A (small-ish) gift for someone going skiing

[LifeInAHamsterWheel]

I'm looking for ideas for a gift for my boss, I get him something every year as he's really good to me. This year he's going skiing with his family, so I'm thinking maybe something skiing-related? He's already got a hip flask. I could get him gloves or a scarf but there might be something else a bit more fun or unusual that I'm missing (I've never been skiiing myself) so would love to hear your ideas!

Budget up to £50.

A buff!

www.buff.com/gb/

It's something you always want duplicates of (I change mine every day because I'm constantly breathing on it). This is the key brand and every skiier I know (and go skiing with) uses them.

I'd have said a small gift for a skiier would be something like Kendal mint cake (for a bit of energy whilst sitting on a lift) or packs of hand/feet warmers.

£50 is most definitely not a 'smallish' gift! That could get you any number of different ski-related things, but you'd need to know enough about them to make the right choice.

If I was spending £50 on a friend, and it had to be ski-related, I'd get a nice thermal layer, or a couple of pairs of good ski socks, but I'd be checking size/preferences with them. I think £50 is too much to spend on something random. Also, if he skis regularly, he's probably fairly well kitted out already.

A buff is a good shout (I take several) but he may already have plenty.

If he doesn't ski regularly/much, then check what he wants or needs before you randomly spend £50.

I know him very well (have worked with him 10+ years) but as he's my boss there are some things that might be too personal to get him? The budget is what I'd usually spend on him each year so nothing unusual about that, I just thought maybe I'd get some ideas for something different but ski-related maybe a gadget or something. He has gone skiing before but not for a good few years. The buff is a good idea, especially if that brand is known to skiers as I know he's into his brands!

Maybe a really nice pair of ski socks alongside the buff then. Some Merino wool ones. Socks are so important, but they're expensive, so they do make a good gift.

But, in all honesty, I'd be asking him what he wanted/needed, to make the best use of your money. If someone bought me a buff (for example), that would be nice, but I have several that I use already just for skiing, so another one is just another thing to take. But if you said you wanted to buy me something, I'd say a new pair of gloves would be nice and would be able to give you some pointers about what I like.

I'm not recommending these specifically, but just to give you an idea - proper ski socks have cushioning in the right places, are made of technical material and are the right shape (ie - they're not just closed tubes). And they're £££

www.snowandrock.com/p/falke-men-s-sk-4-ski-sock-I8114095.html?colour=124

Merino glove liners

I would do a buff and a nice bottle of something. That's a lot of money to spend on hobby related items especially if he hasnt been for a while.