CROSSFIRE £480

Another classic piste ripper in the sub-£500 bracket which makes you wonder how much more performance you need. K2 have got the 'lively, responsive, thrash 'em from the off' design nailed; these feel engaging from turn one and you'll still be chuffed hundreds of runs later. 4mm wider this year and with race-spec sidewalls for gruesome levels of grip, this is a multi-turn shape type which was highly rated by every skier on test.