WINTER SPORTS
Taming the slopes is snow joke… but Heather Wald is here with the skis and boards you need to slide to swishy success
BREEZY BEGINNERS
The legendary learners
Dynastar Legend X75
The Legend X75s are designed to be forgiving and easy to handle for irst-time mountain-botherers. he cap construction gives them a lightweight feel, and the ‘tip and tail rocker’ proile – trust us, you don’t need to know what that means just yet – makes them easy to manoeuvre. £200/ecosport.co.uk
The painless pursuers
Rossignol Pursuit 100
Designed for newbies who want to build up their skills without getting so tired they’ll sleep through all the après-ski larks, these Rossignols are easy to steer thanks to their tip rocker proile. hey also promise strong grip, so you might not make quite so many descents on your backside. £215/glisshop.co.uk