Backcountry

GORE-TEX Snow Glove

Relatively nice for what they are

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

These are great gloves if you have realistic expectations. They're comfortable and fit relatively well, though for my specific hands, the fingers of the gloves are just a tad too long, like 1/4". The leather is nice, and they're relatively warm. I wouldn't really use them for resort skiing, unless it was a particularly warm day, say 30F and sunny. I would say they're pretty great for touring down to 20, without much wind. Disclaimer: I'm one of those that have persistently cold hands. If you're hands are never cold, you could wear these at colder temps.

they are ok

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

The price to value for these gloves are good. The thing that makes gloves last is maintaining them. The issue i am having with these gloves is that when I take them off to get something or scratch my nose, the inside liner goes out of whack with the exterior part for my pinky finger and is difficult to align back together. The fingers part is bulky and difficult to grab zippers for me so that is why i have to be taking the gloves off and on.

Great For Techincal Ice Climbing

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

Bought myself a pair of these gloves for a long weekend trip of climbing ice. These gloves were fantastic! They allow a great range of motion and feel when holding an ice tool. Kept my hands very warm and allowed for quick on/off when I needed them! Would highly recommend!

Decent At Clearance Price.

I have two pair of these gloves. I grabbed them when they were on a really good sale a couple of months ago. At no more than 50% of the "retail" price, I'd say they are an OK buy. The quality of the leather isn't great. At only 5-6 days of snowboarding, I started to notice little spots where the top layer of the leather is wearing off from handling my board, strapping in, etc. They are still in tact, but you can see little grey spots showing through the black leather. Rubbed some Obenauf's LP on the spots, and chalked it up to just being a bit of a "value" material. Not THAT big of a deal, but we'll see how long they hold up. However, they do have somewhat of a fatal flaw. The lining isn't sufficiently attached to the outer shell. this causes two problems. The first is that the lining moving inside the glove causes a "slippery" feeling anytime you grab something, which really kills dexterity. The second (and most important), is that if your hands are at all damp or sweaty, the lining inside the fingers pulls out every time you take the gloves off, and is a real pain to get back in place. I've never experienced this with any other ski glove I've owned, so I'm not sure how it was overlooked. At a really good clearance price, these are still a decent value for resort riding, but anywhere near full price and I'd be very disappointed. If BC would have just put a hair more thought into the issues noted above, they would be a seriously great glove. Even at full price. The fit and features are on point.

Gloves, Size xl

Size Bought:

xl

Height:

6' 7"

Run small

Run Small

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

Size Bought:

large

Height:

5' 10"

Weight:

180

Not the ones I wanted but at 1/3 the price I gave them a try. I have meaty hands and Large is not really Large for N American market. They will do but no extra give and perhaps they may stretch. Good enough for now. Quality OK and as I mentioned not crazy $$$ like USA made.

Not Durable

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

They're comfortable to wear and fairly warm but these gloves are not at all durable. I had these gloves for 45 days and they already started splitting at the seam (see photo). Stay away if you require any durability from your gloves while skiing.

Love ‘em!

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

Large

Height:

6' 1"

Weight:

185

Can’t say enough about these gloves, they’re a no brainer at this price point. Bought these at the beginning of this season and have put about 10 days on them so far and they don’t disappoint. Keep my hands nice and toasty on on days where it’s -10 and days where it’s 32.

Work well

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Gloves are warm and comfortable - used for resort skiing. The wrist tie strap is a lifesaver!

Not the greatest glove

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

Men's Med

Weight:

165

Unfortunately, I find these gloves to be subpar and I was hoping they would be better. For temperatures below 32 degrees F they do not keep my hands warm. When taking the gloves off and you're not really careful you will pull the finger lining out into the palm. If your hands have a slight amount of moisture on them the gloves are extremely hard to put on. I find this glove to not be a very good glove if in the backcountry AT skiing. Taking the glove on and off should not be done, they are great for resort skiing, however. Of course, this is true if the temperature is above 32 degrees. Sorry to say I would not recommend these gloves.