Hestra Heli 3-Finger Glove

You might look like an alien, but who cares. The design and the Hestra craftsmanship and materials keep you warm. Chicks dig leather. Sometimes when its too warm for this glove, its super-easy to pull out the standard liner and use a thinner liner.

I bout this glove last year and its my second season skiing with this glove and it's the best glove ever. I am always cold and this glove keeps me warm. The 3 finger stricture is very comfortable you can use your hands without taking the gloves off.

Hestra has been making some of the best gloves on the planet for years now, and the Heli is no exception. The gloves are always warm, and always dry. The big cuff design with the drawstring keeps snow out of your hand, but if you have been spending a day in the powder and need to take your gloves off, be sure to hold your hand upwards so that snow won't fall in and freeze your fingers upon re-entry. The liners are removable for cleaning; the extra dexterity from the lobster design means that you can fix your boots without taking your gloves off. I wouldn't expect anything less from Hestra.

I like these gloves both in concept and design. They allow me more flexibility than a mitten but provide more warmth than a glove. The removable liner is nice as well. They only problem I have with them (and it's a problem) is that they get wet quickly. I used the leather goo that came with them, but it didn't help that much.

I use these for working horseback in the cold. They keep my hands plenty warm, and still give me a good grip on the reins or a rope. The wrist strap lets me hook them onto the saddle horn when not being used, and it's nice not to have to put them down when I take them off just for a few minutes. Well worth the price. Good fit, well made, comfortable as well, but most important they're warm.

I am a firm believer that if you take good care of your equipment, your equipment will take good care of you. After using these mitts this past weekend in Vail and Copper under harsh conditions, I can honestly say that they are well up to the test. The long cuffs are easy to pull over heavy outer gear and are easy to cinch. I am always fidgetting on the chair (think eating and drinking, adjusting my tunes, etc: while resting on the ride up) so I can attest that they are easy to release and take off and on. The wrist tether freaks people out when I take off the mitt and let it drop while on the chair, but it is an integral part of the design.

I just wish they had added a fold over velcro feature so that when I reach down to take off or put on my Cat Tracks, the snow would not fall off and go into my new Hestras...

Good, warm, what else can I add?

I dont know why people have not caught on to these....very worm & functional

These are by far the best gloves I have ha the pleasure of trying on. Kept my hands warm through out the whole day. I have pretty bad circulation in my hands and feet but with these gloves I didn't have any problems. I highly recommend these gloves to anyone. They are so good in fact I bought my father a pair for christmas too.

I am very happy with these they are very warm and still provide reasonalble dexterity.

I picked these up as an alternative to my Hestra Freeride gloves. The gauntlet design combined with the 3 finger set up, make this a very easy glove to use during those deep powder days. I would agree that the liner is not particularly heavy, but one can easily add a second liner for those really cold days. Although I have yet to encounter a day that would require another layer. Wore these to -6 below and they performed great. A big step up over the traditional mitten.

I've skied these gloves at the Utah resorts for two years. They've held up nicely and they have a lot of life left.

I love the psuedo-mitten design for warmth and the leather outer is soft, supple and grippy. The first time I put them on I regretted not ditching my old crappers sooner. The full gauntlet keeps the pow out which keeps the gloves try for the most part (except the sweat). Enjoy this glove. Drew Tabke mentioned this were alien like but they look great IMO.

This is definitely the best glove ever made. I have tried many different brands and insulations and these are the first to always keep my hands warm. Mountain Hardwear, Marmot, Hotfingers, Kombi, Primaloft, Thinsulate... I have used them for one season so far and they have held up great. The goat skin palms can't be beat.

These are easiest the best gloves I have ever owned. They are almost too warm. The warmth of a mitten and the functionality of a glove. Makes getting in and out of ski pole straps and adjusting goggles and sunglasses a whole lot easier.

I was looking for the warmest possible glove. Keeping 3 fingers together (still individually wrapped inside) really helps. This is much warmer than my Trek Lobster cycling gloves, but I miss that glove's soft absorbent nose wipe area. Similarly, this is about equal in warmth to my almost-warm-enough SWANY X Change glove, except this lacks the zippered area for a heat pack of the SWANY. It's been perfect so far, but today's 20 degrees is as low as it's gotten yet this Fall, leaving another 20 degrees or so for a full test. I particularly like the Heli's elastic wrist bands to keep from losing them. Those work much better than the ones that came with the SWANY.

The three finger concept is great and these gloves are top quality in every way. The wrist band holder is the best I've seen. The design ad construction is top notch with long gauntlets to keep out the snow an wind. The lack of Gortex makes them more breathable and hands keep dryer than any Gortex gove. The gloves do get wet in sloppy conditions, but I have not had the moisture reach my hands, so this is not a concern except for those in truly soaked conditions. There are two ways that these glove/mits fail to fully realize their potential however. First the liner, while soft and comfy, is too thin, particuarly on the back. Reviews say the wool liner has the same problem. The gloves therefore are not as warm as they easily could be. They do not rival the warmth of a really good mitten, insulated with down or primaloft. Its a shame, as it would only take increasing the thickness of the back of the liner to make them just about impervious to cold, which is really the point of the three finger design. A three-fingered liner would also be nice, again to better realize the point of the three fingered design. The other problem less significant -- the leather is white which shows all dirt and scuffs these gloves encounter. Seems a poor choice of color for any glove. Can only hope that Hestra will offer a beefed up liner in the future, perhaps in a three finger design that I can insert into these. Still, these gloves are a great concept and my go-to gloves on cold days.

Let me start by saying my hands are never warm while skiing. Ive always had to use heat packs and have never had success finding a warm glove. Ive only used these 5 times in weather ranging from 15-30 and they were great, fingers never got the slightest bit cold. Last weekend I skiied with them in -5 without wind chill. My fingers did get cold but they were much warmer than theyve been in any other glove, didnt even need to use heat packs. These gloves are incredibly comfortable, very flexible, they dont get rock hard like my old gloves in cold weather. All in all, awesome glove.

Simply stated...I have never owned a nicer pair of ski gloves. These babies are toasty when they need to be, extremely comfortable, and well worth the c-note they cost. Hestra definitely designed a keeper!

Great ski gloves even on the east coast where the weather is so unpredicable.. On warmer days I would suggest using liner for sweating.. I am looking forward to using them on my ski trip to Big Sky MT in March.

These are fantastic glove/mits. I wore them for a 4 day trip to the Butte. Only once did i even detect a bit of chill, but they're so much better than anything else i've used.

the construction is great, the feel is fantastic and i would highly recommend them.

So here's the deal. The question everyone wants to know, why the hell do you have a "Lobster Glove" on? Well after you use these for half a day you while know the reason. They are super easy to zipper and unzipper, keep overall hand warm up, and if you happen to be on of those skiers, I tried gripping some poles and it totally worked awesome. Really three finger design is the way to go for me. My beef with Hestra, why the hell would you put white leather on the sole of the hand. That is what you grip everything with. So while you are carrying your board, you can mark up your gloves. I honestly believe that they are well made, I just think it was a poor color choice. Other than that grip it and rip it.

Bought these for my trip to winter park colorado last march they were perfect in the just below 0 degree weather. My hands never got cold one time. Unlike mittens they have individual finger spots inside the 3 finger structure so your fingers don't touch each other which keeps your fingers warm. I'm a skier and you can hold onto your poles just fine and still able to function your zippers. THe strap that goes around your wrist is great but make sure you take them off to go to the bathroom might get in the way. I'm a hestra customer for life now!

Found these warmer than gloves, with more dexterity. My index finger did get cold, as that's no different to a regular glove, but my other fingers remained warm. The dexterity is helped by each finger being separated within the inner glove.

Having taught snowboarding at two resorts now, I can attest to how these gloves can take a beating. They handled the bitter cold at Targhee with no problem. And I'm in and out of them all the time. The single finger is sweet for dexterity.
I recommend these gloves to anyone.

These things are warms as hell as well as durable. Plus they have the sick trigger finger setup. I use and abuse them with no problem at all.