It’s that time of year isn’t it? Our brains are toeing that fine line between ‘shit I should probably go and get some Christmas presents’, ‘maybe I could leave it a bit longer’ and ‘fuck it, I can’t actually be arsed this year’…

Buying gifts for your expansive checklist of friends, relatives and ‘other obligations’ can be a nightmare – and when you’re looking to put a smile on a snowboarder’s face, the problem is multiplied tenfold.

The trouble is that the majority of the actual snowboard gear that they’re really quite keen on is understandably outside of the realms of budget for most people. Yes, you might be able to manage in the case of a very close relative or spouse, but estranged uncles or drinking buddies? They should be so lucky…

So inevitably you’re left in that gift limbo – you want to get said long-lost snowboarder a present, but nothing too big. Well thankfully there’s a myriad of tenuously snowboard related gifts out their too!

We can’t guarantee they’ll get a great reception, in fact we’d assume they’ll get you the cold shoulder 99% of the time – but if you’re really not too bothered about the end result, these mediocracy-defining gifts should be on your list:

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