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I'm sure I've read a post on here stating Mitts tend to be warmer then gloves, I bought a pair of Hestra gloves for my last ski holiday in Claviere, and to be honest at certain times my hands - finger ends in particular - were freezing.
Now I may have been being soft - on my previous 4 ski hols the weather has been blue skies and sun for a full week, cold hands not a problem, using much cheaper gloves. In Claviere though it was low cloud/fog and damp air. I expect this would have made a difference and made my hands colder, in particular on lifts, but also sometimes even when skiing.
Would buying mitts be a good idea, or should i just man up??
thanks for any advice
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have mittens, they are loads warmer than gloves and very comfy.
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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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If you've already got gloves; try some inner gloves with them. Dead cheap and make a pretty big difference
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I've got Hestras and I'm very happy with them, they're great gloves but I don't suffer from cold hands. With the standard liners in them I don't think they are particularly warm. You can pick up some cheap silk inners on Amazon,. Some of them get very good write-ups - look for the reviews of Hestra gloves. I'm sure that's where I first spotted them.
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mitts !! ...
are your gloves tight ? .. should have good space between finger tips and end of glove etc ...
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Most of the time I'm happy in my Hestra ski cross gloves, for cold, high altitude days in L2A last Feb I got some Hestra 3 fingers which did a great job.
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You could try tea-bag style hand warmers too, rather than buy new expensive gloves. But yes, mitts are definitely warmer, other things being equal.
A friend clearing out her ski stuff gave me some Hestra mitts at the end of last season because she didn't find them warm enough.
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I've had a similar problem, but found silk liners helped somewhat.
Tight gloves wont help either as someone above has pointed out.
I've met guides who cap each finger with some duct tape to provide further protection.
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WOW, thanks everyone for your helpful replies.
from what you've said, perhaps my gloves may be a little too small, I do have small hands and so got small size gloves thinking a snug fit would be better!!
I'll definitely try the silk liner gloves a go and see what difference these make, i have 2 month until we go so will use our impending winter of doom as a guide.
I've seen the 3 finger mitts, don't like the look of them but the important thing is how they perform, looks aren't eveything - you should see my face....
I'll have a good look at the links when I get chance, I'm in work but boss Hogg goes home in half an hour!!
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You know it makes sense.
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howster, mitts with fleece fingers insider for me
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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howster, Totally agree about the look of the 3 fingers (my kids call them my lobster claws) but they just work!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Or something like Mountain Equipment tuffmitts, a goretex overmitt which can really keep you toasty.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sticking some warmer layers on in worse weather would also help.
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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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Mitts are the only way to go. Just look at gloves and how they're constructed and you can see mitts are always going to be warmer.
Get big ones so there's room inside for other stuff (tea bag hand warmers or inner gloves, useful for photographers for example). Removable liners are ok but not essential.
I'm unconvinced by three-finger jobs or any other fancy stuff - simple is good, taped Goretex is best.
Leather is a mixed blessing - good for grip, bad because you have to soap it up every so often.
I have some of these which have lasted a couple of hard seasons and my fingers are always toasty:
http://www.thenorthface.co.uk/tnf-uk-en/himalayan-mitts/p68313.html
If you're a photographer you need mitts anyway because they're faster on/ off, and the warmth really helps to get your fingers back working if you've had to shoot in really cold temperatures.
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I´ve got Leki goretex s-clip gloves adn they are very warm.
I´ve also got POW goretex mittens with liner gloves. Never need the mittens.
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philwig, Once at the start of winter and once at the end is all the treatment my leather gloves get, takes about 5 min. Have you tried 3 fingers? What don't you like about them?
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I have BD Soloist gloves and they are very warm, I also have Hestra mittens and only used them once, in February 2012 when we had -25C on slopes.
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If you're getting cold fingers it's probably more to do with your core temperature than what you're wearing on your hands, as your body will cut the the circulation to your extremities if your core starts to chill in order to keep your vital organs functioning. Try putting on some extra layers - I find a down gilet is good when it's really cold - before shelling out on new mitts or fancy gloves.
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Definitely mitts. With some thin liner gloves, so you can take the mitts off if you need a bit more dexterity e.g. Adjusting toggles on jacket.
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wotnowalshy, That is one of the things 3 fingers are good for, the extra dexterity they give means you can keep them on for jacket adjustments and the like.
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I loved my Hestras ... but only because they look so good...
They are a very cool looking glove .. in fact they are more than cool ... they are bloody freezing. (Especially in Canada!)
If you want to look good in Hestras .. make sure you have a size big enough to get an under glove on inside them.
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Could jsut be that you need to wear more layers on your core too. The hands/feet will always be the first bits to feel cold, even if they're not the least protected bit.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I have the Hestra 3 fingers....they are not really 3 fingers as the liner is a regular five finger glove. With their paper thin shell and the thinnish fleece liner I find them useless in cold weather. I love my Marmot Expedition mitts...I am on my 2nd pair now.
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Poster: A snowHead
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everyone, thanks very much for taking the time to reply, very very useful!!!
I'm definitely going to go for mitts, not sure which just yet, but thats the way to go for me.
As for my core temp, I'd also been thinking about this recently, i don't think my mid or base layers are up to the job, plus i've had them a few years.
Advice on base/mid layers was going to be my next question, but think I'd better start another post with that one.
many thanks again 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snowman, Not on my Hestra 3 fingers, which model has a glove lining?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Avalanche Poodle wrote: |
| Or something like Mountain Equipment tuffmitts, a goretex overmitt which can really keep you toasty. |
This is what I do. Breathable inner glove under insulated gore tex mitt. When warm, you can stow the mitts. When cold, put them over the gloves. Latter is very warm indeed! Setup breathes well too, preventing clammy hands. And my inners have that conductive finger pad for touch screens - very fast to get a mitt off to answer the phone, use the GPS, take a photo etc. inners were 10 quid from surfdome.com, so not even expensive. Mitts were about 30 quid from memory - Dakines bought off season. Got two pairs of each for the price of one set of Hestras, which, like Oakleys, never really go on meaningful sale. I shall use my ancient Hestras for driving my freezing cold car in the mornings.
Before this I had years of cold hands due to mistakenly thinking gloves needed to be a snug fit. Also, as others have doubtless said, keep your core warm to keep blood flowing to your fingers!
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| howster wrote: |
everyone, thanks very much for taking the time to reply, very very useful!!!
I'm definitely going to go for mitts, not sure which just yet, but thats the way to go for me.
As for my core temp, I'd also been thinking about this recently, i don't think my mid or base layers are up to the job, plus i've had them a few years.
Advice on base/mid layers was going to be my next question, but think I'd better start another post with that one.
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Also consider a fleece gilet/bodywarmer. I find that can make a significant difference to core temp, but with another full layer on, my arms get a bit bulky and retrictive.
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