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The Black Diamond Patrol Gloves provide an excellent blend of warmth, durability, and dexterity. Skiing, ice climbing, and mountaineering are all hard on your gear. The Patrol Gloves' ultra-tough Pittards goatskin shells can take a beating on the mountain. The short gauntlets seal with a drawstring to keep out snow on powder days. Black Diamond concentrated PrimaLoft insulation on the back of the hand to eliminate bulk in the palms and to increase grip and feel on ski poles and ice tools.
Bottom Line: Whether you're working the lifts or climbing in the Cascades, the Black Diamond Patrol Gloves can take it.
I wore this glove this weekend on the highest chairlift in North America (the new Imperial Express Lift at Breckenridge). It was about -10F at the top. My hands were frozen after about 10 minutes. These gloves do not keep the cold out. I switched to my Drop ski gloves and my hands were toasty warm!
This glove combines warmth, dexterity and durability in one slick package. I used a pair all last season and they showed little signs of wear. They are definately the one pair I look to grab on the way out the door - awesome gloves.
Because of the excellent reviews, I wore these gloves skiing on the new Imperial Express Chairlift at Breckenridge. It was -10 degrees at the top of the bowl. My fingers were frozen solid after one run. This was with hand warmers in the gloves. I switched back to my Drop Ski gloves and my fingers were toasty warm. I would not recommend these gloves.
Perfect for just about all conditions. It has to get really cold for these to start to struggle. I wear these all the time and carry a pair of Marmot Ultimate Gloves in my pack for the rare occasions that these start to get the chill.
I bought these gloves because I needed a warm glove with leather palms for rope work. I volunteer with a mountain rescue group and recently used the Patrol Gloves on an overnight glacier trip. The gloves kept my hand warm, even when wet and it was reasonably easy to handle ropes, etc.
I had recurring problems with less sturdy gloves made of leather and fabric, these gloves are hardcore! The heavy-wear areas are completely reinforced.
These are extremely warm - plenty of insulation at the fingertips mean warm digits. It also means a loss of dexterity and the insulation at the tips tends to catch in carabiner gates when fumbling for ice screws, etc. Wouldn't choose them for sports requiring dexterity but great for holding ski poles, etc.
Perfect for weather we had, may have been slightly warm if spring was warmer, but a bit cold if I skied mid-winter. Easy on and off, even when on the lifts.
These are some tough gloves! I use them for everything: backcountry skiing, mountaineering, snow machining, and rope rescue work. I just can't seem to destroy them, and I am exceptionally tough on gloves. These gloves are tested "Alaska Tough".
Unfortunately I may have misunderstood the purpose of these gloves because I took them to Mammoth and within 1 hour they were soaked through. They are very comfortable gloves but if you want to stay warm you better not touch the ground.
The glove is immediately comfortable and supple enough to permit a reasonable amount of dexterity for Patrolling tasks. Regretfully, it does not have a removable liner. The solution: because I do not want the inside of the glove to get grungy and because I sometimes need extra warmth, I wear a separate glove liner (either the $8 thermax or $20 fleece) which can be washed or replaced. The gloves are functional and look great too.
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