Wipeout, the small-business built around owner Julie Slaughter’s genius idea of printing trail maps on to high quality lens cloth that can also be used to clean goggles and sunnies – has branched out in to producing face masks for use during the pandemic. Julie started making the masks for her local town/ commune in France, with her sewing machine and bare hands soon after lockdown began, “My usual work of dealing in Wipeout Microfibre Piste Maps was quickly replaced by home schooling (in French) and the fresh re-stock of products just arrived for the latter half of the season, were now ‘on the shelf’. A few weeks into lockdown, there was a drive by the community to provide a…

Back when we all thought the world would end due to the Millennium Bug (it didn't), we made a t-shirt. It was the first one we produced and features an early logo derived from the fridge in our home office. If you're like us, you may have whiled away some lockdown hours tidying your shed. "be part of snow-forecasting history with a chance to own one of our first ever t-shirts!" That's what I did, and in a Tesco bag full of broken snowboard bindings I discovered this rare example. It gave us an idea: make a limited run of these shirts and surprise the first few hundred Snow-Forecast.com fans who subscribed by sending them one. Now you can own…

It’s the eternal search for skiers, to find a ski glove that’s affordable but does a good job of keeping your hands both arm and dry, but not sweaty. Leki Performance S GTX gloves fit the bill perfectly though. “Performance” is indeed the name of the game as these gloves are both waterproof and breathable thanks in good part to the use of Primaloft® material in this high-end, extra-warm ski glove. Thanks to its Gore-Tex® membrane the glove is also totally wind proof, and the softshell on the outer hand I means it is breathable too, providing that perfect climatic comfort we all want on the slopes. Providing an extra warm level of warmth, the glove’s palm is made of…

New Zealand-based adventure gear manufacturer Kathmandu have a great range of skiwear and other kit available for winter 2020. Unlike many competitors, the company’s Styper range of jackets for both men and women come in every version you might prefer – a shell, a fully insulated jacket or a 3-in-1 jacket that combines shell and a fleece inner. We got hold of the 3-in-1 jacket to test out the company’s pitch that for 30 years, they have designed their gear to take on the rugged landscapes of their homeland, using Kiwi ingenuity and an open mind to continuously adapt their gear to endure different weather conditions, diverse terrains, and different needs. So we took the jacket out on the slopes…

Ski poles should be a bit of a no brainer but they can be surprisingly clumsy and hard to get a handle on if you’re unlucky enough to end up with a low quality pair. Leki are however masters in the art of pole design and with their new Neolite pole, available in the UK through Ellis Brigham, they’ve created a low profile, lightweight pole with superb grip. The poles feature Leki’s new Pro PAS grip which has been designed around the racing grip created on poles used in World Cup racing – where ole design and grip are a crucial issue that’s studied in incredible detail to create the best performance where hundredths of a second and incredibly high…