gloves

At first glance I noticed that these gloves are seriously steezy. Not only do the AX-30’s look awesome, the packaging/tag is also quite practical - "Keep as Ice Scraper." Who doesn't need an extra ice scraper? Upon testing this “ice scraper” is not as efficient as the real deal, but great in a pinch.

As a kid, my first pair of non hand-me-down gloves was a pair of Swanys. They were warm, comfortable and lasted through years of teenage angst and abuse. As such, I was psyched to get another pair on my hands this year. Swany's Eco-Pipe Gloves provide the warmth and comfort I've come to expect from the brand while taking gloves into a totally new dimension with their unique, environmentally friendly design.

I feel like I've been stuck in a cycle of buying cheap, disposable gloves the past couple of seasons. I try to ski 100 days every year and the cumulative wear from that builds pretty quickly, especially on a pair of gloves. My solution to this has been to buy cheap gloves knowing they'll probably wear out by the end of the season. Hestra, with its Henrik Windstedt Pro Glove, however, may have shattered this paradigm.

Warm. That’s how you describe these gloves. I’ve always been a huge fan of the warmth, quality and design of Outdoor Research products. Growing up in Alaska, it was always important to use the best products on the market if you wanted to keep your digits and other body parts nice and toasty.

Over the years I have tested a ridiculous number of gloves and there is only one glove that I have used that has truly stood the test of time: the Dakine Cobra Glove. Over the past 7 years the Cobra model has never once let me down.

These gloves are not the most inexpensive gloves on the market, but are definitely designed to last for a really long time. Instead of buying crappy gloves season after season, I highly recommend spending a little bit more and grabbing a pair of these so that you can enjoy some gloves for the long haul.