Jury is out...

By Tom Rivera Ranked #243 - Ski Gloves March 11, 2009

I've used these for about 20 days on the slopes this past year and overall they've held up better than gloves from some other brands I've owned. Snowboarding can be rough on gloves so I've gotten used to buying a new set every year (I'm not the sort who will keep a pair of gloves that I have to duct-tape together to get through the day.) I was hoping that jumping to a higher quality glove that I'd get a couple of years out of them at least; so far so good, with a couple of caveats.

First the good: they're wicked warm... worn these in temperatures close to zero degrees without liners and I was still able to feel my fingers. The style and fit is great, and I'm especially impressed with the over-glove cynch... I've had the stretch-cord fail on me for several sets of gloves in the past (Burton in particular) and so far there's no fraying on these. Otherwise the stiching quality is good... no seam seperation (and no holes) so far.

The bad: the soft textured leather on the fingers is starting to fall apart, and the way the gloves were sown together the lining will occasionally bunch up around the pinky finger and make it difficult to get these on. These are both problems I've seen in other gloves so I'm not totally surprised, just disappointed that I still have these sort of issues with hundred dollar gloves.

Overall I'm happy with these so far... considering the amount I abuse my gear I guess I can't complain too much. I would even consider buying another set of these in the future... however durability issues seem to linger even at this price point, so beware.

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