COOMBACK £370

Construction:
Cap over wood core

It's been around, sort of, for a while. This year's version gets a snophobic topsheet and skin fixings. It's a fairly wide ski for those off mountaineering, but a fairly straight shape to allow edging on steep slopes. It's very light for the size and still delivers enough edge grip to work on most pistes, but you need to get those edges in. In powder it springs to life.