So lots of people tell me that I’m lucky that I get to ski on brand new skis all the time, it’s true and I do enjoy it, but there’s something better than new ski day, it’s new glove day and new sock day.
I reckon because our hand and feet are so tactile that we really respond to things that feel nice, and given the dexterity requirements there are things about gloves that can really frustrate if they’re NQR.
So this year I decided to bust out some POW Stealth GTXs. They’re a full leather, Gore Tex glove, they have a velcro closure on the cuff so they’re designed to be worn under your jacket cuffs, they come with an optional leash, which I go without, and at $149 they’re a killer price point - most full leather Gore Tex gloves are in the $200-$230 range. These ones are better.
Anyway for the first few weeks of the season I was totally cursed, every time I headed up the weather was crap. I had one particularly wet day out, real Australian skiing special, but when I was skiing back home I noticed that there was no sign whatsoever of water ingress. Nothing.
Fast forward to the recent storm cycle, I skied through the whole thing, temps got down to -6, I never once got cold fingers, no clamminess inside from perspiration, they just felt absolutely bone dry and soft inside the entire time. The thumbs have a suede finish which is good for nose and goggle wiping, and the inside material doesn’t seem to grab when you are putting them on hand that’s slightly moist, nor does it feel like you’re going to pull them inside out when taking them off.
I’ll have to see how they go when the temps push up to a level that’s borderline warm for a full winter glove, but so far I’ve skied in some pretty foul conditions and they’ve been amazing.
https://aussieskier.com/products/pow-stealth-gloves
I reckon because our hand and feet are so tactile that we really respond to things that feel nice, and given the dexterity requirements there are things about gloves that can really frustrate if they’re NQR.
So this year I decided to bust out some POW Stealth GTXs. They’re a full leather, Gore Tex glove, they have a velcro closure on the cuff so they’re designed to be worn under your jacket cuffs, they come with an optional leash, which I go without, and at $149 they’re a killer price point - most full leather Gore Tex gloves are in the $200-$230 range. These ones are better.
Anyway for the first few weeks of the season I was totally cursed, every time I headed up the weather was crap. I had one particularly wet day out, real Australian skiing special, but when I was skiing back home I noticed that there was no sign whatsoever of water ingress. Nothing.
Fast forward to the recent storm cycle, I skied through the whole thing, temps got down to -6, I never once got cold fingers, no clamminess inside from perspiration, they just felt absolutely bone dry and soft inside the entire time. The thumbs have a suede finish which is good for nose and goggle wiping, and the inside material doesn’t seem to grab when you are putting them on hand that’s slightly moist, nor does it feel like you’re going to pull them inside out when taking them off.
I’ll have to see how they go when the temps push up to a level that’s borderline warm for a full winter glove, but so far I’ve skied in some pretty foul conditions and they’ve been amazing.
https://aussieskier.com/products/pow-stealth-gloves
