Earn-Your-Turns Simplicity

Every ounce matters when you're packing it all on your back. The Burton [ak] Hover 3L GORE‑TEX Stretch Jacket is the lightest, most packable shell in the [ak] line. Its minimalist design stows easily in your pack when you're on the skin track, and it delivers trusted stormproof protection and key features that you can count on for smooth days in the backcountry.

• Stormproof

  GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™ GORE-TEX keeps you riding in all weather, period.

• Backcountry Minimalism

  An overall minimalist design keeps weight down but still offers key features like big pockets to keep your skins warm between laps, pit-zips for venting on the skin track, and a cut that lets you move naturally.

• Powder Day Ready

  A removable waist gaiter with jacket-to-pant interface, power mesh wrist gaiters, water-resistant zippers, and an adjustable hood offer full storm riding coverage.

• Choice Pockets

  Interior mesh dump pockets, a bicep pass pocket, zippered chest pocket, zippered hand-warmer pockets, and zippered internal chest pocket offer secure storage and easy access to the usual stuff.

• Low Environmental Impact

  Bluesign® approved materials reduces impact on humans and the planet during manufacturing.

• Articulated Patterning for Mobility
• Ergonomic Stretch Zip-Out Waist Gaiter with Jacket to Pant Interface
• Internal Abrasion Resistant Tape
• No-Lift Underarm Gusset
• Power Mesh Wrist Gaiters
• RECCO Reflector
• Reflective Details
• Shaped Cuffs
• Utility Loop Inside Chest Pocket
• YKK® Water Resistant Zippers Hood
• StormForm Fulltime Contour™ Hood with Drop Construction and Cohaesive™ Embedded Cinch and Hood Length Adjustment
• Interior Power Mesh Dump Pockets
• Zippered Bicep Pass Pocket
• Zippered Chest Pockets
• Zippered Handwarmer Pockets
• Zippered Internal Chest Pocket
• Pit Zip™ Vents
• GORE-TEX C-Knit Stretch 3-Layer Nylon 30D Plain Weave Fabric