For the girl who digs powder like pink-frosted cupcakes but needs an expert-level ski that also slices up the groomers like it ain't no thang, choosing this year's ski is no tough decision. The K2 T Nine Tough Luv Alpine Ski with Marker Bindings floats and glides through the soft fresh white stuff we dream about all summer long, but the progressive sidecut and metal laminate perform on the cord and in the crud as well. Because after you hike away from the crowds and earn some beautiful fresh turns in the resort's back bowl, you still turn back onto the groomers near the bottom. You might as well love—or, rather, luv—carving those turns as well. And K2's integrated M1 binding system is the icing on your ski-cake. Its above-average width quickly and seamlessly transfers power from your body to your ski, so you feel nimble and agile even on a wider-waisted ski.

Don't mess with this tough cookie. (Mmmmm. Cookies.)