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Thin ski gloves - help me please

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I have for years been using Berghaus fleece Winstopper gloves (the ones that had the red stitching on the outside) when it's not snowing. They've been great servants but sadly now the stitching is coming away (despite repairing myself). I hate bulky ski gloves and have got a decent pair of leather Dakine gloves that do well when snowing. So I just need gloves for skiing when sunny.

I need some recommendations of a thin winstopper glove that has a leather palm. Have looked in several of the outdoor shops in Glasgow (Greaves, Tiso and North Face) and whilst they have fleecy winstopper gloves, none have a leather palm, which I need to prevent tearing the material when carrying my skis etc.

Can anyone help?
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boabski, I think Level make some, don't know where you would get them in the UK though.
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boabski, what about the park style gloves, these would fit your needs. burton pipe gloves spring to mind
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Hestra make 'bombproof' gloves and some of them are thin ....
http://www.hestragloves.com/#/en/handskar/cross_country/
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boabski, Try the Grenade Gloves that Snow & Rock stock they do not have leather palms but are coated in a very tough material.

I use them for everything including ski servicing and they hold up really well
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Try having a look in a good high end bike shop at full fingered mountainbiking gloves.
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Thanks folks. Have ended ordering these as they pretty much tick all the boxes http://www.equipyourtrip.com/all-categories/clothing/gloves/mountain-equipment-g2-alpine-glove.html
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i am rather pleased with these:



available discounted at facewest too:

http://www.facewest.co.uk/Marmot-XT-Glove.html

got mine for ski touring in spring but they have been quite good for running in the cold weather and general use around town. and they are dextrous as f Little Angel
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boabski,

Well help is close at hand (pun intended). Ski n boardroom in Partick have thin Level goves. They are in Meadow road just behind partick police station.

Also there are similar one's in Ellis Brigham at xscape that salomon make. Kind of neoprene in texture but nice.

Cheers
Bob
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I personally use these gloves:

http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/shop/mountain/gloves/pilot

Not that windproof, but I use them a lot on the sunny days and would definitely recommend them.
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boabski,
Have you tried cycling or motocross gloves? Probably be a lot cheaper than anything badged for skiing.
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Decathlon mountain biking gloves - usually somewhere in the region of £6-£12. Bargain!
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I use Oakley MTB gloves. Just renewed them after getting 20 weeks out of 'em.
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Elizabeth B wrote:
Decathlon mountain biking gloves - usually somewhere in the region of £6-£12. Bargain!

+1 on that idea, they are now my default gloves for skiing in. When it gets too cold for them I put a pair of normal (but slightly oversized) pair of ski gloves on top.
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There's a remarkable collection of gloves at Needle Sports including many reinforced Windstoppers. Probably not as cheap as Decathlon though:

http://www.needlesports.com/acatalog/Mail_Order_Hands_107.html
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Ignoring your stipulation for leather palms...here goes...Being the cheapskate I am, I've gone with getting thinsulate cheapie gloves from the market or discounters. Ok, they shred after a couple of weeks, but they only cost £3 or £4 so, on balance are about the same as getting a £20 pair.

If you can bear it, the couple of pairs of trespass gloves I've got are thin and have removable liners, and again were cheap and cheerful.
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