Spring to glove or not to glove

[hardline]

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]

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]

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]

no gloves in the springtime!

 

[riverc0il]

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

 

[powbmps]

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

It just doesn't feel right to go without.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[ALLSKIING]

Depends on where and what I am skiing. I skied Mt Snow this spring with no gloves and did just fine. The next day I hit MRG and lasted 2 runs before I had blood dripping from my hand. Most of the time I go with a very thin liner.

 

[wa-loaf]

I wear these in the spring:

 

[Jonni]

Gloves are just a habit for me regardless of the temperature. Although if it's warm, they are usually the first thing to come off on the lift.

 

[kingslug]

I took a dive once while not wearing gloves...I don't do that any more.

 

[ComeBackMudPuddles]

I wear these in the spring:

x2!!

 

[shwilly]

I always wear gloves because I have to strap in to my back binding every run and I don't want to rock the Michael Jackson one-glove look. I should get some tough handyman gloves for spring, since warmth has nothing to do with it. I switch to lighter gloves than the midseason pair, but the fingers that latch the binding always shred within a day.

So, yes, gloves always, even when it's so warm I ditch the shell.

 

[drjeff]

Gloves, it's not fun spending the rest of my week washing cut up hands 30 odd times a day and then cramming into into latex gloves for work. Spring corn is just way to abrassive when you take a slide on it at speed post crash

 

[Geoff]

I haven't skied without gloves in more than 30 years. Once you've shredded yourself on corn snow, you learn your lesson. I also always wear long sleeves for the same reason.

I've been using Mountain Hardwear Kahiltna windstopper microfleece gloves for the last decade. I use them as my walking around gloves, on my bicycle on chilly days, on the boat, and for spring skiing. This thread reminded me my last pair is getting pretty beat up. I just ordered another couple of replacement pairs online from some mountaineering shop in Washington State.

 

[TheBEast]

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

diddo

 

[deadheadskier]

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

It just doesn't feel right to go without.

+1

always wear pants and a long sleeve T at minimum to. I got enough snow rashes as a kid skiing in shorts and short sleeves that I have no desire to go there again. I'll deal with be a little on the hot side, to maintain a bit of protection in case I crash.

When I got my helmet in February, I thought for sure I'd ski without it on warm spring days, but I stuck with it as well.

I guess the older I get, the more concerned I am with self preservation