 Poster: A snowHead
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Anybody any views/experience with these mitts for skiing use....a Raynauds syndrome sufferer!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The waterproof shell is exceptionally good, one of the best, I think.
The inner mitt is probably not quite what you're after though... fibre pile is noteworthy because it dries fast and stays warm even when saturated, not because it is the toastiest kind of insulation. Personally, I'd recommend a primaloft mitt of some kind. Unless you're skiing in the rain a lot, you don't need that fancy shell and its a big premium to pay. Montane's extreme mitt is a nice bit of gear, slightly warmer, and dirt cheap by comparison... it'll also cope very well with being soaking wet, if you do end up in the rain. The resolute inners don't have a grippy palm, so they're not great to use on their own.
If you do go for the resolute, size up so you can fit liner gloves on inside the mitts. I have the resolutes in large, and normally take medium gloves, and can just squeeze a thin pair of liner gloves on inside. I doubt you'll find anywhere selling them in an actual shop for you to try on in person, but you never know.
If you don't get sweaty paws and don't tend to ski in the rain, consider down mitts instead.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've got a customer who's a Reynauds sufferer & has tried virtually every glove on the market will no avail & was on the verge of giving up skiing until he got some Thermic heated gloves. Pricey but apparently worth every penny.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mollerski, speaks the truth. I bought the BD Mercury mitts last season out of desperation during a particularly cold January. They are the warmest things I've ever worn on my hands. The design is very well thought out — they are super easy to put on and take off and the construction is tough as nails. Most importantly, they have 200g Primaloft insulation. The Montane Extreme mitts use Primaloft Eco, which is only 100g, if I remember correctly.
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Thanks for the advice...have gone for the Black Diamond Mercury Mitts!
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nogoodboyo  I could wax lyrical about the Mercury mitts. Six years of many £s spent on expensive gloves and mitts, the Mercury mitts are the only ones that have done the job.
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