With the supposedly ‘silent’ time before Christmas getting ever more stressful each year, we sent our little elves out to scout some present ideas to inspire and ease up your holiday shopping (all gifts are available online!). Starting today with everything your snow loving sister, cousin or friend might enjoy – or even your good selves, in case you wanna forward this one to parents, uncles, boyfriends…
BILLABONG LandsystemNo matter how bad-ass girls ride, they are still girls and will most likely have a bit of beauty stuff, so a nice functional case will always be welcome.
€ 40.85
BLISS Rocker
These gloves don’t just keep you warm, you can also claim your trick with Devil Horns! Rock oooon…
€ 89.95 sport-conrad.com
BURTON Board Wall MountsTrue snowboarders will never give up on an old beloved board easily, which is more than understandable. But these wall mounts turn any room into a shred stick gallery or museum, plus they’re super easy to handle!
€ 12.00 burton.com
Be careful who you give this bag too as the name says it all – this will become the best friend of anyone using it, or what other bag cools your drinks AND plays your favourite tunes?
€ 70.00 burton.com
BURTON Sleeper HoodieNo matter if you’re flying to Japan or just stuck on a train to the Alps, with the integrated inflatable neck pillow, ticket pockets as well as a toothbrush and ear plugs this hoodie is a true life saver!
€ 100.00 burton.com
The perfect toy for all trickerinas – visualise triple corks and get your grabs right! Plus a cute paper weight or decorative dust trap.
€ 19.95 planet-sports.com
DAKINE Mini Tune SetAll you need to wax your board and get it shred ready together in one place and a cute bag.
€ 34.95 dakine-shop.de
Normally tools would be on top of the no-go list for girl gifts, but in the case of snowboarding the rules are reversed as this little helper is not only super useful and easily fits into your pocket, it also saves you from unwelcome male patronising and “let me mount this for ya”s.
€ 14.95 blue-tomato.com
DC Antuco GlovesPretty in pink and prepared for the pipe! Nothing more to say really.
€ 34.97 surfdome.com
EMA – Protect your Smile Neckwarmer
These one of a kind neckwarmers handmade in Barcelona are lined with soft fluffy fleece, while the outer material varies from lace to lycra. Perfect for cold days on the mountain – or cycling through a wintry city…
€ 29.95 blue-tomato.com
As girls are almost always prone to cold feet, this is THE snow lover gift per se: a device that will warm up your boots on the way to the mountain! This is where technology actually does make life easier.
€ 27.95 blue-tomato.com
Goggles are sensible part of gear but lose they functionality when you treat them too rough (ever tried night riding with a scratched lens? Don’t.), so give them a case for Christmas so they stay faithful to you for another year.
€ 14.95 blue-tomato.com
Trusting steeze masters Aimee Fuller and Nicolas Müller this trapper hat will not only save your style, with the integrated D3O material it will also save your melon in case a rock or lift mast or something gets in the way of the shred.
€ 27.97 surfdome.com
Available in two lengths (for boards up to 155 and 165), this sleeve will take good care of your best friend – and your best friend’s best friend of course, seeing this is a gift list. But you might want this for yourselves too…
€ 49.95 planet-sports.com
MONKI HellyThis sleeping mask will hopefully provide dreams of thigh deep powder only!
€ 6.00 monki.com
Okay they maybe look a bit weird, but can you imagine anything more comfy or warm to sleep in in a rustic mountain hut than these babies? And they fold up nice and compact too.
€ 99.00 musucbag.com
NIKE 6.0 Womens Chia Fleece Pant
These fancy pants are also smarty pants as they are thermal layers for snowboarding but also work as dope leggings for urban adventures! And as you know from our style pages in the current issue, Nordic chic is the pattern du jour right now.
€ 49.95 planet-sports.com
It’s pretty hard to find a snow loving girl who doesn’t like the famous Icelandic all girls brand pioneer, so you can’t really go too wrong with a gift like this beanie (or any other accessory).
€ 39.00 store.nikitaclothing.com
NIKITA Smooth WalletAnother can’t-go-wrong option with multi-functionality as in wallet, purse, clutch and travel kit (perfect fit for a regular passport and super practical ankle-handle for easy accessibility).
€ 17.90 chicas-boardshop.de
While household stuff is never considered to be a nice gift, any winter sports enthusiast will hug you for this gift, as it gives their outerwear a new, clean life!
€ 9.33 surfdome.com
O’NEILL – The StretchThe best fitting, best sounding headphones we ever tried – tunes all day long without pressure points or other ear pains!
€ 99.95 blue-tomato.com
ONEBALLJAY Biogreen Push Up Wax
Always a welcome present: board wax. Especially if it comes nicely packed and easy to use on the mountain as this one, which is also bio degradable to top it of.
€ 12.50 blue-tomato.com
ORTOVOX First Aid KitOf course we all hope that we never need it, but this 275g lifesaver is definitely a good gift for anyone you want to come home safe from the snow.
€ 19.95 planet-sports.com
Inspiration for new tricks from the Peep Show crew – or simply eye-pleasing evening entertainment…
€ 19.95 blue-tomato.com
PROTEC Audio ForceThis kit pimps any old helmet to your very own music station, with removable headphone ear-pads!
€ 34.90 weare.de
Learning new tricks is so much easier without the fear of hurting yourself, so anyone who is ready to hit the park will be happy with these protection shorts!
€ 52.47 surfdome.com
PULL IN Glam Coordonnable Marc
And the matching bra for the winter-sexy-land…
€ 49.00 store.pull-in.com
PULL IN Kirra MarcWe already mentioned the nowness of Nordic Chic and these pants are no exception – especially for some cuddled up holiday days in bed…
€ 30.00 store.pull-in.com
We basically love all the collab designs from Cynthia Rowley for Roxy and this iPhone case is no exception! You can also get it for the iPhone 3s and Macbooks.
€ 23.00 roxy-europe.com
Cute polka dot first layer with highly breathable Diamond Dobby technology and super stretch, quik drying material.
€ 49.00 roxy-europe.com
SCOTT X-Active BackprotectorHave your friends back this Christmas – literally, with this spine safer especially tailored to the female anatomy.
€ 99.95 blue-tomato.com
You wonder what this may be? Shoe-lace belts of course! Quite a clever idea, as regular belt buckles can be a bit nasty on the stomach with some bails so if you’re in for the cool steeze, check these out!
€ 15.95 (set of 3) sevennine13.com
SIONYX iWarmerOkay a phone doesn’t really need a warmer (although they can freeze if the temperatures fall low enough!), but we still like this handmade little bag, that let’s you carry your device with you wherever you go…
€ 27.90 sionyx-shop.de
If you still know peeps without iPhones (they do exist!), they might enjoy this handy little cam to capture all their gnarly lines and sick tricks.
€ 93.39 surfdome.com
VOLCOM No More RainAs snow lovers we’re obviously very keen on anything white and fluffy falling from the sky, but if it isn’t frozen we hate it, but at least this stylish umbrella from Volcom will keep the dreaded rain off you.
€ 32.90 chicas-boardshop.de
