Spring to glove or not to glove

hardline · May 17, 2008, 11:04 PM

i always laugh in the spring when i see kids riding with gloves when its above 50 or 55. anything above 30 and its strictly shells. at what point do you leave the gloves off?

Hawkshot99 · May 18, 2008, 1:50 AM

I always wear gloves, but they are just real thin park gloves. Same gloves I wear when it is real cold though.

I always wear at least a long sleeve T, pants, and gloves. Don't want to feel cold snow, or get cut up.

GrilledSteezeSandwich · May 18, 2008, 4:55 AM

If it's over 50 degrees no glove..I'll take the risk of falling and f#cking my hand up..as opposed to having sweating hands all day..three days in a row gloveless gives me blisters..

danny p · May 18, 2008, 5:41 AM

no gloves in the springtime!

riverc0il · May 18, 2008, 6:00 AM

I switch to a liner for most of the spring. Above 60 I may go without gloves completely.

powbmps · May 18, 2008, 6:20 AM

I can't ski without gloves (or goggles), no matter how warm it is.

It just doesn't feel right to go without.

GrilledSteezeSandwich · May 18, 2008, 6:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by powbmps

I can't ski without gloves (or goggles), .

Goggles are a different story for me..since I wear contacts I need goggles..I've skied with sunglasses before and on a fast run, one of my contacts flew out the side of my eye. At Blue mountain I was pelted with liquid ice(is that possible???) and my goggles were completely useless so I did a run sans goggles..but I had to go slow due to my eyes watering..

kcyanks1 · May 18, 2008, 7:02 AM

I always wear some sort of glove, even if it's just the shell of the glove. If I should fall or put my hand down, I don't want it to be cut by the snow.

BeanoNYC · May 18, 2008, 7:10 AM

I have a pair of spring gloves that I'll wear. Interestingly enough...I prefer those to my others and wear them except for extreme cold days.

**Greg** · May 18, 2008, 7:23 AM

Always wear gloves. Like powbmps, it just doesn't feel right without them. Not worth bloody knuckles.

View Poll Results: Spring: Glove or no Glove
Gloved	34	87.18%
No Glove	5	12.82%
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May 17, 2008, 11:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
hardline Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Somewhere Between the Toeside and the Hellside Posts: 1,552	Spring to glove or not to glove i always laugh in the spring when i see kids riding with gloves when its above 50 or 55. anything above 30 and its strictly shells. at what point do you leave the gloves off?

May 18, 2008, 1:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Hawkshot99 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 1,934	I always wear gloves, but they are just real thin park gloves. Same gloves I wear when it is real cold though. I always wear at least a long sleeve T, pants, and gloves. Don't want to feel cold snow, or get cut up. __________________ 19 Rossi Mutix-175 Scott Mission- 178 Scott P3- 178

May 18, 2008, 5:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
danny p needles eye @ K 1/2/08 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: hudson valley Posts: 370	no gloves in the springtime! __________________ 2006-2007: 20 days 2007-2008: 27 days

May 18, 2008, 6:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
riverc0il Ari Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ashland, NH Posts: 6,836	I switch to a liner for most of the spring. Above 60 I may go without gloves completely. __________________ -Steve TheSnowWay.com featuring Big Jay Coverage "Skiing is not a sport, it is a way of life." - Otto Schniebs 52

May 18, 2008, 4:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,979	If it's over 50 degrees no glove..I'll take the risk of falling and f#cking my hand up..as opposed to having sweating hands all day..three days in a row gloveless gives me blisters..

May 18, 2008, 6:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
powbmps Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NH Posts: 143	I can't ski without gloves (or goggles), no matter how warm it is. It just doesn't feel right to go without.

May 18, 2008, 7:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
kcyanks1 Sugarbush Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,187	I always wear some sort of glove, even if it's just the shell of the glove. If I should fall or put my hand down, I don't want it to be cut by the snow. __________________ -Kenny

May 18, 2008, 7:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
BeanoNYC Like a steam locomotive, rollin' down the track... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rockaway Park, NY Posts: 4,357	I have a pair of spring gloves that I'll wear. Interestingly enough...I prefer those to my others and wear them except for extreme cold days.

May 18, 2008, 7:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
Greg Nassahegan, CT: 9/20 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Thomaston, CT Posts: 21,144	Always wear gloves. Like powbmps, it just doesn't feel right without them. Not worth bloody knuckles. __________________ Greg 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05 Life's too short for warm up runs.

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