Silk & Snow Hybrid Review

In This Review
Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Comparisons | FAQs

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 10 different factors that impact the performance, comfort, and value of the mattress. We then take the results of that test and compare to every mattress we’ve tested to date.

Check out the full performance table below to see how this mattress ranks:

Factor	Silk & Snow Hybrid	Average
Overall Score	8.78	8.57
Price (Queen)	$700	$1,316 (Hybrid only)
Cooling – Score	8.0	8.7
Sinkage – Depth	2.34″	2.15″
Sinkage – Feel	Deep	Moderate
Motion Transfer – Score	8.9	8.2
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	7.42 m/s²	8.79 m/s²
Response Time – Score	9.1	8.9
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	0.3 sec.	0.4 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	0.8 sec.	0.9 sec.
Bounce – Height	10.54″	9.52″
Bounce – Feel	High	Moderate
Edge Support – Score	9.4	8.6
Edge Support – Sitting	3.25″	4.05″
Edge Support – Lying	Excellent	Good
Sex – Score	9.1	8.4
Pressure Relief – Score	9.0	8.7
Comfort Layer Thickness	3.0″	4.1″
Mattress Thickness	11.5″	12.0″
Off-Gassing – Score	8.1	8.2
Off-Gassing – Smell	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	7 days	6 days
Company – Score	8.8	8.6
Trial	365 nights	178 nights
Warranty	15 years	25% have lifetime warranties, average of other 75% of mattresses is 13 years

How is Silk & Snow Hybrid Different?

The Silk & Snow Hybrid mattress has an overall performance that is slightly better than average. But the price tag is substantially less than average—48% less than the average hybrid.

Advantages

Other advantages beyond price include lower motion transfer than average, fast material response time, and better edge support—20% less sinkage when seated directly on the edge.

Neutral Factors

This mattress has slightly deeper sinkage than average and higher levels of bounce, 8.7% more than the average across all mattresses tested to date.

Both sinkage and bounce are preferential factors, but if you’re looking for low bounce or minimal contour, the Silk & Snow Hybrid may not be the best option.

Disadvantages

The cooling performance was a little disappointing (especially for a hybrid), but other than that, there weren’t big downsides to this mattress.

This mattress also only has 3.0″ of comfort material, which can negatively impact pressure relief for some sleepers, especially heavier sleepers over 300 lbs.

The Silk & Snow Hybrid has good, but not great cooling performance. In our tests, I felt a slight to moderate level of heat retention around my body.

• Baseline Temperature – the temperature of the mattress before anyone lies on it
• Maximum Temperature (0 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after lying on it for 15 minutes
• Ending Temperature (5 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after being lied upon and having no one on it for 5 minutes

The mattress utilizes a hybrid design, which helps to improve airflow and limits the quantity of heat-retaining materials. In addition, the mattress uses a fairly limited 3.0” comfort layer. Nevertheless, these design choices weren’t enough to push the mattress to a better cooling performance.

In our objective temperature testing, we measured a max surface level temperature of 91.1° F, which is 1.51° warmer than average. After getting off the mattress the temperature declined by 5.8° from minutes 0 to 1, which is 1.18° cooler than average.

From minutes 0 to 5 the decline was 10.2°, which was 2.97° cooler than average.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

While it’s great to see these better-than-average temperature reductions, the subjective experience on the mattress combined with the warmer-than-average max temperature earns the mattress a below-average cooling score.

The Silk & Snow Hybrid has a deep level of sinkage. In our pressure point sinkage tests, we measured a sinkage depth of 2.34”. This is 0.18” more sinkage than the average of 2.15”.

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

The mattress creates a balanced body contouring hug. In addition, it certainly leans more in the direction of a “floating” feel, as opposed to sinking down “in” the mattress.

That said, it isn’t excessive or extreme by any notion. Overall, I found the sinkage to be comfortable, balanced, and such that most sleepers will find it acceptable.

The Silk & Snow Hybrid has a low level of motion transfer. In our tests, we measured a total acceleration range of 7.42 m/s². This is 15.6% less motion than the average of 8.79 m/s².

The combination of pocketed coils, 3.0” foam comfort layer, and medium-firm feel are all working together to help reduce and control motion on the mattress.

The level of motion transfer is also documented in the video below.

In our motion transfer chart, which visualizes our accelerometer data, we see the highest motion peaks from 0 to 0.15 seconds. We see a small secondary energy spike from 0.50 to 0.64 seconds and by 0.85 seconds we’ve returned to near zero levels of energy.

While the motion duration isn’t exactly incredible, given that rate of motion decline and low level of motion spike, I expect most sleepers will find this level of motion transfer to be more than acceptable.

The Silk & Snow Hybrid has a very fast material response. In our tests, we measured a mostly recovered response time of 0.3 seconds and a fully recovered response time of 0.8 seconds.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

The mostly recovered time is 0.1 seconds faster than average, while the fully recovered time is 0.07 seconds faster than average.

While the material responsiveness isn’t quite instant, it’s not far from it. The extremely fast response helps ensure the mattress quickly adjusts to your positional changes during the night.

The Silk & Snow Hybrid has a very high level of bounce. In our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 10.54”. This is 1.02” more bounce than the average of 9.52”.

The combination of foams and coils creates ample bounce on the mattress, while still keeping motion transfer held to reasonable levels.

The level of bounce is also documented in the video below.

In general, I like to see 8-12″ of total bounce height. At 10.54″ the Silk and Snow is in the sweet spot that creates enough bounce for sex and ease of movement, while not being so high as to create problems for motion transfer. All that to say, I expect most sleepers will find this level of bounce to be satisfactory.

The Silk & Snow has excellent edge support for both sitting and lying. During our sitting edge support tests, we measured a sitting sinkage compression of 3.25”. This is 0.80” less sitting sinkage than the average of 4.05”.

Even when sitting directly on the edge of the mattress I felt well supported and there was no collapse of materials. Lying edge support is equally as good.

During our tests, I felt well-supported in all sleeping positions while lying on the absolute edge of the mattress.

The level of edge support while seated is documented in the images below.

The level of edge support while lying is documented in the images below.

While the mattress doesn’t utilize any perimeter support coils, it is equipped with a support foam that runs along the entire perimeter of the mattress. This 3.5” wide and 8.0” tall foam is having a sizable impact on edge support.

The Silk & Snow Hybrid has excellent sex performance. On the positive side, the mattress has great edge support, which extends the sexable surface of the mattress.

In addition, pressure relief and comfort are great and the mattress makes minimal noise.

Lastly, the mattress has a high level of bounce at 10.54″. This combination of high bounce, good edge support, and solid overall comfort earn the Silk and Snow a good sex score.

How Do We Determine Sex Score?

The best mattresses for sex have high bounce, good edge support, quiet materials, and good pressure relief and cooling.

These 5 factors make up the NapLab sex performance score.

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	65%	9.1	Very High
Edge Support	20%	9.7	Excellent
Noise	5%	8.0	Moderate
Pressure Relief	5%	9.0	Excellent
Cooling	5%	8.0	Good

The Silk & Snow Hybrid has excellent pressure relief. In our tests, I did not feel any significant level of pressure point build-up. The mattress did a great job of remaining comfortable, even when lying in the exact same spot for 15 minutes.

My only pressure relief concern is for heavier-weight sleepers. Ultimately, this is a very budget-friendly mattress.

To hit this price point we have a fairly thin 3.0” comfort layer (with 1.0” of those inches being in a quilted cover, which typically isn’t as durable relative to other comfort foam layers).

In general, a thicker comfort layer is preferable as it creates better pressure relief and will be more durable. On average, we see mattresses with a comfort layer of 4.2”.

As a result, Silk and Snow is a good bit below that. For lighter and more moderately weighted bodies this shouldn’t be a significant issue. However, for heavier-weighted sleepers, it becomes more problematic, as heavier bodies sink deeper through the foams and engage with the pocketed coils.

Heavier-weighted sleepers, especially those over 250 pounds, are more likely to experience pressure relief issues. All that said, I am hard-pressed to complain too much about this. At this price point, the Silk and Snow does far more right than it does wrong.

Off-gassing on the Silk & Snow Hybrid strong and the odor took 7 days to fully dissipate from the mattress.

The average off-gassing duration period is 6 days so the Silk & Snow Hybrid is only one day longer than average.

Scoring Note: The above data and score is a second off-gassing test we conducted on this mattress. The original off-gassing test was 30 days. Given the extremely long off-gassing duration of the original test, Silk & Snow believed we received a defective mattress and asked us to re-test a new mattress. We agreed to that re-test

Silk & Snow has good company policies with a trial of 365 nights as well as free shipping and returns anytime within that time window. It also comes with a 15-year warranty.

Company Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Data
Trial Period	15%	10	365 nights
Warranty	10%	8.0	15 years
Shipping	5%	10	$0
Returns	20%	10	$0
Trust	50%	8.0	Good
Country of Origin	0%		Canada

This trial is over 2X longer than the average trial period (178 nights) which can be a real incentive for sleepers who are unsure about making the purchase.

The warranty is also longer than average—75% of mattresses we’ve tested have a 13-year warranty and 25% of mattresses have a lifetime warranty.

The Silk & Snow Hybrid mattress has a medium-firm feel with a firmness rating of 6 out of 10. This is suitable firmness for a wide range of sleepers.

Support on the Silk & Snow Hybrid is excellent. During our tests, I felt well-supported in all sleeping positions. The mattress did a great job of providing ample support.

Surprisingly, the Silk and Snow mattress uses a zoned coil unit. Zoned coil units create more support in the middle of the mattress, creating a more neutral spinal alignment. These are quite rare in a mattress at this price point.

Typically, zoned coil units are reserved for mattresses in the $1,500 or more range. In addition, the coil unit uses 1,000 individual coils (queen-sized). While coil count alone isn’t the only factor we look for, it’s always great to see something in the 1K range.

Silk & Snow’s warranty indicates that there is no weight limit on the mattress. My only support concern is really more of a pressure relief concern.

With only 3.0” of comfort material heavier-weighted bodies are more likely to experience pressure point issues, which can lead to support issues.

For this reason, I would advise caution for sleepers above 250 pounds and would advise a different mattress for sleepers over 300 pounds. For lighter and more moderate weighted bodies the level of support should be sufficient.

Check out the table below to see the sleeper weights and sleeping positions that would be best suited for this mattress.

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleepers	Side Sleepers	Back Sleepers
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
250-300 lbs.	Maybe	No	Maybe

Design

The Silk and Snow mattress is an 11.5″ hybrid with a balanced feel and medium-firm firmness (6 out of 10) on the firmness scale (where 10 is the firmest).

Materials

In total, there are four layers that make up the total 12″ height of the Silk and Snow. The top two layers are for comfort, while the bottom two layers provide support.

From top to bottom, here is the breakdown of each layer:

• 1.0” quilted cover
• 2.0” poly foam
• 8.0” pocketed coil unit
• 0.5” support foam

The Cover

The cover of the Silk and Snow mattress is soft to the touch and made of polyester and spandex. It features an antimicrobial finish to help prevent bacteria growth.

The cover is quilted and has a total thickness of 1.0″. This forms the top of the comfort layer, providing contour and softness to the mattress.

The Comfort Layer

Beneath the quilted cover is a 2″ layer of gel memory foam. Memory foam is known for its viscoelastic properties, higher body contouring, as well as lower levels of bounce, and good pressure relief.

The Support Layer

The support layer consists of an 8.0″ layer of pocketed coils followed by a 0.5″ high-density support foam.

Product Evolution

Silk and Snow, the company, was launched in 2017, on the wings of a successful Kickstarter campaign. The brand was later acquired by Sleep Country in 2022.

The Silk and Snow Hybrid was released in late 2020.

In early 2024, the Hybrid had a few changes, swapping the original memory comfort foam for a poly foam comfort layer, although the 2.0″ thickness stayed the same. The support foam also changed from 0.75″ thick down to 0.5″ thick.

Performance-wise, the 2024 and 2023 versions of Silk & Snow are extremely similar.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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