Spending New Year’s Eve in a ski resort is both the best and the worst place to be
The slopes are rammed with screaming children and out-of-control beginners. The queues for the lifts make a small part of you die inside.
However, it is also a glorious place filled with revellers celebrating the end of another year. Everyone is happy, no one is sober and most people will end up stumbling home singing before promptly puking on their own doorstep.
Regardless of where you plan to go skiing during the festive period and children’s school holidays, you may find our tips useful when it comes to selecting the most suitable equipment, which will assist you in looking your best on a snowy mountain peaks.
Here is our selection of skiing outfits.
Norrona, Lofoten Gore-Tex Pro Jacket
Price: €699 The Lofoten Gore-Tex Pro Jacket was made uncompromisingly to fulfil the big mountain free riders need for protection from the most demanding conditions out there. |
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Norrona, Women’s Lofoten Gore-Tex Light Pants
Price: €499 The Lofoten Gore-Tex pro light pants are the lightest pants for the hardcore women free riders. |
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Toni Sailer, Sports Womens Iris Splendid Jacket
Price: €700 The outstanding functional properties truly stand out when skiing – such as the reliable warmth provided by Thermolite® and hand filled high-loft fibre balls. |
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Black Diamond, Boundary 100 Ski
Price: €470 Designed to handle the wide-ranging conditions of an entire ski season. |
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Ortovox Rock’n’Wool Short Women’s Thermal Pants
Price: €65 The athletic cut merino wool thermal pants suitable for all intensive sports, particularly skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering and hiking. |
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Salomon, Women’s Shiva Snow Helmet
Price: €80 The lightweight, half shell combines Twin Shell for less weight and more airflow, with EPS 4D to absorb more shock than traditional helmets. |
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Oakley Fall Line Prizm
Price: €160 Cylindrical rimless style with a complete lens seal in a compact mid-sized fit. |
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Rossignol, Womens Rooster Stripes Roll Neck
Price: €170 Elegant thanks to its feminine and close fit, it will keep you warm during cold winter days, in the ski resort or in the city. |
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Pieps, Micro Avalanche Beacon
Price: €330 The Piers Micro is the smallest and lightest three-antenna beacon on the market. |
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Arc’teryx, Beta AR Jacket Men’s
Price: €600 Top rated, lightweight & packable, waterproof pro jacket. Hip length with a helmet compatible DropHood™. |
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Mountain Equipment, Havoc Pant
Price: €390 GORE-TEX® 40D fabric with GORE® C-KNIT® backer technology gives waterproof, breathable performance and soft shell bib ensure full protection on the biggest powder days. |
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Norrona, Lofoten Gore-Tex Short Gloves
Price: €129 The Lofoten gloves have a clean design and minimalistic construction in order to be as soft as possible. |
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Forcefield, Carve Back Protector
Price: €160 The carve back protector is designed for all-day high-level protection. Made using a 3D mouldable material, you won’t find anything more comfortable for everyday riding. |
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Scarpa, Freedom 100 Ski Boots
Price: €470 Scarpa’s hard-charging freeride boot, the Freedom 100 is a light, versatile 3-buckle boot that can handle the rigours of daily resort abuse. |
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Black Crows, Atris Ski
Price: €650 The Atris skis are ideal for crushing it on big powder days with their double rocker profile and 108mm waist provide plenty of float in the deep stuff. |
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Stance Sonora Socks
Price: €16 Sonora is a sock that can ride the rails, stomp the hill, and repeat all day. |
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GoPro, Hero 6 Camera
Price: €510 Record the most incredible footage ever with new GoPro Hero 6. |
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Black Diamond, Saga 40 Jetforce Avalanche Airbag Pack
Price: €980 A revolution in airbag technology, JetForce provides an added margin of safety to your avalanche tool kit, now with updated firmware. |
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Berghause, Extrem Micro Down Insulated Jacket
Price: €220 Versatile, all-mountain hydro down insulated jacket from Berghaus. |
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Nitro, Mountain Positive Camber Snowboard
Price: €500 Nitro’s 2018 Mountain is a tapered directional snowboard with a specific emphasis on freeriding. |