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Best ski and snowboard gear for winter 2015 and 2016, as selected and tested by WIRED.
WIRED product editor Jeremy White -- winter sports enthusiast and gadget buff -- decamped to Skiwelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental in Westendorf, Austria, to assess the latest essentials for taming the peaks. Above he is pictured wearing a helmet that can answer calls and switch songs using RC communicator, a video camera with Tessar lens boasting a 170° field of view, and goggles with a Bluetooth HUD that can display live data and text messages. His skis are full wood-core skis featuring a titanium backbone, and the boots an all-day moon boot which can be adapted for the mountain.
The WIRED Gear snow special
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- The best 4K cameras and audio-enabled crash helmets
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- The best all-mountain skis for the 2015/2016 season
- The best ski and snowboarding boots for the 2015/2016 season
This article was first published in the November 2015 issue of WIRED magazine. Be the first to read WIRED's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online.
Special thanks to the SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser -- Brixental / WIRED also tested the Black Diamond Dawn Patrol LT Shell jacket / WIRED editor David Rowan is an investor in Edge Ski. He had no involvement in the commissioning of this article
This article was originally published by WIRED UK
