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Does anyone have a recommendation that might (might) solve a problem. My ski gloves only last a couple of seasons at best with the palm of the hand falling to bits. I think it is the way I hold my skis when I am climbing stairs or a ramp up to a lift, so the edges are cutting the fabric. I just wondered if there were some gloves out there that might be a bit more robust?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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no substitute for leather palms and fingers IMV. i've had some black diamond (for warmer weather) and marmot (for colder) gloves with leather in the high wear places for years and there's plenty of life left in both pairs
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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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+1 for leather (Hestra, natch), but if you carry your skis by the binding toe pieces rather than with the edges against the gloves you'll get a lot more life out of them!!
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+1 for leather (Hestra) here, absolutely superb performance even in very wet conditions. Agree though, carrying skis by their edges is foolish, hold the bindings and balance on your shoulder.
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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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| chopkins13 wrote: |
| +1 for leather (Hestra) here, absolutely superb performance even in very wet conditions. Agree though, carrying skis by their edges is foolish, hold the bindings and balance on your shoulder. |
+1
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| clarky999 wrote: |
| +1 for leather (Hestra, natch), but if you carry your skis by the binding toe pieces rather than with the edges against the gloves you'll get a lot more life out of them!! |
+2
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| chrisb wrote: |
| I just wondered if there were some gloves out there that might be a bit more robust? |
The alternative is to buy cheaper gloves, of course. Kinco and Venitex do nice cheap leather gloves suitable for skiing (snowshepherd of this parish would happily sell you a pair) and they're designed as work gloves first and foremost so they're not delicate things.
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| Serriadh wrote: |
| chrisb wrote: |
| I just wondered if there were some gloves out there that might be a bit more robust? |
The alternative is to buy cheaper gloves, of course. Kinco and Venitex do nice cheap leather gloves suitable for skiing (snowshepherd of this parish would happily sell you a pair) and they're designed as work gloves first and foremost so they're not delicate things. |
Yes you need to break them in for a few months first, or ski with straight fingers.
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blahblahblah, It makes giving someone cutting you up the finger very easy though 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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livetoski, I think they are great, but I did laugh at someone who bought a pair from you wrestling into them on day one. I told him to buy them ( from you), and he was happy at the end of the week.
Just his face was a picture trying to pick up his poles!!
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I trash my gloves fairly frequently too. Just bought a pair of Mountain Equipment leather climbing gloves that look like they'll last a fair bit longer. The important thing is that leather on the fingers wraps round a fair bit before there's a seam, so the ski edge won't touch the seams, which is where my gloves usually cut up.
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You know it makes sense.
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Thanks for all the posts, really helpful
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thanks there not quite that bad!
