Ready For The Backcountry: Montane Highlights Gore-Tex Ski Touring Essentials

Get off the beaten ski track this season and discover new ski trails with the help of Montane’s expertly engineered and athlete-tested ski touring kit.

Ski touring demands a versatile layering system that is both breathable and protective whilst working hard in the mountains. These breathable mid-layers and durable and protective GORE-TEX jackets ensure protection from the elements on every ascent and descent, all while enabling fast and light movement.

The drive to find, see and do more in the outdoors has driven Montane to evolve for efficiency through a simplified ‘less is more’ approach. The brand works closely with serious mountain professionals, leading adventurers, and top-performance athletes to be at the forefront of developing a clothing range that allows people to be immersed in nature, no matter the environment. Montane uses its unrivalled expertise to create a collection of reliable and versatile running, walking, and mountaineering clothing allowing its wearer to go FURTHER. FASTER in the outdoors

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Tested by the Pros: Nordes Capsule, Nordes Hooded Jacket £275, Nordes Pants £275

Built for breathability, the GORE-TEX WINDSTOPPER Nordes Hooded Softshell Jacket and Pants are designed specifically for ski touring in sub-zero temperatures. This capsule is designed to move with you while delivering the same comfort and performance on demanding ascents as high-speed descents for all-day skiing.

Montane collaborates with mountain professionals, adventurers, and top athletes to create clothing that immerses users in nature, regardless of the environment.

The Nordes jacket and pants were tested by endurance athlete Alyssa Wendt while she trained for and competed in the USA Ski Mountaineering National circuit, which includes three racing disciplines: a sprint race, an uphill Vertical Kilometer race, and an individual race that involves bootpacking, downhill skiing, and skinning.

Technical Layering with Montane

At Montane, they design and build  garments to work together as part of an adaptable layering system that keeps you warm, dry, protected and comfortable in any weather conditions, and at any altitude. For optimal breathability and protection while ski-touring, combine the Nordes Softshell System with a midlayer and an outer shell.

• Sirocco Lite £165 Designed to integrate seamlessly with Montane’s advanced layering system, the Sirocco Lite jacket excels as an outer layer in mild conditions as well as a midlayer under a shell in harsher environments.
• Alpine 850 Nano £300 For a midlayer, the lightweight and windproof Alpine 850 Nano is the ultimate lightweight down jacket for technically demanding, high-altitude terrain where every gram counts.
• Niveus Lite £475 Designed to be used as an additional outer layer over the Nordes jacket, as well as a standalone jacket, the versatile GORE-TEX ePE Hardshell Niveus Lite Jacket delivers waterproof protection with excellent breathability and minimal weight.

Pushing the limits of endurance and versatility for almost 30 years, the British outdoor performance specialist, Montane, engineers innovative, lightweight, breathable clothing, and equipment of uncompromised quality for multi-activity adventures, mountain activities and extreme environments.