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Who actually is Philippe Raoux? Goggle spits out three possible people: A winegrower from Châteaux d'Arsac near Bordeaux, an osteopath from Singapore and a ski instructor and mountain guide from Val d'Isere. Well, in the case of ski gloves, it's clear that the ski instructor gave the gloves their name, but read on to find out what the other two professions and the gloves are all about...

Once again this year, we would like to present the PowderGuide community with a few suggestions for (more or less) suitable Christmas gifts for winter sports enthusiasts. Members of the extended editorial team present one of their Christmas wishes, irrespective of manufacturer, price and usefulness.