"James Hart" wrote in news:bvoci4$ulkeu$1@ID-
76251.news.uni-berlin.de:

Any reccomendations on a particular make for this? I'm a bit of a
gadget
freak and fancy a crack at logging the day's fun.

Try suunto watches

http://www.suunto.com/pls/suunto/suu...npage.frameset

SUUNTO S6

Measure and store your maximum speed and avarage speed of a run. With
altimeter, barometer, compass, watch, skichrono and PC interface.

Suunto S6 is a new wristop computer especially designed for alpine
skiing and snowboarding. It offers a unique combination of three
functional dimensions: it gives the user essential information instantly
when riding on and off pistes. A level of deeper understanding comes
with the PC interface. It also opens a door to an Internet community
where skiers and snowboarders worldwide can share and acquire
information with and from other users of Suunto´s latest wristop
computer generation.

INFORMATION IN ACTION

Know your sports
- The combination of altimeter and clinometer enables alpine skiers and
snowboarders to measure their speed.
- Recording of altitude profile at 2-, 10-, or 60-second intervals gives
information on the daily performance.
- The chronograph records the maximum and average speed and the altitude
profile of individual runs at 2-second intervals and offers advanced
timing functions and an interval reminder.
- Real-time accumulated descent values and total number of skiing runs.

Know your environment
- Information on the surrounding terrain, such as altitude,
ascent/descent rate, compass bearing, weather trends, barometric
pressure, and degree of slope offer new ways to get more out of the
experience.