Best snowboard gadgets and ski tech: Smart goggles, electro-osmosis jackets and more

The Hydrobot is the first ever jacket to use a technology called electro-osmosis that actively draws moisture away from the body when switched on. It's great for regulating your body temperature so you don't get overly warm and sweaty on the mountain. It's also the first jacket I've used that has both its own iPhone app and battery pack. Yet it was very comfortable to wear as the battery pack sits unnoticed in an inside pocket. It lasts for at least a couple of days between charges, so I only had to plug it into the USB charger every other night to keep it topped up.

With a speaker in the right thumb and a microphone in the right forefinger, these gloves are able to connect via Bluetooth to your phone, letting you make and receive calls through the gloves by simply holding your hand up to your face. An OLED panel shows who's calling and there's a big button that's easy to press with your other gloved hand. So even when you're hurtling down a mountain you don't have to miss that important call. 

Helmets should be mandatory on the slopes, and it's certainly foolish to go riding without one. With its full carbon fiber build, it's the strongest and lightest helmet on the market. The exposed carbon weave design looks badass and it's extremely comfortable to wear all day on the slopes.

These goggles have a heating element inside that eradicates any fog that might have gathered inside the lens at the touch of a button. For whatever reason, I've often struggled with fog inside goggles so I know just how off-putting it is when you're hurtling down a slope and your vision becomes steadily more obscured. I had no such problems with the Abom goggles, which remained fog-free all day. 

The supercar of the snowboard world, the Project X is made from carbon fiber, making it one of the lightest, strongest snowboards money can buy. It's a dream to ride, being both lightning fast and extremely precise during turns, thanks to the natural rigidity of the carbon fiber. This isn't a board for beginners, but if you want the ultimate in performance on the slopes, it's the one for you.

Using recycled carbon and flax wood, these bindings are both lightweight and eco-friendly. They use a rocking bushing system -- much like trucks on a skateboard -- that allow for a more comfortable and precise ride by flexing slightly when you're leaning on your snowboard's edge. Paired with the Project X board, I could confidently carve into turns at speeds I wouldn't have dared to attempt on another setup. It felt like the equivalent of moving from a compact family hatchback to a track-focused McLaren supercar -- one is geared towards everyday steady cruising, the other designed for outright speed and performance. 

Burton's SLX boots are already at the top of their range thanks to their advanced materials and secure lacing system, but I took them a step further by inserting Burton's heated inners ($219 or £190), which, at the touch of a button, heat up to keep those toes nice and toasty. It was great to use on long chair lifts or when taking an extended break at a slope-side bar.