Women's Glider Wind Hood

Peak Performance was founded in 1986 in Åre, Sweden by three ski racers — Stefan Engström, Peter Blom and Christer Mårtensson — who believed ski kit should be both technically honest and genuinely good looking. From a single shop in a mountain town at the 63rd parallel, the brand grew into Scandinavia's most recognisable mountainwear name. HQ moved to Stockholm in 1999; Amer Sports acquired the brand in 2018 (alongside Arc'teryx, Salomon, Atomic), and the line is led by President Stefano Saccone from April 2025. The Åre maxim still holds: if it can handle Åre, it can handle anything.

The Glider Wind Hood is Peak Performance's minimal wind layer — 60 gsm 20D stretch plain weave with a 75 gsm 50D backing, windproof and water-repellent, with a stretch back panel for mobility. The spec is universal: an under-300g wind shell that disappears into a running vest until the weather turns. Made without intentionally added PFAS. Under-300g wind shell with a stretch back panel — the pack-insurance piece.