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We are in the middle of the 2010 snowboard season but we thought you might like a sneak peak at what's going to be hot in 2011. The SIA Trade show took place at the end of January and we got a look at all the goodies for next year. We'll be bringing you a peek at each brand, but we've rounded up some of the big trends.

 I've just spent ten days in Scotland for Christmas. It was baltic and, not having realised how cold and snowy it was going to be, I only packed one hat.

 Smith have hooked up with grafitti artist Craig "KR" Costello - the man behind Krink inks - to develop a range of helmets and goggles for the new season. There are four different styles of goggles and two helmets. Each comes with five different colours of Krink markers and exclusive Smith/Krink packaging.

Vans have a developed a couple of stylish products supporting Boarding For Breast Cancer this winter.

If you're of an artistic persuasion,  there are loads of opportunities for you to win shiny things by designing a snowboard at the moment.Over at Head Snowboards there's a contest open to get you to create your own version of the new season's Team snowboard, covered in colourful Edding marker scribbles.