Gear reviews | Mammut Alvier HS Hooded Jacket & Alvier HS Pants

The blue combo makes a good impression straight away. The outfit feels a little softer and more comfortable than "normal" hardshell material, but still looks robust. The combo is also visually appealing. The simple, classic blue color looks good, but is not too flashy.

Of course, the outfit also has practically all the features you could wish for. There are generously sized ventilation openings and several pockets on both the jacket and the trousers. The trousers have four zippered pockets, one of which is located on the (detachable) bib and is designed as an avalanche transceiver pocket. Another is located on the right thigh, the other two are normal trouser pockets. The jacket has a small ski pass pocket on the left sleeve, two front pockets and a Napoleon pocket. There are also two inside pockets, a large goggle pocket with an integrated goggle cleaning cloth and a smaller multimedia pocket with a cable duct (but a cell phone would be placed directly above the avalanche transceiver in this pocket...).)

The jacket's detachable snow skirt can be attached to the trousers using press studs and, as an extra feature, the sleeves of the jacket can be rolled up over the ventilation openings, creating a kind of pseudo-vest.

Tester & test conditions

I'm 183 cm tall and weigh a good 70 kg, so I'm relatively slim. I wear the jacket in size L, which fits quite well, but is no longer very close to the body. The trousers (I wear a size 50) are quite small. I can wear them well, but they shouldn't be any tighter or shorter. With hindsight, I would probably opt for a size 52. For comparison: I also have the Mammut Alyeska (review here) in size 50 and in my opinion it runs at least one, but more likely two sizes larger.

I've been wearing the Alvier combo since this winter. Due to the late start to the powder and ski touring season, I first wore them mostly when skiing on the slopes in the ski area, but I've now also worn them on a few deep snow and touring days. I can say right away that the combo performs well in all winter sports activities and in any weather!

Conclusion

This is a great all-round combo that is well equipped for both freeriding in the ski area and ski touring. The material actually seems quite comfortable to me, the features are right and you look good too!

Advantages and disadvantages
+Very comfortable and pleasant to wear
+Robust and high-quality
+Great hood
+Versatile use
-Relatively expensive

Details

Jacket:
RRP €600.-
- Robust, lightweight and breathable 3-layer freeride material made from GORE-TEX® C-Knit with 28.000 mm water column
- Pre-shaped, three-sided adjustable, helmet-compatible hood
- Splash-proof, robust YKK Vislon® 2-way front zip
- 1 chest pocket with zip
- 2 high-set, backpack-compatible front pockets
- Spacious inner pocket for ski goggles, with microfiber goggle cleaning cloth
- Multimedia-compatible interior
- 1 wrist pocket for ski pass
- Tricot backing for a comfortable fit
- Extra-long 2-way underarm zip for optimum ventilation and roll-up solution on the sleeve
- Pre-shaped sleeves with Velcro cuffs
- Extra-wide cuffs, that can also accommodate gloves
- Comfortable Lycra® hand gaiters
- Loops with press studs for attaching jackets to trousers
- Detachable, elasticated snow skirt
- Regular fit

Pants:
RRP €480.-
- Detachable, elastic bib
- Integrated waist adjustment system
- Pre-shaped knee section
- Side ventilation with splash-proof zip
- 1 Barryvox-compatible zip pocket with loop inside
- 2 zip pockets with mesh lining
- 1 map-compatible leg pocket with splash-proof zip
- Belt loops on the waistband for jacket and trouser connection
- Pants can betrouser connection
- Hem edge reinforcement and ski edge protection made of Dyneema®
- Leg width adjustment with press stud for better crampon compatibility
- Elastic snow gaiters
- Regular fit
- Rear trouser leg hem can be shortened with a press stud, to protect against damage when walking or clipping into bindings
- Robust, lightweight and breathable 3-layer freeride material made from GORE-TEX® C-Knit with 28.000 mm water column

Here is the link to the Mammut website with further information on the Alvier HS Hooded Jacket and the Alvier HS Pants. Here you can purchase the pants and the jacket from our partner store Bergzeit.de.

The combo was provided to PowderGuide by the manufacturer free of charge for testing. You can find out how we tested it in our test statement.