An old pair of Au Clair Canadian Snowboard Federation mitts, got them in like 98 and they are still going. Minor blowout between the thumb and finger section but it was easily fixed.
I've never had any luck with gloves but the ones that performed best were Dakine Titans. They lasted almost an entire season before the stitching blew.
Been using the Titans for around 4 years now. Did have one pair get a cut in them but Dakine took them on warranty, but by far my favorite glove/mitt in 19 years worth of riding.
What? Not something from the Pacific Northwest? :laugh:
The mittens are an interesting idea. With gloves that actually keep my hands warm I can't use the fingers for shit. For gloves that I can use the fingers they're thin as all hell and my hands freeze.
I inherited some burton mittens from my brother in law who has given up shredding:dunno:.
Anyway the removable inner part was thin and crappy so I use fingered thicker inner gloves from my Mizuno gortex gloves.
Works out great waterproofing is solid and super warm. They are nice and long perfect in deep pow which is abundant where I ride (Japan).
Seems others also found what they want with this type of combo.
Only down side is no goggle wiper.
Northface summit series ice climbing gloves and mtn guide mitt little pricey but full gore so I stay dry all day. Also have some celtec mitts for the warm days.
got some nice dakine mitts, dont know the exact type. they've been bulletproof. also had a pair of swany gloves that would keep my dry for a long time. Swany's were probably my favorite but i cant find em anywhere
im a huge fan of mittens when it comes to keeping my hands warm, so far the best ive found is candy grind handbag mitts.they lasted me about 4-6 month of riding with not many days off snow while most gloves ive had were torn to shreds within a month maybe 2 or 3 if i was lucky.
Trying to find good gloves is like searching for a needle in a haystack. 99% are crap and it's near impossible to tell if a pair is good until you use them a bunch.
That being said, I find the ski companies who have been around longer make better products.
Hestra, Dakine, and North Face are a few of the better ones. Burton are usually good.
Keep in mind that each company makes a variety of models... the full spectrum from shitty to excellent.
I bought a pair of pow tantos for this season. They fell like an awesome glove, they are super comfy and the wrist strap is tight so no snow gets in but doesn't cut off circulation. They are sized small, so buy a size up. I'd almost recommend 2 sizes up as for me I bought 1 size up and the length was perfect however the glove was tight. I didn't have a ton of dexterity but they need to be worked in. The water proofing us a cheaper material than gortex but functions the same way, since I haven't used them this year I cannot say how it performs. All in all it's a comfy well built glove and if they prove durable, which I read they are I can see myself defiantly buying another pair
I'm gonna have to second the level recommendation. Maybe not necessarily the supe pipes. I've been using the fly gloves and Mitts. The fingers are Kevlar reinforced and hold up well to the dusting and scraping that boarders do. The liners have optional wrist guards. The wrist guards not only protect wrist but make good hammer for beating on various things like knocking snow off your board. Highly recommended. O yea, and warm too.
Swany X-cell II Mitt! I've tried many different gloves (Burton Ronin with park glove inserts, Northface Montana, Dakine Titan) and my hands were always cold. I used the Swany's all last season and they are still going strong. They are a little pricey, but totally worth it in my opinion.
THe warmest most comfy gloves I have ever owned have been Burton. I beleive that warm hands and a dry ass are the two most critical part of enjoying our sport so I buy the top of the line burton gloves and I find they work awesome.
Anyone from Canada ordered from this site before > Action Sports Protective Gear: Buy From The Original Protective Gear Store - XSportsProtective ?
Keen on some Level gloves for this season but not sure on all the extra tax n shit to get em into the country...
Maybe just head out n get some Swany niceness if that's not looking good... or anyone know anywhere that sells Level in Canada? Think i saw one or two odd pairs of ones i didn't want in Whistler last year but nothing else since...
i have ordered from them before however i have a po box in the states i use and go across the border and pick items up myself to avoid taxes and shipping fees. Ordering items directly to canada can be pricy, your usually looking at 15+ dollar shippying for an item as small as a pair of shoes, 12% duty, and occasionally the seller will charge taxes ontop of the duty for shipping to canada.
my advise to you if your close to the boarder is to get an account with a parcel recieving service that's right across the boarder, mine is 13 dollars a year for membership and 1 dollar a week to hold a parcel, pretty cheap considering most websites offer free shipping and no taxes.
Even looking at them I wouldn't consider wearing them snowboarding. If a glove has a good liner and proper fitting insulation, taking the outer off to zip up a jacket, adjust music, etc is not a problem. They have other gloves, but I get sketchy when I read about how great/warm/blah that glove is supposed to be when they have goretex gloves on their website too.
I understand what you're saying but I haven't found a glove with excellent dexterity and excellent warmth to the point I can use them in the worst/coldest conditions.
To be more specific I was speaking about gloves themselves in the previous post. Personally my hands get cold fairly easily. Obviously mitts don't give you the dexterity needed for things like mp3, zippers, but it's been my experience with the Dakines that I don't need to go to a mitt to keep my hands warm and I'm able to do almost everything I need to do with them on. If I need to do something like light up a cigarette or change tracks I can pull my hand out with the liner still on, but I'm usually doing that on the lift so it doesn't matter much if it takes a few seconds. As long as I can move my fingers easily with the gloves on I'm happy, but I'll sacrifice a little dexterity for warmth.
My son and I both use level fly with the biomex wrist guards. They are super durable and very warm down to -20 is the coldest so far. I have some dakine scouts too and for the price they are great
I also use Level Superpipe's. they're not super warm, you can feel chill on your fingertips on lift but they're really comfy, really dry and seem durable (I only had one season with them). Not I'm planning to buy two halfpipes for my brother and his wife: I don't think that they're spike people like me :laugh:
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