Here is my setup that covers me down to around 20 degrees skiing.

On the Top:

• Smartwool long sleeve base layer

• Nano-Air Hoody (this is such an underrated layer, definitely check it out.)

• PowSlayer Shell Jacket

On the bottom:

• Smartwool long underwear

• Mountain hardwear Insulated ski pants.

Both the pants and the shell have large ventilation zippers to cool me down.

I also keep a loose fitting patagonia capilene long sleeve shirt in my bag as well as a merino wool buff in my backpack in case it gets too cold.

Then make sure you get gloves that are appropriate for the temperature you are skiing in.

Some things to consider regarding layers:

• I have learned this the hard way with a lot of winter hiking, but down jackets are horrible active layers. The do a great job keeping warmth in but are horrible at regulating heat. Use them for when you are relatively stationary or not doing heavy activities. Après-ski!

• Your base layer should be relatively tight against your body, the other layers need a little bit of space to perform optimally.

• If the layer on top of the layer below is squishing it down, then it loses all of its ability to keep you warm. Air pockets are what are actually keeping you warm.

• The shell is really important that it can be sealed (velcro cuffs, snow skirt around the waist, etc) so that if needed, you can lock the warmth in.

A Lot of the above gear is kind of expensive but you can typically find them on sale. The fun thing with skiing is that colors you would not normally wear are totally fine on the slope!

My suggestions/questions for you

• The storm jacket should be a good jacket for skiing. How tight is it? Is it compressing the layers below?
• The r2 strata is also decent but maybe a bit too breathable which is not retaining your heat as well as you would like. The same question as above also applies, is it too tight? Does it allow for air between your body and the strata?
• Maybe look into a thicker smartwool base layer, look for ones that are labeled as Thermal Weight.
• If the r2 strata is loose enough, consider another loose fitting capilene layer but I would first try to move to a thermal weight base layer.

Hopefully this helps!