DAKINE Viper Glove

Grabbed a pair of these a few seasons ago for spring skiing. They don't have any sort of lining, so at least for mine I can fell the fabric overlap of the stitching against my hands. They have no insulation, so any days where it gets below a sunny -5 degrees celsius, I won't even consider them. The sticky palm design was great, until I really started using and abusing them, which consequently meant that the silicone fell off. The velcro on both sides of the wrist is a great idea, but Dakine didn't stitch the bottom half properly, so I had to staple it. It was an alright purchase, hopefully they have improved on my version with this one.

i really like these gloves, but the 1st day the stitching in between the index and thumb where all the material comes together ripped a little hole. super annoying when its windy out. great for spring riding. i use these in winter and my hands are pretty cold. but good glove

They arn't the warmest glove ever. My hands to get a bit chilly when wearing themm and the wind goes through them. My thumbs don't have full range of motion either. As far as casual around the city gloves they work great and look good. Thats what I would recomend them for.

I bought X-Large size and they are just a snug fit and i am a 17year old boy with average sized hands so buy an oversize of what the chart says. Will stay warm in preseason skiing and spring but powder days you will be a bit chilly with them.

these gloves are pretty thin and mostly meant for spring days in the park. whenever i wear them on colder days my hands freeze and if the gloves get wet they stay wet all day

so i know these are for spring days and what not, but they dont even work then...anyone wonder why they dont mention comfort in the description? oh yeah cuz they are lined with sandpaper :-)...at least thats what if feels like, no fabric on the inside. theres basically no waterproofing which is still important in spring!...ur on a mountain covered in snow, so ur hands are bound to get a little wet, and then when the wind starts cuttin thru em...yeah its not pretty.

I bought ones few years back and they're awesome. My hands tend to sweat a lot in warmer gloves so I use these quite much even on chilly days. The coldest temperature I find these good for me is -10 degrees celsius (which is according to google 14 degrees Fahrenheit, I'm from Finland so I don't know the Fahrenheits so well) when park riding. Might be a little bit cold if riding long chair lift rides etc.

The rubber decals tend to tear away in use, I have like a one A and one N left, but who gives. At least I don't care if my gloves say Dakine or not as long as they're nice for my hands. Someone above pointed that they're not lined but I don't find that as a problem for my hands, they feel comfy and nice. Pre-carved, or how do you say it, fingers also help you have a better grip from your ski poles. Also great durability I've carried my skis a million times holding skis from the edges when hiking pipe etc. and not one cut on the palms of my gloves. Bad odour doesn't stick on the gloves either my hands sweat a lot and I even smoke with the gloves on my hands and they smell just like they came from the store, neoprenish and rubberish.

If I really try to find something bad to mention about these gloves it would be that the red rubber grip on the palms have colored my white pole grips a bit but again I couldn't care less.

I'm definetly gonna order a new pair just in case when I come to US in May, bit pricey here. Only thing I have to find out is which size should I pick. I found mine from a bargain bin and they say small but when I tried few other pairs that were also size small they were way too small for me. So I think my gloves have got the wrong tag sewn on them at the factory since my Hestras and other gloves are usually size 9/medium.

These gloves are great at protecting your hands from the wind chill. I love them because my hands get super warm. The downside, the stiching along the thumb riped on the first day. :(