Mammut

They’re small, lightweight, and incredibly strong. We’re not talking about Siberian hamsters, but Dyneema slings. They’re so versatile that no mountain adventure should be without them. For the Powderguide long-term gear review, several sets of slings were tested over a period of 10 years. Find out here what makes the Contact Sling 8.0 from Mammut one of the best slings on the market—along with a few tips and tricks for getting the most out of it.

Lightweight, versatile and straightforward: the "Haute Route" from Mammut is aimed at all those who like to let off steam in various mountain sports and want to use as little additional material as possible. Whether you're ski touring, mountaineering, climbing or even cycling. Thanks to its triple certification for skiing, mountaineering/climbing and cycling, Mammut claims to have developed a genuine all-round helmet. Find out how it fared in practice in the following test.

Baselayer shirts are like avalanche shovels: you rarely talk about them enthusiastically, but if they don't work, the day is over. This makes it all the more important to have a piece you can rely on - one that you can pull out of the wardrobe in the morning without thinking. The MAMMUT Trift longsleeve has taken on precisely this role over the past few weeks, when temperatures have rarely gone above zero. As a go-to shirt for skiing, ski touring or hike & fly, it has proven itself very well so far. It does its job - and does it quite inconspicuously well. And that's a great compliment for a base layer.

If I had to choose a must-have piece of equipment that you need for practically all mountain sports, I would probably choose a thin insulating jacket. The new hybrid version of the Mammut Rime Light is just such a jacket, and I really like it!

The Broad Peak Pro IN Hooded Jacket from Mammut is a particularly warm down jacket that has been specially developed for ski touring, ice climbing and hiking in cold weather. Thanks to a special treatment of the down, it keeps you warm even when wet.

Anyone who thinks that innovations in winter only take place amongst electrical airbag systems will be proven wrong by Mammut: weighing in at 1.5 kg (including cartridge), this airbag backpack is one of the lightest on the market and impresses with its modern, minimalistic design.

The Prime Tour of the Freeride Film Festival (FFF) celebrated its end on Thursday with a sold-out auditorium (750 people) at the Gartenbaukino in Vienna. But the FFF has only just picked up speed. Included in the line-up are six fascinating, exciting and thematically diverse freeride films, which are categorized and rounded off by the on-screen moderation of Harry Putz and Lena Öller. The festival is also bringing its legendary raffle to some cinemas, with great prizes to be won.

Who wouldn’t want a backpack that’s versatile enough for almost any adventure? Whether as a daily companion in the city, at university, or the climbing gym, as a daypack for hiking, ski touring, and skiing, or on a winter splitboard tour with an overnight hut stay—the Nirvana 28 from Swiss outdoor brand Mammut is designed to handle it all.

The Mammut Barryvox S, which has been on the market for several years now and is one of the tried and tested standard avalanche beacons, has been given a successor this season in the form of the Barryvox S2. It is smaller, lighter and can do more. In addition to the technical features, Mammut also attaches great importance to usability and the simplest possible handling. We have tested how the device performs in practice.

Mammut has had various iterations of the "Stoney" line in its program for some time now. These are very solid hardshells that cut a fine figure both on tours and in the ski resort. We have tested the current version of the Stoney line, the HS Hooded Jacket and HS Pants.

With the Taiss Light Jacket ML, Mammut has a warm yet breathable mid-layer in its range. It's suitable for everyday wear as well as ski touring, mountaineering and alpine skiing.

The danger of avalanches accompanies us winter sports enthusiasts, but modern equipment such as avalanche airbag backpacks can significantly improve the chances of survival in an emergency. Various scientific studies have investigated how effective avalanche airbags actually are. In a study on the effectiveness of avalanche airbags by Haegeli et al. (2014)[1], it was found that an inflated airbag can prevent around half of all fatalities in avalanche victims caught in an avalanche of size 2 or larger. The non-deployment rate found is 20% and is therefore the limiting factor of the airbag.