Decent, but flawed.

By D.Chu Ranked #382 - Alpine Skiing August 22, 2007

These provide decent protection, but allow for a fair amount of dexterity as well. However, they do have some significant flaws. If you look in the picture, you'll see below the knuckles on the back of the hand, there's a pretty sizeable piece. This piece of material does nothing. It goes over the adjustable strap for the palm and adds unnecessary bulk. I would remove it, except that piece also requires a piece of "hook and loop" which I found sticks to the liner of many gloves. So unfortunately, that pieces adds little protection or function, but adds a considerable amount of bulk. If Burton had slightly switched up the design, they could have gotten rid of that with less functionality (plus likely fewer construction costs).

That having been said, I don't like super rigid wrist guards, so these are the best option for me functionally. Just keep in mind that you may need to upsize your glove size to account for them.

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