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Best Jacket to Gift
Patagonia 3-in-1 Powder Town Jacket
Best Jacket to Gift
Patagonia 3-in-1 Powder Town Jacket
Funniest Ski Gift
Puffin The Puffy Jacket Koozie
Funniest Ski Gift
Puffin The Puffy Jacket Koozie
If you can’t afford to buy them a new jacket, this isn’t a bod substitute.
Best Ski Recovery Gift
Theragun mini
Best Ski Recovery Gift
Theragun mini
This Theragun is tiny, so it’s easy to pack when they’re off to far flung resorts. In fact, it’s small enough that they could pack it in their day bag. They could be at the bar on top of the mountain drinking and massaging their hamstring before skiing back down.
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Best Ski Smartwatch
Garmin Instinct 2 Solar
Best Ski Smartwatch
Garmin Instinct 2 Solar
Garmin’s Instinct is one of its most affordable outdoor watches, but it’s more than capable enough for skiing. In fact, it’s probably the watch they’ve wanted to buy for themselves for a long, long time.
Best After Ski Shoe
UGG Tasman
Best After Ski Shoe
UGG Tasman
It works great as a house slipper, but the Tasman is beefy enough to be a lodge shoe as well.
Best Skiing Headphones
SHOKZ OpenRun
Best Skiing Headphones
SHOKZ OpenRun
These are high-tech, incredibly durable headphones that will let them listen to music without cutting off all they’re hearing. They’re perfect for the slopes.
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Best Warming Gift
OCOOPA Rechargeable Hand Warmers
Best Warming Gift
OCOOPA Rechargeable Hand Warmers
Hand warmers are good, and rechargeable ones are even better.
Best Tech Accessory Gift
Hangtime Gear KOALA 2.0 Super-Grip Smartphone Harness
Best Tech Accessory Gift
Hangtime Gear KOALA 2.0 Super-Grip Smartphone Harness
This phone harness is good for skiers and clumsies alike. It grips to your phone and connects to your jacket pocket (or wherever you want it) so you don’t drop your phone off a lift. Or into a subway track.
Best Glassware Gift
Uncommon Goods Sloping Ski Glasses
Best Glassware Gift
Uncommon Goods Sloping Ski Glasses
Because fun glasses are better than boring glasses.
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Best Après Gift
RustedPine Wooden Shotski
Best Après Gift
RustedPine Wooden Shotski
This can be for décor or for using at parties or for both. At après bars, these four-person skis with four holes for taking a team shot together are one of the main modes of bonding.
Best Bib Gift
Backcountry Cottonwoods GORE-TEX Bibs
Best Bib Gift
Backcountry Cottonwoods GORE-TEX Bibs
Great bibs are a godsend, and typically more comfortable than a pair of snow pants. This pair from Backcountry is as good as they get.
Best Scented Gift
Homesick Ski Trip Candle
Best Scented Gift
Homesick Ski Trip Candle
For those days, weeks, or months they can’t hit the slopes, transport them back to the mountain with this Homesick candle. The smell of cool air hooks them, followed by the smokey-sweet smell of the lodge, and it’s all backed by that winter woodsy cedar, vanilla, patchouli base.
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Best Base Layer Gift
Smartwool Classic Thermal Merino Baselayer Crew
Best Base Layer Gift
Smartwool Classic Thermal Merino Baselayer Crew
Now 20% Off
The all important baselayer. It’s got to keep you warm. It’s got to wick away sweat. Smartwool’s 250 weight is plenty to keep you toasty, and the merino wool build means it’s naturally moisture-wicking and odor-reducing. Dare we say, the perfect baselayer.
Best Base Layer Bottoms
Smartwool Classic Thermal Merino Baselayer Bottom
Best Base Layer Bottoms
Smartwool Classic Thermal Merino Baselayer Bottom
Now 25% Off
Oh! And they come in bottoms.
Best Booties Gift
The North Face Nuptse Après Booties
Best Booties Gift
The North Face Nuptse Après Booties
When the Apès Ski look gets a bit fussy, throw in some crazy-looking technical booties. The look instantly pivots from “child of a Swiss banker,” to “explorer at Everest basecamp.” A welcome swerve.
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Best Goggles Gift
Smithoptics I/O MAG Chromapop Goggles
Best Goggles Gift
Smithoptics I/O MAG Chromapop Goggles
Now 10% Off
A skier is only as good as their goggles. Sort of. But with these, they’re going to be on their best game. The goggles even come with a replacement lens for cloudy days.
Most Versatile Gift
Dale of Norway Cortina 1956
Most Versatile Gift
Dale of Norway Cortina 1956
When you think of ski apparel, we’d be willing to bet that something like this comes to mind. It’s good for both on and off the slopes.
Best Gloves Gift
Hestra Gloves Hestra Gloves Fall Line Mittens – Women’s
Best Gloves Gift
Hestra Gloves Hestra Gloves Fall Line Mittens – Women’s
Real skiers will tell you that mittens are where it’s at. They will actually keep your hands warm, and ain’t no mittens that’ll keep them warm like Hestra leather ones.
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Best Gaiter Gift
Turtle Fur Totally Tubular
Best Gaiter Gift
Turtle Fur Totally Tubular
A neck gaiter is essential for the slopes. It keeps your warm on cold days, and it protects your face and neck from the harsh rays on sunny days. Get a gift that does both.
Best Socks Gift
SmartWool Snowboard Colorado Socks
Best Socks Gift
SmartWool Snowboard Colorado Socks
Half of the battle are the socks. Make sure that they have a pair of compression, cushioned ones that are going to keep their toes toasty.
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