Mountain Hardwear
technical alpine outerwear
Technical Outdoor · United States
Similar price, better made
Quality
8/10
Price
$$
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Casual
Helly Hansen
Helly Hansen at a glance
Quality
Price
$$Mid-range labels average 6.9
Value
6.6Better value than 67% of labels
Typical US prices
shell jackets $130-700, fleece $90-165, insulated jackets $170-350
Helly Hansen is a Scandinavian technical outdoor label best known for sailing and ski outerwear — quality 7/10, leaning timeless and very casual.
Scores
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Style
Quality 7 — joint 22nd of 28 technical outdoor brands (average 8.0). Value 6.6 — joint 106th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 6, 2026 · Sources: OutdoorGearLab (opens in a new tab), OutdoorGearLab (2) (opens in a new tab), OutdoorGearLab (3) (opens in a new tab), kontoorbrands.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
Montbell, The North Face and Adidas Terrex match Helly Hansen's quality score and style for less.
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