Wood carving
This winter, treat yourself to Bogner’s achingly cool, lightning quick luxury bamboo ski set
Plastic, fibreglass, kevlar, carbon fibre – none of the fancy materials used to make modern skis can match bamboo for flexibility, durability and tensile strength. The qualities of this naturally occurring material make it ideal for carving, gliding and slaloming down the slopes – it’s fair to say all skis would be made of the stuff if someone could figure out a way of making the trees grow on a snowy mountainside. The Willy Bogner ski company has created the ultimate pair of bamboo skis. The only problem? With nano high-speed running bases and premium glide control binding, you’ll be going so fast no-one will be able to see how stylish you look as you whizz past in a tancoloured blur.
Bogner Bamboo helmet, €599; Bamboo Bogner Alpine skis, €3,590, visit indigosnow.de