Tip rocker















2mm camber underfoot

Tail rocker









PM Gear 183 Bro
PM Gear have made their 183cm Bro model for a few years now & it's their top seller. The 183 has now been upgraded & gets tips similar to the Lhasa's, new base/metal cuts, new top sheets, tweaked sidecuts & a few layers of carbon fibre replacing fibre glass resulting in a weight of only 3546g per pair in the flat.

I've mounted them with the new Look Pivot 14 bindings & tuned them to 0.5,3. Their 125/99/114 sidecut, 4mm camber & 33m turn radius makes them a superb all mountain/all condition ski & the ideal two ski quiver with my Llasa's.

Poles
Scott Series C Element 5 carbon poles fitted with Scott's larger powder baskets. I really like Scott's great ‘hold open' strap for easy in'n'out. At two years old I snapped a tip off one pole in Utah & Scott replaced both poles with brand new ones foc! Mega sharp four point carbide tip is great on ice. Useful advice for transit protection of poles is to slide a matching length of foam pipe insulation over the shaft & then tape a small piece over the tip.

Boots
Atomic M110's with Zipfit Gara liners, custom footbeds & 3 degree internal alignment shims. Fitting & alignment work by the superb Colin Martin & Andi McCann at http://solutions4feet.co.uk

Protection
Helmet:  Giro 9
Armour:  Dainese Nextwave back protector.
              Dainese Impact Plus shorts.
              Dainese Elbow Guard Air.
              Black Diamond Telekneesis knee pads.

Eye Wear
Oakley A Frame goggles with Fire Iridium lens for mid-bright light.
Oakley A Frames goggles with Hi Blue lens for low-mid light.
Oakley M Frame sunnies with Black Iridium, Fire Iridium & Persimmon interchangeable lenses.
Yes Oakley are expensive but their lens quality & customer service is second to none.

Backpack
Arc'teryx Silo 30. I have the Regular size so it's actually 27 litre capacity but with great compression straps that really flatten the pack to the extent that I've never had to remove it on a lift. Easy internal access with a really useful external top pocket for spare goggles etc plus an internal valuables pocket. Excellent strap locating points which, when combined with the hip & sternum straps, really stabilises the pack & ensures that it's carried high on the back. Framelss but has external padding to add stiffness & protect the user's back. Seperate front shovel blade pocket & internal slots for shovel handle & probe storage. My Camelback StoAway hydration system drops straight in it's seperate bladder pocket. The vertical/diagonal/A frame carry system on this pack did a superb job hauling my 187cm FR's when hiking out of the Unnamed Valley in Val Thoren's recently. 

Avalanche Gear
DTS Tracker digital transceiver, Black Diamond carbon probe & BCA metal shovel.

Tools
In my backpack I carry a Leatherman ‘Wave' tool c/w ‘bit kit' to include the no.3 pozi bit for binding screws, plus a Moonflex minituner c/w a mini alu-oxide stone & a Moonflex 200grit mini diamond file. Back at the chalet I have a tuppaware box containing all the bits you'd expect a tuning geek to carry!

Clothing
Arc'teryx Sidewinder SV hard shell jacket in Goretex Pro Shell fabric. Simply the mutts nuts.
Arc'teryx Minuteman shell pants in Goretex XCR fabric. As above!
Thorlos Thermolite eXtreme Level 1 socks.
Patagonia Capilene 2 capri length base layer leggings.
Decathlon's own wicking base layer tops that have 90% of the function of the top brands for 25% of the price of the top brands!
Arc'teryx Delta LT zip neck light weight mid-layer.
A couple of pairs of Spyder Rage leather gloves. 
Oakley MTB Factory Pilot gloves for spring skiing & Xscape use.

Boot Dryers
Thermic electric warmers. A pair for boots & a pair for gloves. A brilliant piece of kit.