Hey. You’re late. No, not for the dentist. Okay, that too, but you’re behind schedule on your mission to procure the greatest gifts for the deserving this season. And by behind, we mean you haven’t started. Some help is below. Still, call the dentist. Don’t be rude.
On-trail. Off-trail. Ice. Powder. Hot tub. There are a lot of terrains to be tackled. Here to help: some handmade, German, solid ash-wood beauties with a rosewood veneer (translation: they’re designed for performance and longevity), fully capable of taking anything attempted to ski on. Except the hot tub. There, you’re on your own.
Nothing worse than careening down a mountain only to realize your chemistry-class goggles aren’t cutting the powdery mustard. For that person: an anti-fog, anti-scratch eye-encasement collaboration between Spy and Herschel Supply Co. for the 2012/13 season. Yes, they’re helmet compatible. Signed Evel Knievel edition or otherwise.
Speaking of collaborations, classic outdoor czars Filson teamed up with Burton for these oil-finished, Shelter Cloth boarding jackets. And they excel in ways a jacket should: tailored for movement during a trail run and extra warm courtesy of virgin Mackinaw wool. The finest of all Michigan wools.
Winter sports = cold thighs. So for those on your list with poor circulation, here’s an updated take on the long johns of your youth. They’re fortified with New Zealand wool, and thanks to more attention to appearances during construction, they’re less lumberjack-y, more almost-okay-to-wear-out. Tell them we said “almost.”
Kites. As a kid, they were mirthful fun, a way to capture the wind in a nonaggressive way. As an adult, they make a great gift vis-à-vis a kiteboarding outfit in NY, which has two hours of private getting-pulled-across-snowy-terrain-at-wild-speeds tutelage available, culminating with an International Kiteboarding Organization certification. Great for the fridge.
In some parts of the planet, people are snowshoeing from an early age. Those people are Eskimos, but still. So for that one person who’s always had a thing for picking it up, the Atlas snowshoe kit should help. It comes with poles, a zippered snowshoe tote and, you know, snowshoes.
