Gear Review | Mammut La Liste Combo

First impression and features

When you hold the jacket and trousers in your hand for the first time, you notice that they are quite light for a freeride combination of this size. Thanks to Gore Tex Pro, the feel is appealing and the workmanship is very good. The first features I noticed immediately bear the signature of Jérémie Heitz. Practical details from freeriding, such as large chest pockets, paired with features for high alpine use, such as the really helmet-compatible hood, characterise the La Liste combination. The former Freeride World Tour rider has shown exactly this combination in his eponymous La Liste films: With high-speed freeride turns in high alpine steep faces, he has combined freeriding with ski mountaineering like no other before him. At second and third glance, too, you will find well thought-out features on the combo: a fully equipped freeride outfit with a wide range of uses!

Made from 3-layer Gore Tex Pro material and water-repellent zips, the jacket has the usual ski features, such as a detachable snow guard, underarm ventilation and a ski pass pocket on the upper arm. It is also equipped with a variety of other useful pockets: On the outside, two large pockets on the chest stand out as a complement to the pockets on the side. Inside, there are also two mesh pockets for stowing gloves, for example.
Perhaps the most striking feature is the large and therefore very helmet-compatible hood. It can also be extended with two inserts on the collar to create additional space for a helmet strap or scarf, for example. At the cuffs, elasticated hand gaiters are complemented by two very large Velcro fasteners for width adjustment.
 

The hood of the jacket shows once again that the La Liste combo was also designed for high alpine use, as you can close it around your ski goggles almost seamlessly over your helmet and are therefore well protected even in snowstorms. In addition, the holes in the inserts on the collar provide fresh air and thus also reduce fogging of the goggles. The fact that even large helmets (I wear size L/XL with MIPS) fit so well under the hood also has a disadvantage: If the hood is not worn over the helmet, its size makes it a little annoying. If, for example, you want to wear the hood as weather protection when climbing without a helmet, this works less well due to its size. Unfortunately, the many adjustment options are of little help. I find the pockets on the jacket extremely practical. There is plenty of room for skins in the large chest pocket and the "small" chest pocket also has plenty of room for overgloves or maps. The Velcro fasteners at the sleeve ends are very large and can therefore also be used with gloves. The sleeve ends themselves are wide enough to allow thick gloves to be packed in easily. The snow skirt can be zipped off and could be attached to the trousers. However, as the bib also protects quite well against snow penetration, I hardly used this function.

The pockets on the trousers are large enough and well positioned so that they can also be opened when using a climbing harness. The large pocket diagonal to the avalanche transceiver pocket on the bib also has a loop for securing the transceiver (or keys), which I have used a lot. I carry my mobile phone in the main pocket and can thus create the greatest possible distance between my mobile phone and the avalanche transceiver. I also find the third, smaller pocket on my trousers very practical, because I like to store only my keys and/or wallet there. I only actually open this pocket in the car park or in huts, so I don't risk losing any valuables in the terrain.

The material and quality were convincing in all conditions. Wind and weather don't stand a chance with the Gore Tex Pro material. The workmanship and durability are, as you would expect from a combination in this price range and as I have also experienced with other jackets and trousers from Mammut, simply outstanding. Only if you opt for the white/blue jacket, you should be a little careful, because on the light white you can also see small soiling quite well. 

Conclusion

The La Liste combination is a top-class freeride outfit that doesn't have to shy away from alpine use. Mammut's experience as a manufacturer of technical clothing and the input of Jérémie Heitz have been ideally combined here to create a top hardshell combination with very practical features. If you find the right size combination for you, can cope with the very large hood in everyday freeride use and have the necessary funds, you don't have to compromise with the La Liste Pro HS combination, even for high alpine use.

Advantages & disadvantages

+ Super quality
+ Clever features
+ Well suited for all facets of freeriding from variants to ski mountaineering

- Price
- The cut of the jacket takes some getting used to

Details

Jacket:

• Material: 3-layer GORE-TEX Pro material, 28ʼ000 mm

• Water column: 28ʼ000 mm, vapour permeability: RET < 9 m² Pa / W

• Sizes:S-XXL

• Weight: 685 g 

• RRP: €760
   

Pants: 

• Material: 3-layer GORE-TEX Pro material, ski edge protection made from Dyneema®

• Water column: 28ʼ000 mm, vapour permeability: RET < 9 m² Pa / W

• Sizes:S-XXL

• Weight: 520 g

• RP: €638

Click here to go to the Mammut website for more information on the jacket and trousers.

The two items of clothing were provided to PowderGuide by the manufacturer free of charge for testing. You can find out how we tested them in our test statement.