drawstring at the bottom and for the hood, both of which won't recede back into the ribbing
modestly sized, good looking logos with minimal patterns
preferably made out of no-shrink material
sizes big enough to be tall on someone like me
if there's a front pocket, zippers are great if it's gonna be worn skiing a lot
if there's a zipper, make sure it's one which wont get wavy like Oakley and Jiberish ones do 100% of the time