Great glove / mitt. The warmest I have ever used and the best construction.

Buying from back country was a disapointment. The offered free two day shipping. However it arrived 10 days later. (After my trip started).

So I did not get to use it on my ski trip, next time I would just buy at a local shop.

Ok I used the the size chart info as suggested, do not go by what it says. Go "BIG" or go "HOME" is what you need to use. Not only was the length to short, the wrist area was very tight to get my hand thru.
Top it off I have to pay for the return using there bad info costing me $6.99 and wait another week and half for replacement gear.

I have Raynaud's condition with my fingers...IOW they get cold easily and stay cold. I've lived in Maine and Oregon and have never had a glove that kept me warm on really cold days. I have a Swany mitten that is awesome (with a zipper pouch for a hand warmer) but have had some ski trips where even these with a liner don't handle extreme cold. Enter Hestra XCR mitt. I did my research; even called and spoke to Hestra customer service/sales and asked questions (wow they are as passionate about gloves as they are knowledgable...whoever does the hiring there should get a pay increase) and settled on these. Took them out today on a ski trip and first time I've ever had to take my gloves OFF because my hands got too warm after a couple intense runs. In other words, without liners or hand warmers, these are like having heated pillows around my hands. These will be my go-to gloves for when it is really cold outside...and I don't have to worry about them getting wet as the gore-tex adds more waterproofing. I own a pair of Hestra Army Gauntlet gloves too and those have served me really well too. All the attention to materials, features, fit, etc.....Hestra is the ultimate glove maker in my book.

I just got back from exploring the balds of Roan Mountain, TN this past weekend where the temperatures dipped below -15C, and with the wind-chill at 6200 feet who knows how cold it was.. Like others have written, all I can say is that this is the first pair of gloves I've ever had to take OFF because they are too WARM.

The most amazing thing about these gloves is that your hands warm up from freezing cold to feeling like an oven within mere SECONDS of them being in the glove. Even if you have managed to get some snow inside the glove, say from being in a winter storm on a bald, it melts almost before you notice it's there.

The sizing guide gave me a perfect fit. Wrist bands are great while hiking to be able to take them off. One thing I noticed the first time I tried them driving is that the wrist guards hang low enough to potentially get around on the E brake, so just a word of caution.

I think these will be better suited for skiing than hiking just because they are too warm when doing any kind of activity.

Hats off to Hestra for a great product, I will definitely be buying from them next time!

Toasty warm even below zero (farenheit, and I've got poor circulation in my hands!) and stops wind dead. I'd recommend liners as others have purely for wicking away sweat. They're not the most dextrous things on the planet, but given how warm they are that's acceptable.

the xcr mitts worked great. On my 1st ski trip after getting them it was 12 F, snowing & blowing 20-40mph--yes a blizzard the 1st day. The xcr's did the trick--warm & dry. The next day was just as cold & no problem. I'd recommend getting 1 size larger than the rec'd size per the Hestra website sizing logic. I look frwd to using them a long time.

Seen many of these going to the summit of Everest
so I think that you can sue these and be happy you wont get cold!

Freezing colds hands are no long a problem for me. Living in Minnesota, I tried several gloves to walk my dog, ski, etc. and I always froze. Our temps fluctuate between 20 to -13 (any colder and I won't go outside). I read all the reviews about this glove (and websites about other warm gloves) but bought the XCR Mitt and the women's Heli Mitt to compare. I found the XCR to be warmer and everything I wanted. I'm also happy that I didn't spend what my husband spent on his North Face gloves meant for climbing Everest (which he'll never do). These gloves are extremely warm, not bulky and a great fit. I am truly COLD all the time and these gloves are the first ever to keep my hands warm the entire time I am outside. I can even take my hands out to pick up my dogs "stuff" and they warm back up quickly in these gloves. I think I'll find them for kids so my frozen 4 year old can be warm too. I will forever buy Hestra!!!

I also suffer from Raynauds, and finding protection for my hands has been no easy task. I was very pleased when I got these outside in 20* weather with sustained winds. Fingers stayed very warm, while my thumbs were a little cold, but completely tolerable.

As expected with a mitten, you have limited function. I hope it gets a little easier as they start to break in. My only complaint is that I wish the cuff was a little wider...its a little narrow to fit over heavier jackets.

XCR Mitt are the only mitten you will ever want to put your hands into. These were a gift from my boyfriend for X-Mass. I always have cold hands on those cold days and it can sometimes ruin an awesome day. I no longer have this problem. they really are waterproof ovens for your hands as some one else put it in their review. I will never own another brand of glove or mitten. I am thinking of purchasing the glove version so i can switch off, this is how impressed with this product.

I love these mittens! They keep your hands toasty and warm. They are extra long, which is a bonus to keep snow out. There is also enough room in these mittens to allow you to wear thin liner gloves underneath. Another plus if you need to take your gloves off while on the slopes or chair lift. My ski instructor recommended these gloves as being the best! They are worth every penny!

I ski about 60 days a year, and use this mittens probably 3 times a year, they are for "stormriders" and for most days simply too warm!!! I use them only at -25'C or less, normally use Hestra vertical cut or "spring leather" on the glacier... I think you can dig in the snow with your hands the whole day and feel no humidity or cold on your hands. Sick glove

If your hands get cold in these, then you probably have a circulation problem! These are "waterproof ovens" for your hands and the quality of these mitts can't be beat.

If temps go south of 10 deg F, you need these mits. Used em in Wasatch Mtns in strong wind all day and stayed happy as a clam!

A cream is included that will soften and waterproof the leather -- apply liberally to the leather before first use. Comes with wrist straps that let you safely remove the gloves on a chair lift without fear of losing them. Accidentally got snow inside of mine in 5ºF/-15ºC while they were hanging from my wrists. But after a short while, the snow melted and the gloves dried out. The Gore-Tex XCR really works!

Bought a pair of these to replace a pair of ten year old Burton AK Oven mitts. Used them for a week in Breckenridge snowboarding, temps running from the teens in the morning to the mid 30's during the day. My hands are always cold, so I was really hoping I could get away with using just these on their own, but alas, my hands were still cold. I had a pair of really thin Smartwool liners with me, put those on with them and bam, instant warmth. The nice thing was is with the liners wicking away the sweat my hands stayed nice and toasty, and during the mid days a little too toasty, so I'd have to pull my mitts off on the lift. One thing I really do not like are the wrist straps. Sure they're cool looking anf super burley, but they also do not breathe at all and really make your wrists sweat bullets. Also, the leather palms will nick and cut very easily if you have a tendency to do a lot of grabs when jumping. Overall I like the mitts, I just don't think they'll last me quite as long as my faithful Burton AK's did.

These gloves are the warmest gloves i have ever worn. Wore them skiing yesterday in 10degree F and after an hour i had to put on a lighter pair of gloves.These will be great on the coldest of days