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Originally Posted by jello24
If price is no issue, get snowboarding gloves from any snow shop in W 4th Ave. or any Sportchek or Sportmart.
They're made for snow, so you know they work. They carry nice leather Dakine or Burton gloves there, but expect either one to run you upwards of $50 - $100. You pay for the Goretex waterproofing and mostly the brand name. Some Burtons even have inner liners that act as separate gloves.
My current snowboarding gloves are leather, called the Pow Tanto. They work up in Cypress, so I'm 110% sure they work down here. I wouldn't use them for shovelling snow though, cause they cost a pretty penny.
For classier leather gloves, I'd hit up the Bay or some other department store. They all have bargain bin gloves. Buy it now, cause they sell out once the snow hits.
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I only wear thin gloves. I'm actually looking at these at the moment.
The North Face Men's Accessories Gloves/Mitts ETIP GLOVE
for the average person, having bulky glove with a healthy lack of dexterity isn't really helpful when you have to take them off constantly to do daily activities.
The tighter the glove on your hands, the warmer your hands will be, and the dryer they turn out because the warmth will help rid moisture
Heck, unless it's -10 with wind or if it's really damp [on the mountain that is] I always wear the thinnest tightest gloves I can find. I like knowing I can pull zipper leads, reach into my pockets, light a lighter, smoke a cigarette, take a picture and perform various tasks without having to take off my gloves.
The beauty part of these gloves are the fact that you can layer them underneath a waterproof shell that you can find at MEC as well.