I have thick hands which tend to overheat rather than get cold so I grabbed these of steepAndCheap. I keep a super warm pair in my backpack just in case usually. These gloves are tactile enough that I didn't have to take them off when pull out a trail map, zipping up/down my soft shell or hard shell, unzipping the nozzle from my hydration pack strap, undoing my helmet, and tightening my ski boots. The only time I took them off was to take an impromptu whiz in the woods, but I'm not sure I even needed too than.

I snow-shielded the palms for good measure, so I'm not sure how they would repel water without it. Its a standard step for any glove as far as I'm concerned.

It was my bad, I didn't do enough research and used these gloves in sub-zero temps (12 degrees). I was fine going down but when I was on the lifts, all the heat left my hands. I'll use them for spring riding. Pretty durable but not much insulation.

I got these gloves as a present.. they look sick and feel comfortorable, but as other people have said, they do not do so hot in very cold temperatures. At one poin, my hands turned purple.....but deffinently a very steezy spring skiing glove.