WTB: A loved glove

By William C Clark Ranked #52 - Ski Gloves January 4, 2011

I wanted to love these gloves and end my hunt for a great pair of gloves to keep my notoriously cold hands warm. I found I had absolutely no dexterity in these for holding poles, adjusting drawcords, or attaching my leashes to my tele boots. I got size M to have a bit of extra room and hopefully warmth, that did work out. But I did find if my hands were cold going in they took a long time to warm - I think a wool liner would change that. Once my hands were a little damp (because I had to take my gloves off to do anything!) they were hard to get back into the liner - a lot of friction with that brushed microfleece lining. The most annoying part was trying to get in and out of the gloves. There was so little dexterity that I could not release the toggle that cinches the gauntlet - I had to just pull the gloves off each time and release it using my naked hand. The ORs I replaced (Aretes from 2005ish) had a handy draw on one side to tighten and another on the inner wrist to release (but it seems even OR doesn't have that feature on their highest end gloves anymore...grrrr). Thinking of moving to a lobster or trigger mit with removable liners and getting them big and buying a slew of liner type gloves to figure out the best combination for lift-serve and for backcountry. Good luck.

View Details: Black Diamond Prodigy Glove - Men's

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