"pipe gloves"

[Newschool_Pope]

ive always wondered, why are the thin neoprene gloves called pipe gloves? and why are they specially made for the pipe? its not warmer in the pipe than the rest of the mountain...

cheers!

 

[FerrisBueller]

id say dumont coined the term

 

[YUNG_milksteAk]

Pipe judging comes down to small measures, thin grippy gloves make grabs easier. In the pipe every little thing helps.