With a core made using a combination of triaxial fibreglass, carbon-fibre strips and bamboo, PFD has produced a ski with phenomenal flex that never feels sloppy. Thanks to the 102mm waist and 280mm tip, it's built to carve up any slope in a variety of conditions. £960pfdskis.com
Inspired by the Arpin clothing worn by 50s polar explorer Paul Emile Victor, this high-performance clothing line combines traditional wool - spun from raw fleeces at the firm's very own alpine mill in Séez - with high-spec PrimaLoft insulation, fusing classic style with practicality. £poa
Luxurious doesn't come close to describing these skis from Italian maker Foil. Each made-to-measure pair is built using a graphite nano-tech base and "Quadriaxial" carbon stripes, and comes finished in a veneer taken from an 8,000-year-old bog oak. They're topped with 14-carat gold-plated bindings and inlays, and come with ski poles - also gold-plated - that will fit the buyer exactly. £50,000
Getting layers right can be a lottery, but with the Kjus's 7SPHERE system you can let the tech decide. Its app will suggest the best outfit based on weather conditions, picking from four jackets/layers, pants and two-in-one gloves. All layers interact with each other through a mix of vents and air-permeable fabrics to deliver cosy in all conditions. £tbc
Give dramatic alpine landscapes and gnarly riding the attention they deserve with this 100mbps-shooting Wi-Fi/GPS camera. HD/240p allows perfect slow-motion capture from the 170° panoramic ZEISS Tessar lens, and SteadyShot image stabilisation means hardpack conditions won't spoil the action. £319
A casual all-winter boot designed for the mountains, but stylish enough for city streets, the Chamonix Black is based on boots from Rossignol's 100-year-old archive. They are made using waterproof leather with a breathable membrane and Wintherm insulation for added warmth. £350
Stealth black and supremely insulated with PrimaLoft Silver Down, a blend of duck down and quick drying man-made fibres, this jacket is limited to 200 pieces. Key features include a watch window, carbon-fibre zip and a waterproof membrane for extra stretch and first-class breathability. $3,999
This snowboard binding is ultra stiff but highly responsive for freeriders looking to carve up the mountain. The 28 per cent carbon-fibre and nylon baseplate offers super-light cushioning, and the heel cup design ensures the baseplate flexes in harmony with your legs to minimise fatigue. £325
The battery-powered In&Motion POC Airbag Vest is undetectable beneath your jacket, but monitors your actions, detects imbalance and can inflate in less than 100 milliseconds in the event of a fall to offer injury-preventing protection for your hips and upper body. £1,200
Bespoke boots mean longer, comfier days on the slopes, and there's none finer than the H1 from the world's oldest boot company. Each shoe is custom-moulded for a perfect fit, with hand-stitched leather inners, power straps, buckle attachments and fur toe-liners. Temperature-stable plastic and a handmade shock-absorbing wooden board helps improve ski feel and minimise vibrations on the slopes. £1,100
A satellite phone for the price of a smartphone, the IsatPhone 2 offers a guaranteed phone signal from anywhere on the planet. Operating at -20°C to +55°C, it is dust-, splash- and shock-resistant, comes loaded with a prepaid SIM and features 160 hours of standby. An indispensable back-country accessory. £630
These innovative new ski goggles from Oakley promise fog-free, pin-sharp visibility with added comfort. Their strap-mounted battery pack and internal micro heating elements (think a car's rear-window heater) will ensure your lenses remain crystal clear, whatever the weather, for up to six hours. $tbc
Engineered for racers demanding maximum levels of protection with minimum weight, the Avance MIPS helmet consists of a stiff TeXtreme carbon shell and two layers of EP-Premium foam that redirects and absorbs rotational energy from impacts. Each helmet can be sculpted using a 3D scanner for the perfect fit. $500
Powered by a 22.2V Lithium polymer battery instead of the usual compressed air canister, the 3.4kg 30litre Arc'teryx Voltaire 150-litre airbag can be deployed as many times as you like. This makes it an essential, potentially lifesaving part of any backcountry training regime. $1,700
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
