Designed in Oberndorf, Austria, this is the snow bicycle that set the Guinness World Record for the longest vertical drop of 107,400' in 11 hours.

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/79782

Flowboards - now these look like something I might actually use..

A cool idea  - in-goggle GPS and elevation info: http://www.zealoptics.com/transcend-4752.html

Dodgy knees?  This could be for you:

http://shop.hammerheadsleds.com/products/hammerhead-pro-xld

Can't wait for the slopes?  Try these:
http://www.chariotskates.com/

OK, this is not exactly ski gear, but who doesn't like watching movies when on holiday?  The infamous 'Duvet days', or, "I can't be bothered to go out in the friggin' cold".  We all know TV's in chalets generally suck, if they exist at all.  So, here is a travel projector that does hi-def goodness:

http://www.slashgear.com/velocity-micro-shine-pico-projector-does-720p-on-the-cheap-13209111/

Stewart Pedler take note!  Combine this with Salty's subwoofer system, and we are sorted!

I know you guys have Kindles and e-readers, but this is the way forward.  e-ink on your snowboard!  Like those cool Omega watches, it is powered by movement within the board.  So the more you wipe out, the better charged it will be!  


http://www.engadget.com/photos/e-ink-snowboard-concept-eyes-on-at-sid-2011/

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/19/e-ink-shows-concepts-galore-at-sid-2011-snowboards-radios-the/