Ortovox is launching a new touring collection on the market with the 3L Ravine Shell Combi. As tastes are known to differ, it is difficult to assess the style of the combination, but if you have liked Ortovox so far, you should also like this combination, because Ortovox remains true to its style. But what makes a good jacket apart from the style? The material, the arrangement and size of the pockets, ventilation slits and the cut of the garment are important criteria for me and are easy to compare with other models.
FIRST IMPRESSION
As soon as you unpack it, you notice that this is a high-quality 3-layer combination. However, the membrane is not made from GoreTex, but from DERMIZAX NX from Toray and is therefore PFC-free. Ortovox switched to this membrane a few years ago and many manufacturers have since followed suit. As you would expect from Ortovox, the bold, bright colors immediately catch the eye. This time the jacket has no snow skirt and no side pockets, but two sufficiently large breast pockets. The trousers come without a bib, have two large leg pockets and a reinforced area on the legs that serves as protection from the ski edge.
TESTER & TEST CONDITIONS
I am 179 cm tall and weigh around 72 kg. I tested the outfit in size M. The jacket and trousers are cut slightly wider, as is usually the case with ski touring clothing. This allows perfect freedom of movement. I still had plenty of room to move in both the jacket and the trousers, and a size S would probably still have fitted me. I was able to test the combination on several days, whether on the piste, freeriding, ski touring or other alpine activities.