what's underneath the jacket. These jackets make great additions to your snow and ski wardrobe.

The Marmot Men's Palisades Jacket sets the standard for quality ski jackets. You won't be worrying about the weather with a GORE-TEX performance shell, excellent construction and a paneled mesh lining.' This jacket can fit over your fleece or shell, so layer up or wear it alone. Need pockets? Stick your valuables in this jacket's internal zip pocket, zippered hand pockets, or in either of the zippered chest pockets. With a high collar and storm hood that can be removed, you'll know you will be protected against the worst elements. Check it out in a two-toned blue Eclipse or a two-toned Citronelle.

For a skiing or snowboarding outwear basic, consider the Bugaboo Reskin Parka from Columbia. The shell is 100 percent nylon with a 100 percent polyester microfleece designed to keep you dry. This jacket is versatile, allowing you to take the hood off or zip out the fleece liner as your whims, or the weather, changes. With seven'yes, seven'pockets for everything from your goggles to your iPod and a lifetime manufacturer warranty, Columbia clearly had the consumer's best interests in mind with this jacket.

What's cooler than ice? The name of your new ski jacket: the Spyder Godfather Insulated Ski Jacket. When it comes to warmth, this roomy jacket not only talks the talk but walks the walk. It is waterproof with a 10K rating, has a heavy-duty construction that covers your whole torso, oversized pockets, and the all-important ventilation zips under the arm, keeping you dry outside and in. The jacket is available in a deep yellow Cumin or light yellow Citron.

If you are looking for a black ski jacket, but want something with some extra pizazz, the Mountain Hardwear Men's Synchro Ski Jacket is your best bet. This jacket comes loaded with features ' Velcro cuff tabs, drawcords to keep things tight, and a pocket just for your MP3 player. The exterior contrasting tape kicks the black jacket up a notch with water-resistant seams. Zip it up, pull up the hood, and you are good to go.

The Billabong Down Faux Sho' Jacket has smooth written all over it. Shiny on the outside with a silk-like Taffeta lining, six pockets, and a powder skirt to keep away the snow, this jacket has you covered for a day on the slopes or the street. As the name implies, the jacket simulates the warmth of down with a micro-polyester insulation. Turn heads with the attention-grabbing neon yellow or bright blue.

There's nothing better than knowing you'll be warm and safe on the slopes or out in the cold. Whoever said that skiing isn't for the fashionable was dead wrong. You can zoom down the mountains in style, we'd even recommend it.