http://http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071219/ap_on_en_ot/people_shaun_white_3;_ylt=At5zfBoR.gGQh4qSuIyGGUwE1vAI
saw the headline, pretty dumb move on anyone's part.
any kind of master mechanic glove works pretty well, good grip comfortable etc. but your hands will be absolutely freezing the second they get wet, and they get wet just from touching snow for a few seconds.
i like nothing more than ripping powder, hitting drops, charging through trees etc. but i have never skied anything close to big mountain and seriously question how many of kids on here have.
i too agree that most of the time it is ugly, but whenever i ski without poles i find myself doing pretty much the same thing like a nose 180 to pushupish thing to whatever spin out.