Volkl Grizzly, £749

This all terrain ski has a Power Switch, which lets you alter the ski's power and stiffness. There's a cruise setting for conservative carving down the slopes, a dynamic one you should use when you want to crank up the speed a bit, and power one that lets you charge down the hill as if there's an avalanche on your tail. The Wide Ride binding system, which is integrated into the ski's core, offers superb edge-to-edge control so you'll have excellent grip no matter what speed you're doing or terrain you're on.

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Salomon Lord, £349

The Lord's rocker tip profile delivers lots of float in powder and reduces the effective edge length of the ski on hard snow. This means you can get away with leaning back less in the fresh stuff so you won't come out of a powder field feeling as if your lower legs are on fire, and you'll be able to carve effortlessly on the most bulletproof of pistes.

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Head Chip Supershape, £599

Aimed at advanced skiers who want to hurtle down the mountain at speeds that would do a jet fighter proud, this versatile ski has a chip in it, which cleverly takes the electrical energy you create while skiing and disperses it through the ski. This adds to the stability and provides better edge control. The faster you go, the more energy you create, and the better the ski performs.

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K2 Extreme, £299

A light, agile ski that works best when you're spinning off kickers or hitting rails. Park not your bag? No worries, thanks to it's solid edge grip and twin tip design it can handle backcountry steeps and the hardest of pistes, too.

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