Quote Originally Posted by bikeless in WI
wick fine plus stay warm even if damp. Worst I've experienced was when the wicked-away moisture froze on the inside of my gore-tex jacket. From now on, top layer has to be cotton when it's really cold.

I think you may have had a separate issue, Gore-tex for hiking often is not adequetely vented. You need front & back vents as well as pit zips. Of course that increases the "draftiness" when cycling in sub-freezing weather. I prefer to use a cycling jacket from REI that has a windproof front and tight-like material on the back. Cotton, even on the outer layer tends to retain moisture. I would like to try one of the windproof but still wicking polarfleeces, like the Lands End Maraniac, which is supposed to also be water resistent so it would be good in snowy weather. By the way, if you have wicking layers underneath,and aren't wearing a back pack, a little frost inside isn't that bad. My kids used to wait for me to get back from my winter evening runs to watch me shake the "snow" out of my nylon shell