I think you should get something with goretex and you'll be set

I got mittens and gloves - always keep a spair in the bag. You never know when youll fall into a creek...

Gore-tex is your friend. Had a set of DaKine ones before, now running Burton AK 3L Gore gloves. Most Gore gloves have a middle-layer Gore-tex insert, whereas the shell fabric on the AK's is the laminated membrane, sort of like a jacket - all seam-taped and everything.

I have burton mittens and really liked the warmth after gloves, sorry cant recall which model.

i have a pair of burton gloves i like. the thing i like about them is that they are super long. The come up well above the wrist. It stops the pow getting up there and making your hands cold.

I think these are them. Mine are quiet old but still do the job
http://www.altrec.com/burton/mens-gore-glove

Matt

Get ones with the cords that tie around your wrists so you don't drop one off the lift when you take one off to get something out of your pocket.

get nice colour coordinated ones that match your jacket. They look nice.

Dissapointed with Burton gloves. After one days riding last year on a new set, the outer rubber on the tips and palm started shredding. They dont bond it to the fabric just stitched down on the seams. For the price paid they should be of better quality. Still very useable but annoyed with the quality.

If you're a skiier...Hestra's. They have a very unequivocal "Not for Snowboard" label attached to each pair by the Japanese importer (I assume). That was their appeal for me.

And just to defy that I got my self 2 pairs of hestras and 2 for my lady, both snowboarders.

Cheers Kuma for starting the thread.

I have a pair of Oneil ones that my bro spent quite a bit of money getting me but after only my 10 times last year, the fabric at the rubber tips has started to pull away and they are pretty much ruined now. I liked them as well, kept my hands really warm and they were long so they stoped snow from getting down my sleeves. I saw some Burton ones but they didn't have the rubber tips and they looked like cheapo supermarket ones, will have to shop around up in Ochanomizu I reckon

I agree that on the whole burton gloves are shitty quality. Dont know why this is given that some of their other gear is nice. However i like the pair i have.

I have had to do some repairs on gloves. A friend put me onto a product called shoe goo. Its a re-rubberiser. It sort of looks like tar. Doesnt look pretty but works well at repairing tears and stops all leaks. I have done all the finger tips of my gloves because i find a lot of the tears come from getting them caught in snowboard bindings. Havent had any problems since.

Matt

tsondaboy - you are breaking the law. you will be prosecuted

:-)

Hestra - the best gloves I have ever owned (for winter rather than spring) also they were half the price from backcountrystore.com shipping included than from the store in Japan* (*a few years ago now)

Hestra army leather heli pro, i board and i have a pair - even though the not for boarders tag. warm, dry, changeable linings, glove/split finger or mitt, cuffs, durable. Not cheap but good quality. The gore tex ones might be even better.

It gets seriously cold in Banff, -42 last season. ski lifts open down to -32 (from experience at norquay) as long as wind is low. Never need extra inners with these gloves - they are that good.

Funny enough i got mine from backcountry or backcountry outlet last summer. Just received this winters catalogue in the post last week, some good looking new models.

whats the deal with the "not for boarders" tag, just a gimmick?

i have tried a very large range of gloves - and still my hands get cold!

I always seem to wreck mine. I think its from clearing snow off the car.

Yes, gloves never seem to be warm enough.

gloves are OK. It's the nose tips that really get cold.

I have a pair of brand new Dakine Duke gloves I will sell you cheap.

Oh yes, there should be nose gloves. Though it might look a bit girly, not good for gnarly dudes like some of us.

how cheap?

3500 TB, Do you know what size you are? These are Large I believe. Brand new!

I'd hazard a guess that large would be my size, I'll PM you

I don't think my PMs work anymore. I think I still have your number in my phone though, you still got the same number?

I personally find gloves don't last long. My experience is that the inners (insulation) becomes compacted after a couple of seasons. When insulation compacts permanently it loses its insulative abilities and causes cold fingers. Some people are very sensitive to cold fingers and it doesn't necessarily mean the weather on that day is super cold...it is a blood circulation condition.

Mits, mits, mits. You've gotta get mittens.
It makes sense really. 5 warm little fingers hudled together inside a mitten with far less external surface area than gloves will minimise that nasty cold air and moisture from penetrating.

I've had a set of Ride mits for 12 years now and I reckon they'll do 12 more. Never had cold fingers, even @ -18 deg.

there are of course heated gloves which have a li-ion battery pack the straps to the wrists.

They sound good. And any goggles with wipers?

yeah mate, give me a text

Anyone use leather gloves?
are they to a same standard as Gore-tex or should I just go for the Gore-tex ones?

Mantas, you're correct that Mitts are way warmer, but I hate them. Can't do anything with them, fingers become useless and I don't wanna get ribbed for having a 3yr olds connecting string through my shoulders!!

As long as you wax them regularly you will have no problem with leather gloves.

So any leather Waterproofing spray etc would be fine for them?

I use solid wax never tried the spray, and its fine. I use shoe wax, the same I use for my hiking and snowboard boots.

You shouldn't be trying to pick your nose out in public anyway Tubs.

Seriously I don't see the problem, they come off and on in a fraction of the time that glove do.

How about those "lobster claw" mitts where the thumb and forefinger are separate, but the other three fingers are grouped together like regular mitts? I remember seeing a nice Gore-Tex set at Mont-Bell or their outlet store...

You can pick your nose or use buckles and ratchets as well as loose-finger gloves, but maintain a bit more warmth like mittens.

I've seen some gloves with fingers and stuff and then a mitt cover over the fingers.

Yes seen some of those, they look good. Might end up getting something like that myself, certainly increase the chance of toasty digits.