What's the warmest glove to use when snowshoeing?
I getting ready for a February snowshoeing trip to the Sierra Mountains, and I want to nix my usual problems with cold hands. In the past, I've tried using a base-layer glove combined with a higher loft glove and a waterproof Gore-Tex shell. Unfortunately I still get cold hands! Needless to say, I in desperate need of your awe-inspiring, sage-like wisdom to find that warm-hand solution to all my problems. Nathan Louisville, Kentucky
Mutant Modular Mitts
Otherwise, all you can do is keep trying to find a really warm glove. Or a mitten. Mittens are much warmer than gloves, but of course you lose some dexterity. A compromise product is Outdoor Research's Mutant Modular Mitt ($150; www.orgear.com). These are heavy-duty mittens with a Gore-Tex shell, but complete with separate forefinger openings so they can interact with the thumbs on their own. Along with the extra dexterity they afford, these are warm, warm, warm glove/mittens (mittoves? glittens?).
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