Leather Ski Guide Pro Gloves

Snowshepherd Leather Ski Guide Pro gloves with reinforced palm, thumb and fingers, were designed and tested on our Chamonix Off Piste Ski Courses.

New reinforcing on the palm and thumb area for this season, following feedback from heavy rope users, they are now super bullet proof!

We have added a waterproof Hipora® membrane, plus our gloves are 100% leather not pigskin, so they are softer and much easier to live with. We have also added a extra long cuff, plus leather tab that folds back inside the glove to provide even more durability when putting your gloves on.

Plus the leather is all leather side on our gloves so no suede type effect.

They have a Hipora® waterproof membrane, plus the membrane and the lining is not sewn into the seams so ours are much more comfortable to wear.

The leather is pre-treated as well, so they have good water resistance, use a Nikwax top up over time to keep them nice and supple and the leather water proof. To maximize the life of your gloves.

So what else is new with these gloves, well, we have a full range of sizes, from XXS small to XL, this is a first for this style of glove, so finally a ladies size! Plus with the membrane and the construction they are pretty much totally wind proof so no more chilly drafts creeping into the seams.

Insulation is Thinsulate TM we have gone for a super level of warmth on both the gloves and mittens, we believe they are warmer, if that's possible, than the competition.

They feel soft straight away, so no need to break them in for the first week, but they are better after a few days use, they do give a little with use this is quite normal for a 100% leather glove.

We believe in this new glove so much that we will offer a full years warranty on workmanship and also if you wear them out in the first year we will replace them free of charge, and yes that does include ski workers, guides and seasonnaires.

Testing

We tested our samples over many weeks on our Chamonix Off Piste Instruction Courses and they got a big thumbs up from everyone who tried them and we also got lots of interest from Ski Guides, Pisteurs and instructors.

We tested in many different conditions over the season from -30c to almost plus 20c and they performed really well.

Technical Details:

Premium Full Hide leather 3mm to 4mm thick

Waterproof Hipora® glove insert fully breathable

Thinsulate Insulation above 200g, super warm.

Extra long cuff to fit under ski jackets

Fully elasticated wrist to keep nice and snug

Manufactured in Pakistan to Snowshepherd Specifications

Made to EN420:2003 EN388:2003 EN511:2006

SIZING (We have made to a combination of work style sizes and also Euro sizes, please read the descriptions below to select the correct size)

XXXSmall (Childrens size age approx 6 to 10, Euro size 4)

XXSmall (Euro 5 to 6 Ladies size XSmall)

XSmall (Euro 6 to 7 ladies size Small)

Small (Euro 7 ladies medium hand size, men’s size small)

Medium (Euro 8 men’s, or ladies large)

Large (Euro 9)

X Large (Euro 10 to 12 men’s)

Further notes on Ski Glove Sizing, as with most ski gloves, size is crucial to maintaining warm hands, it’s always best to have the gloves slightly larger, this traps more warm air inside the glove especially true on our new design, plus on super super cold days the addition of a silk glove liner is possible.

Further information on where we get our gloves made, we use the same manufacturer that makes the gloves for the fire service in the UK, the leather is rated at 180c resistant, so they also work in the cold. We are using a same batch leather source so our gloves are all consistent in terms of grain and colour, unlike previous work gloves. Some very small leather imperfections maybe present, but that’s just the natural grain of the leather.