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By jshc Ranked #505 - Mittens January 2, 2008

Let me start by stating I have experienced several bouts with frostbite leaving my hands cold and sensitive. I was looking for a mitt for the weather below 10 F. (Gloves do fine above 5F) I read up a bunch and decided on these prior to our Utah trip over the Christmas holiday. I really like the trigger finger liner and the fact that the removable liner is held in with a continuous hook-and-loop strip. They do not bunch up or come out very easily and dry very quickly. Thicker on the top than the palm. Awesome design bar none. After I received them, I was actually a bit apprehensive about these mitts being too warm, but at 5F (top of Alta Supreme lift) they were fine. At -5 (top of Strawberry Gondola - Snowbasin) with winds in excess of 40 MPH and total whiteout, they were perfect. While in SLC, I stopped by the warehouse (HUGE!!) and bought a pair each for my wife and son. It made a big difference in their comfort on the mtns. Awesome product and the people at your company are fantastic, friendly, and very helpful. They were also open at 8:00AM, (on Christmas Eve) so we still were able to made it up Little Cottonwood Canyon w/o loosing too much "hard core" time. One final word of advise, a mitt is supposed to fit like a car in a garage meaning you want these roomy. I wear a large in all gloves/mitts. These at first seemed too large, but that's exactly how you want them to fit. The mitt doesn't keep your hand warm, the hand heats up the air and the mitt insulates it. Hope this helps!

View Details: Black Diamond Mercury Mitten - Men's

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