> Columbia products tend to be heavier/bulkier than other offerings which is how they are so competitively priced

This is absolutely true. I have a ski jacket that was gifted to me in... 2002 or so? Heavy as fuck, but warm and has aged very gracefully. It's a waterproof shell with a thick zip-in fleece liner. The liner shows zero wear and the shell has lost a couple of velcro tabs. Nothing functional on the jacket has broken.

It's like 4x the weight of a more modern jacket, but I don't see myself replacing it anytime soon. The weight is actually kinda soothing, like a weighted blanket lol