The best new ski kit

Hit the slopes in style, from custom-built freeride skis to HD video helmet cams
  
  


kit: Seth Morrison
Back in the early 80s, the extreme freeskiing fraternity were obsessed with a boot from Raichle, the "Flexon", designed by an ex-Nasa employee. Sadly it disappeared after various company takeovers. The ankle flex and shock absorption gave great control on gnarly terrain. In 2005 Full Tilt bought the original designs for the moulds for these three-piece boots, and relaunched them, with a few tweaks to the technology. They’ve been restyled each year and this year’s Seth Morrison style (named after the freeskiing pioneer) uses punk-influenced tartan and zips (£354.99); while the Hot Dogger (designed with dare-devil skier Tom Wallisch) looks like a pair of sneakers, for £299.99. 0131 260 9677, freezeproshop.com Photograph: PR
kit23: Great Dudes
Great Dudes of History snowboard by Yes, £390 from thesnowboardshop.co.uk Photograph: PR
kit: Shark
From the Monster Balaclava collection, scare your friends with the “Shark” balaclava, or the equally frightening “wolfman”, both come with an airhole for easy breathing, £22, snowboard-asylum.com Photograph: PR
kit: Quiksilver
Representing this season’s 70s Colorado / workwear look, the I Was Here Quiksilver men’s jacket in retro outdoor plaid with a removable fake fur hood costs £209.99 from ellis-brigham.com Photograph: PR
kit: Burton jacket
The women’s Burton Maru Jacket has custom artwork by the Married to the Mob clothing brand, with artwork and Thermacore™ insulation and a snow-blocking waist gaiter that connects to any women’s Burton pant. From £150. burton.com Photograph: PR
kit: Dalikfodda hat
Dalikfodda makes snowboard gear influenced by heavy metal and rock. The new mcmurphy docker hat costs £16 from dalikfodda.com Photograph: Ian Thrashmore
kit: Jones mountain
With a poplar and beech wood core, the new freestyle Mountain Twin board, conceived by top snowboarder Jeremy Jones, aims to “take the park into the backcountry”, so we guess that’s good for folk who want to jump off rocks and tree trunks into deep snow. £400 from Ellis Brigham’s snowboard-asylum.com Photograph: PR
kit: Conspiracy
All-in-ones made a return to slope fashion last year, and this year they’re still rocking the pistes. The Salomon Conspiracy was designed with the Salomon Freeski team, it’s loose fitting and uses ClimaPRO fabric. 01276 404 860, salomonski.com/uk Photograph: PR
kit23: Custom made skis
To really impress in the lift queue, get a pair of custom-built freeride skis from a boutique manufacturer, such as Birdos in Andermatt (birdos.com/products/index.html). A custom built pair costs CHF 1,785 (£1,215), or their standard skis currently cost CHF1400 (£950), UK delivery available Photograph: PR
kit: Mauijim
The lenses in Maui Jim’s new £200 Pilot sunglasses are designed for winter sports use, promising to eradicate glare and enhance colours dulled by normal shades, from mauijim.com Photograph: Greg Vote
kit23: Thermals
Burton Midweight Shant thermals, £30 from burton.com Photograph: PR
kit23: GoPro
The GoPro Helmet Hero, a water-resistant HD video camera and still camera, £299.99, from thesnowboardshop.co.uk Photograph: Stephen Baumer
kit23: Nikita jacket
Women’s Flying Saucer jacket by Nikita, £159.99, from Ellis Brigham’s Snowboard Asylum (snowboard-asylum.com) Photograph: PR
 

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