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With the Sanction jacket and Turret trousers, the well-known ski clothing company from Boulder, Colorado, is offering a high-end freeride outfit that is designed to meet the standards of today's hardshell ski outfits. In addition to the Solitaire GTX Pro Shell for women, we have also tested this outfit for men for you this season.

If you imagine snow-covered slopes and powder runs, Spyder is perhaps not the first brand that comes to mind when it comes to freeride clothing. The Spyder product development and marketing department took this missing association to heart and, together with professional athlete Amie Engerbretson, developed a collection for female freeriders that can hold its own in both touring and freeriding thanks to clever detailed solutions.

The Sentinel AR hardshell jacket from Arc'teryx is lined with a thin flannel lining and "was designed for freeriding tours". The cut and features combine to provide optimum freedom of movement, breathability and protection [...]". Read the following lines to find out whether we can confirm this in our test report and what experiences we had with the jacket.

Founded in 1908, the traditional Norwegian company Bergans offers a sustainable ski collection with its Stranda products. We have combined the insulated Stranda Hybrid jacket with the two-layer Stranda trousers. In our test report, you can find out whether the combination is not only sustainable but also practical on the piste, off-piste skiing and touring.

The Canadian manufacturer Arc'teryx has been impressing the European market for many years now with its high-quality outdoor equipment, which shines with high-quality materials and excellent workmanship. With the further development of the Sabre Jacket, the likeable Canadians once again deliver an all-rounder with "one for all" potential. We tested the jacket extensively for you last season.

A third layer jacket with merino wool sounds a bit strange at first. On closer inspection, however, you realize that the merino wool is only used on the inside. On the outside, the jacket shines with the high-performance Dermizax®EV membrane from Toray with a water column of at least 20,000 mm and is therefore permanently wind and waterproof.

When looking for a hardshell for ski touring and freeriding, sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees. To make your decision easier in the future, you can read a test report on the Arc'teryx Rush Jacket in the following text. In addition to the best weather protection and a sophisticated design, it also promises a high level of robustness. Whether the Canadians are promising too much with this jacket or whether it has what it takes to become your new favorite piece - we have tested it for you.

The outdoor clothing market is highly competitive and there are countless companies that want a slice of the (ever-growing) pie. Openwear is a small start-up company that has taken a slightly different path to the big players in the industry.

The small Swiss company PENGUIN has been promoting ski and snowboard clothing with a focus on functionality and robustness for several years. The Swiss company's motto is: by freeriders for freeriders. For this reason, particular emphasis is placed on ensuring that the clothing can withstand the rigors of daily freeride adventures.

For this winter, I particularly wanted a jacket for the really cold season. In recent years, I've become increasingly sensitive to the cold and didn't want to freeze either on the slopes or in the lift. I also didn't want to keep pulling on my jacket and trousers so that nothing slipped and everything was windproof.

With the Vertic GTX 3L jacket and pants combination, Scott has a robust and stylish outfit in its range, which our global Skibum correspondent Zach took a closer look at in his Japanese winter domicile.

The Supernaut series (consisting of jacket and trousers) should meet the highest alpine demands, be extremely robust, well thought-out and durable. I have been able to test whether this is actually the case over the last thirty or so days of use.