5 of the best snowsports gadgets

Hammerhead Pro XLD
£380 | shop.hammerheadsleds.com
The UK’s rubbish in the winter: even ankle-deep snow leads to gridlock and panic-buying of Pot Noodles.

Escape the chaos with a good sledge: the Hammerhead is a super-light, head-first hill-tamer with an aluminium frame built in the style of fast, light bicycles.

This means it weighs about the same as a small bag of shopping, and the combination of wide skis and leaf-spring steering make careering round trees a breeze. If it doesn’t snow, you can try one for £13 at Sno!Zone.