If Scott can make a $12,700 bike frame that weighs 790 grams, you know that they mean business. The new Addict is so light that, when it comes to the UCI weight limit for bikes in sanctioned competitions it's illegal. A size S bike prepared for the Challenge Mallorca weighed so little ' 6.2kg ' that weights had to be added on to legalize it.

Now, back to skiing! The Element 5 pole is the only pure carbon pole that Scott makes. Sure, there's the more expensive A12, but this Element 5 features the most beautiful chrome inlays which look like a million bucks - or more like a bailout-adjusted trillion bucks.