Find Out All YOU Need to Know About Snowboarding Gloves and Mittens
NOW UPDATED FOR THE 2011/2012 SEASON !
10/23/2011- Saw Snow on the Mountains a Few Hours from the Home Base last weekend!
Won't be long until it's snowing here too! Welcome to the New Winter Season!
SNOWBOARDING GLOVES VERSUS MITTENS
Now my advice for GLOVES versus MITTENS... MITTENS are warmer but can be more difficult to use to adjust gear or other snowboard clothing items... STILL... you can wriggle your fingers in mittens more easily and I have always found them to be easier to get on and off than gloves. I HATE IT when one of the finger liners in SNOWBOARDING GLOVES gets bunched up and your finger won't go in right... BUT MITTENS take practice to learn how to adjust your gear or snowboard clothing with them on... My own personal experience is that a pair of GORE-TEX MITTENS are the best way to go...
Second choice is a gore-tex pair of gloves...The choice whether to use gloves or mittens is personal...My ADVICE is to try to borrow from a friend or buy an inexpensive pair of Mittens and snowboarding gloves and try them out for at least a couple of days , trade with your friends and pick one that works best for your situation...
THEN decide what works best for you... Actually that goes for all your snowboard clothing...
It is always a good idea to buy a pair of MITTENS or SNOWBOARDING GLOVES that have a removable inner liner...ON warmer days, the liners can be removed AND at the end of cold wet days the liners can be removed and allow the mittens or gloves to DRY much faster... Another plus is, if you do need to pull your glove or mitten off to adjust a binding or strap...the liner will keep your hand warmer just long enough to get that adjustment made and your hand back in the bag!!!
Another option that is being offered these days is a Gore-tex insert between the glove or mitten shell and the liner...So far I haven't enough experience with these to make a good reccomendation...I have a DEMO pair now...Kick it back here in a few months and YOU will have some real feedback...
OK NOW HERE IS the feedback on the Goretex inserts , I like em as they keep my hands really dry and warm, but... they are a hassle to keep in place as the mittens and the inner liners want to come apart easier as the Goretex is slippery...Don't take them apart on the lift or outside... I rate them OK...
THE VERY BEST SHOPS TO BUY THE BEST SNOWBOARDING GLOVES AND MITTENS
Another good place to check out MITTENS and SNOWBOARDING GLOVES is
Altrec Outdoors.comThey have OUTDOOR RESEARCH GLOVES with gore-tex inserts and over mitts by SUMMITT and GLACIER plus a bunch of other good Gloves and Mitts!!! Check em all out !
I forgot to mention WICKERS.They have got killer inner glove liners... WICKERS.com has got Holofiber glove liners in their Holofiber section under mens, womens or kids departments... Check these out if you live where it is bitter cold...You can use these liners even under the regular mitt or glove liners!!!
Now I do have lots of experience with DAKINE MITTS AND GLOVES So I can say DBL-check out USOUTDOOR.com and the DAKINE COBRA gore-tex MITTS for da girlz...and the DAKINE COUGAR gore-tex gloves for da boyz...I gotta say that USOUTDOOR.com rules in the MITTEN and GLOVE department...They have just about every top name brand and style of MITTEN and SNOWBOARDING GLOVES for every price range for gals and guys...Check out the Black Diamond, Burton, Bonfire, Defcon, DaKine, Level, Scott AND North Face...OK I maybe missed a few ...Another good MITT to DBL CHECK is the Burton AK CONTINUUM FUSE MITT...They are top performers..But they have well over 100 different mittens and snowboarding gloves...You need to check em all out and do your WISH list by price and material, then go back and buy what you feel is the best for you!!!
If you want to shop further and deeper, try looking in The-House.com They have Gore-tex Mitts and Gore-tex gloves and DaKine Gore-tex gloves...I also think special mention goes to the DROP Split 2 in 1 COMBO Glove/Mitt and The LEVEL butterfly gloves with integral wrist guards for women...Their selection is smaller than US OUTDOOR, but everything they got is top quality...
WHAT??? Still not satisfied??? Ok... lets hit it over to...the SHACK...YUP THE SNOWSHACK.com They have really got an excellent selection of Burton gore-tex Mitts and Gloves along with Serius DaBone Mitts and DaKine and Marmot...Snowboarding gloves by Serius too. ONE last thing , check out the WRISTIES ...they can be used to keep out the cold wet stuff between your handwear and your jacket sleeves...A pretty good idea if your jacket doesnt have wristies built in...My new Gore-tex jacket has built in wristies and I LOVE IT...
OK...Last but not least...Climb on up to the
Summit Sports - Free Shipping over $99! and check out the snowboarding gloves and mittens for men and women ...SummitOnline.com has got a real good price on these right now...
OK There is one last place to check and that is REI.comwhich has a very hot selection of mittens and gloves for men, women and the kids...They have their own name brand gloves and mittens, the REI-freeriders and some of the Gore-tex gloves and mittens by Burton...
Here's a QUICK LIST of other online stores and resources to score snowboarding gloves and mittens...
ParagonSports.com This year they have a selction of snowboarding gloves and mittens boots in stock...
FogDog.com has a bunch of snowboarding gloves, mittens and lots of other cool snowboard gear.
Boardtactics.com has a good selection of snowboarding gloves and mittens at good prices...
Amazon.com also sells snowboarding gloves from lots of affiliated retail stores...similiar to E-bay...
MITTENS AND GLOVES FOR EU/UK SNOWBOARDERS
If you live in the UK try the Boardshop.co.uk They have snowboarding gloves gloves and mittens by Lightning and Nova not a very good selection ... But, I read a banner on their site that said new snow gear is coming soon!!! So I would check back here every week or so until they get their winter stock...
If you live ANYWHERE in Europe, here is a HOT shop for you it's HOTZONE.tv They have free shipping to ANYWHERE in EU...
They carry almost 60 different snowboarding gloves and Mittens by Burton, Analog and Section... While you are there check out all the rest of the killer gear they have for you...
Well I Hope You Learned Alot About Snowboarding Gloves and Mittens...
See ya Later... From Da Snowboarding Master!
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Altrec Outdoors.comThey have OUTDOOR RESEARCH GLOVES with gore-tex inserts and over mitts by SUMMITT and GLACIER plus a bunch of other good Gloves and Mitts!!! Check em all out !
also sells snowboarding gloves from lots of affiliated retail stores...similiar to E-bay... 
