PlanetSKI Gear Review #4 Winter 2025/26

14th January 2026 | Alf Alderson – Gear & Gear Editor

In our fourth gear evaluation Alf exams worth for cash ski put on from Tog24 and H&M, Salomon and H&M goggles, Helly Hansen gloves together with the Roc Blanc hardshell jacket providing 12 months spherical put on. NEW

HELLY HANSEN SWIFT HT 2.0 GLOVES £70 – www.hellyhansen.com

Helly’s Swift HT gloves provide a easy, no-nonsense design that however offers dependable waterproof and breathable safety and heat.

They’re designed to work in extraordinarily moist situations which makes them versatile sufficient to make use of each on the ski slopes and likewise on Britain’s soggy hills.

Options embrace adjustable cuffs, a hard-wearing nylon face cloth together with leather-based palms and a cosy 3M Thinsulate lining.

VERDICT: Easy, sturdy gloves that cope nicely with each moist and chilly situations.

Helly Hansen Swift HT 2.0 Gloves £70 – Picture © Helly Hansen

TIERRA ROC BLANC PRO GEN 4 HARDSHELL JACKET £480 – www.trekitt.co.uk

Manufactured by Swedish model Tierra, the Roc Blanc is a rugged hardshell that makes a really perfect possibility in the event you give your package a number of use and a number of put on.

It options progressive, eco-friendly Gore-Tex ePE Proshell, a PFC-free DWR light-weight cloth which offers optimum waterproof and breathable efficiency with a lesser environmental influence.

The jacket’s unfastened match provides nice freedom of motion and simple layering, and the generously-sized hood is fully-adjustable and helmet suitable, beneath which a excessive, micro-fleece lined collar offers good safety from the weather.

Two giant chest pockets present heaps of cupboard space and there’s an inside zippered safety pocket within the right-hand pocket and a carry go pocket contained in the left, together with an inside stash pocket.

Its giant air flow zips assist you to regulate your temperature on lengthy climbs or heat days.

The jacket additionally comes with a Recco reflector.

I’d be comfortable to make use of the Roc Blanc year-round within the mountains for all the pieces from mountaineering and climbing to snowboarding and ski touring, making for a really versatile jacket.

VERDICT: A rugged, handsome minimalist arduous shell that ought to face up to many seasons of arduous use.

Tierra Roc Blanc Professional Gen 4 Hardshell Jacket £480 – Picture © Trekitt

SALOMON S/VIEW 3 ML £80 – www.salomon.com

The unfussy, minimalist look of Salomon’s revamped S/View 3 ML is sort of interesting, as is the value, while the Multilayer lens (therefore the ‘ML’ within the identify) and broad body present a pleasingly broad visual view similtaneously minimising glare.

There are numerous lens and body colors out there within the vary – our pattern got here with a black cat 3 lens designed for sunny situations (seen mild transmission is 12 per cent) which has fairly a ‘stealth’ look about it.

Triple layer face foam offers a stunning smooth really feel in opposition to the pores and skin and Salomon’s well-established ‘Airflow’ system helps stop fogging.

Its easily-adjustable, silicone-backed strap offers a safe match whether or not you’re sporting a helmet or beanie.

VERDICT: Cool, minimalist goggles at an inexpensive value

Salomon S/VIEW 3 ML £80 – Picture © H&M

H&M MOVE SKI JACKET £179.99 – www.hm.com

In the event you’re on the lookout for price range ski gear, you’ll be arduous pushed to beat the package that H&M is providing this season.

Their Transfer ski jacket is constructed from a breathable, waterproof and windproof cloth with taped seams and has insulated padding for heat together with many of the options leisure skiers are prone to need.

These embrace an adjustable, helmet-compatible hood, excessive anti-chafe chinguard, sleeves with each an adjustable cuff and wrist gaiters, pit zips, zippered chest, handwarmer and carry go pockets plus a zippered inside safety pocket and enormous inside stash pocket with goggle wipe, pit zips, Recco reflector and a powder skirt.

The jacket additionally seems and feels good, making for a unbelievable worth bit of drugs.

VERDICT: All of the options most skiers will want in an insulated jacket, and at a cut price value.

H&M Transfer Ski Jacket £179.99 – Picture © H&M

H&M MOVE BIB PANTS £169.99 – www.hm.com

As with the Transfer jacket, H&M’s Transfer bib pants provide wonderful worth and an entire stash of important options similtaneously wanting good.

The pants’ StormMove cloth is wind- and waterproof in addition to being breathable.

The common match offers a heat, snug put on; the bib additional helps with insulation, and has broad, elasticated and simply adjustable braces, plus a zippered chest pocket; and simply in case the braces aren’t sufficient for you, there are additionally broad belt loops and a Velcro adjustable waist so these pants ain’t gonna be falling down in a hilarious ‘Carry On’ kind method…

Different important options embrace zippered handwarmer pockets, a zippered cargo pocket, zippered air flow panels on the within of the legs, built-in snow gaiters on the hems and a good sized scuff panel, plus a Recco reflector.

VERDICT: One other nice worth, well-designed piece of package that ought to attraction to anybody on a price range.

H&M Transfer Bib Ski Pants £169.99 – Picture © H&M

TOG24 AVORIAZ JACKET £200 – www.tog24.com

In the event you’re after an insulated ski jacket with a superb vary of options that received’t break the financial institution the Tog24 Avoriaz is price a glance.

It’s constructed from 20K waterproof and 20K breathable cloth with a DWR end and has absolutely taped seams.

There’s a quilted lining to maintain you heat (observe that this makes the jacket a bit cumbersome if layering up beneath it, so it’s possible you’ll want to consider going up a dimension).

The Avoriaz additionally has adjustable hood with a fused peak, two chest zip pockets (one with goggle wipe), two decrease zip handwarmer pockets, and a devoted sleeve pocket in your carry go, plus an inside mesh stow pocket, while glove-friendly cuff and hem adjusters and a set powder skirt assist maintain the snow on the skin.

VERDICT: A heat and weatherproof jacket aimed toward resort skiers on the lookout for worth for cash

TOG24 Avoriaz Ski Jacket £200 – Picture © TOG24

TOG24 CLUSAZ SALOPETTES £120 – www.tog24.com

One other little bit of package from Tog24 that can attraction to much less demanding skiers on the lookout for good worth, the Clusaz salopettes function 10K waterproof, 10K breathable and windproof cloth with a DWR coating and absolutely taped seams.

Insulated inners present a cosy really feel, and tricot panelling on the liner offers additional cushioning on touchdown areas like your bum and knees for the inevitable tumbles.

A mixture of adjustable and removable stretch braces, Velcro waist adjusters and broad belt loops maintain all the pieces in place.

The whole thing is rounded off with two zippered handwarmer pockets, zip vent openings on the hem, inside snow gaiters and first rate sized scuff guards.

VERDICT: Good worth, well-insulated ski salopettes.

H&M MOVE GOGGLES £74.99 – www.hm.com

In the event you’re on the lookout for one pair of goggles for all situations, and at a value that received’t break the financial institution, that is an possibility price testing.

The frameless design comes with two lenses, one black/silver for vibrant sunshine and a second orange lens for dangerous mild.

They are often modified right away, even with gloved arms, due to an eight-magnet attachment system constructed into the body.

The whole thing is rounded off with a silicone-backed, adjustable strap, sturdy zippered case and a smooth carry bag that doubles as a lens cleaner.