Sole Comfort
You won't have to suffer from cold feet before or after hitting the slopes. For toasty toes, slip into Columbia's Buga­Thermo Boots, which have a built-in heating system. An LED button on each boot allows you to choose three temperature settings; the internal rechargeable lithium polymer batteries can keep the heat cranking for eight hours on low and three hours on high (columbia.com; $250).

Suite Spots
A trio of new luxe ski-in, ski-out hotels debuts this month. In Utah's Deer Valley, the St. Regis Deer Crest spans 12 acres and is accessed by a funicular—a first for a North American ski hotel. Upping the ante on the area's après-ski action is its Ski Beach—a slopeside terrace complete with a 40-foot-long wall of fire, a pool, and snacks by Jean-Georges Vongerichten (435-940-5700; doubles, $525–$1,175). Perched mid-mountain at California's Northstar-at-Tahoe, the Ritz-Carlton Highlands, Lake Tahoe has its own highly anticipated eatery, Manzanita, from San Francisco chef Traci Des Jardins (530-562-3000; doubles, $249–$849; entrées, $26–$35). In Colorado, the LEED Silver-certified Viceroy Snowmass anchors the new billion-dollar Snowmass Village. The hotel was built using reclaimed timber and stone and incorporates carbon-free energy sources (866-270-8440; doubles, $150–$904).

Vermont's Bolton Valley Resort gets greener with its new wind turbine, which will produce more than 300,000 kilowatts of power annually. It's the third at a U.S. ski area.

The online resource skiresorts.com keeps you up to speed with suggestions on things to do and use on and off the slopes—from yoga classes for sore limbs to must-have iPhone apps for skiers.

See and Be Seen
Tired of your goggles fogging up halfway down the mountain? The problem may be that your helmet is preventing all that accumulated heat from escaping. Head-protection specialist Giro designed the front vents on its Revolver Helmet to align perfectly with those on its new Basis PK Goggles, keeping your lenses clear no matter how hard you charge. The goggles' strap also runs along the interior of the helmet, providing a snugger fit (giro.com; helmet, $70; goggles, $109–$119).

Go for Bespoke
Once confined to mountain-town garages, custom-ski makers are broadening their base. Telluride's Wagner Custom Skis can build you a pair with targeted flex to protect oft-injured joints or that are bulletproof for rocky terrain (wagnerskis.com; from $1,595). In Silverton, Scott Robert Carlson, a.k.a. ScottyBob, has been crafting skis since 1998, when he took a hacksaw to his sticks in pursuit of the perfect turn. The result: the BobTail, with a tapered outer edge at the tail that allows the uphill ski to easily transition for silky-smooth turns (scottybob.com; from $750).