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Skiing gifts: 6 ideas for the ski-obsessed
1. Ski Map Book
Here’s the ultimate, geeky coffee-table book for skiers. James Niehues’s beautiful charts of resorts from America to Asia have been reproduced across the world; now, in The Man Behind The Maps, he recounts his fascinating processes – from aerial photographs which readers can scrutinise to painstaking painting – across 290 richly-illustrated pages.
$119 plus shipping, available from jamesniehues.com
2. Hand-drawn Map Prints
Staying with the cartographic theme, Bluebell & Moss has produced hand-drawn piste maps of more than 150 resorts. Arranged onto satin-coated or silk paper in various sizes, they make for stylish, svelte wall prints which summon happy memories. No prizes for guessing our favourite: it’s Clare’s take on Les Portes du Soleil, of course!
From £27.95 available from bluebellandmoss.com
3. Sensor-packed ski-boot insoles
Supported by a Strava-like members’ app and constituting heaven for devoted, data-loving skiers, Carv’s boot insoles contain pressure and motion sensors which break down technique before offering performance scores, thorough analysis and even real-time audio coaching. Carv 2 brings exceptional battery life, lasting up to 5 days, and has improved durability, data quality and coaching. It now fully incorporates terrain into the algorithms for more accurate insights!
£199 including annual membership, available from getcarv.com
4. Goggle Covers
Skiing gifts that are affordable and eco-friendly? Yes please! An environmentally sound and enterprising alternative to goggle bags, GoggleSoc’s protective covers are stretchy pieces of microfiber – made from recycled plastic bottles – which fit over ski glasses when they’re not being used. The numerous designs range from humorous to arty: ‘Summit’ is perhaps most slope-appropriate, but we’re partial to ‘Bad Kitty’ ourselves…
£12, available from funkyyeti.co.uk
5. Mountain-themed Mugs
Powderhound’s founder Natasha has years of skiing and photography experience behind her, and it shows. Ideal for an après hot chocolate or pre-adventure coffee, her clean and classy Ski Mug range includes one for every letter – formed each time from expertly-depicted skiers at play – of the alphabet: ready-made for a semi-personalised gift.
£19.50, available from powderhound.london
6. Ultimate Pocket Camera
Compatible with Apple or Android, Insta360’s ONE X2 pocket camera lets skiers record their days with unbelievable clarity. Wondrous stabilisation compensates for bumpy runs, while multiple mounts, touchscreens and voice control all enable control on the go. It even records panoramic footage, so you needn’t worry about the best angles until subsequent editing.
£502 including accompanying kit, available from Insta360.com
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