Your Favorite Non-Waterproof Leather Mitts / Gloves

patagonialuke

patagonialuke

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I've come to the conclusion that for me and skiing in Colorado, a leather mitt / glove without a waterproof insert works best for 99% of my skiing. My hands get way less sweaty than in a waterproof glove, and it's barely ever wet enough here to warrant a full waterproof glove. Especially since most waterproof mitts / gloves just have the waterproof insert loosely hanging inside the outer shell and so that outer layer still gets saturated with water anyway, and then your hand is usually sweaty on the inside, too.

So, for those who are in the same boat, what are your favorite non-waterproof leather mitts & gloves?

I absolutely love the Hestra Leather Fall Line, but my pair finally kicked the bucket after 4 seasons, and I'm looking for potential alternatives. The Fall Line was excellent in terms of dexterity for a mitten, it was super durable, and it offered the ideal level of warmth for me for almost any day on the mountain.

Bonus points for internal finger dividers for mittens, and just general dexterity (I shoot photos with my mitts on a lot, so I don't love mitts that have a ton of insulation on the palm or that have super boxy, sloppy fits). I've tried the Flylow Smitty and didn't love the dexterity and lack of finger dividers, and while I was pretty happy with the Wells Lamont Lifty, its fit still felt pretty sloppy compared to the Leather Fall Line and the Oyuki Sencho. The classic Kinco mitts also felt a bit too sloppy for me. The Oyuki Sencho was awesome overall (especially fit) but I really don't need the Gore-Tex lining and the leather ripped after about 100 days.
 
I also rode the fall line for years, now in the newer freeride czone mitt and love it. Although with the czone membrane it might not be exactly what you're looking for, but I haven't had any issues with overheating and I run hot. The omni mitt is always comfy on the hands and pretty dexterous as well.

Other than that only mitts I know of with the finger dividers are the wells lamonts. Sounds to me like another pair of Fall Line's is up your alley hahah.
 
Not full leather, but... - free the powder. Skiing in SX Glove for 4th season. I bought them when removable liner wasn’t a default construction. Still in good shape. Leather palm + softshell outside. Bought them on sale for 35$. Hard to beat price/performance ratio.

My next glove/mitten is going to be RX3.
 
Kincos. Double duty as a ski glove and work glove in the Arctic and Antarctica. Cheap enough to not worry about them but they tend to last for about 6 months of work + skiing. If just used for skiing, I could see them lasting multiple seasons.
 
Bundeswehr surplus. Easily found for under $20, my first pair set me back $6 and lasted 5 springs. I wear them most sunny days and especially when the temp is 30F or above.

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14115422:jca said:
Also, trendy AF around these parts haha
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For being so cheap they’re the new pretentious glove option. Like vegans and tele skiers, you’ll know what they are because someone will have to tell you how cheap they are hahaha
 
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The white over the cuff hestras is very comfortable , warm, dexterous and dry. Forget the model they’re a few years old

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Swany full leather gloves are the warmest gloves ive ever had, and they are very flexible and give good grip on the poles. I prefer the grip with them even against thin mittens.

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**This post was edited on Mar 7th 2020 at 9:15:44pm
 
Flylow. Have the ridge gloves and oven mitts. You can get them both for like $70 together if you know how to google. And they are killer.
 
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