We’ve been harping on about helmets a lot recently… but after our facts about helmets and guide to buying a helmet, we thought it would only be right to showcase our favourite helmets of 2015.

It’s not been the best start to the winter in Europe, and with icy pistes and lots of exposed rocks, there’s no better time to invest in some protection for your brain. The general industry standard for snowsport helmet construction is an ABS, PP or PC hard shell (basically a really strong polymer) and an EPS inner shell. EPS is expanded polystyrene and is the industry standard material for inner shells because it’s light and has really good impact distribution properties, meaning it spreads out the force of a big impact.

So that’s what they’re made of, and without further ado, here are our favourites!