Our first wooden sleds we started building in 1987 together with Hans Gatt as a designing engineer He is well knows throughout the Mushing world as a successful mid- and long distance competitor. He is a three time winner of the 1000 Mile Yukon Quest and a four time winner of the Rocky Mountain Stage Stop Sleddog Race.

These light wooden sleds were soon very well liked because of their flexibility in contrast to other sleds available at that time.

Because of the ever increasing demand we decided to found the company “Gatt Sleds” in 1992.

After Hans Gatt moved to Canada we decided to take matters in our own hands and started designing our own sleds.

The real breakthrough happened when we designed the European Open. This sled was awarded with the  “Innovation for further development in the sector of Sleddog equipment” at the Trade fair “Trail 96” in Germany. Details like the steering system, the locking system, the easy changing of the runners, the good tracking abilities, the possibility of folding the sled, the design and other great features helped the sled to international reputation.