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Snowboard Gloves

Although snowboard gloves can do more than just keep the hands of a snowboarder warm, perhaps there is no more important function of these gloves than providing warmth. Some of the top features that snowboard gloves offer include:

• Warmth – Snowboard gloves are first and foremost used to provide warmth. It comes as no surprise to anybody that snow is cold. Therefore, it is also true that unprotected hands get cold when they are in the snow. Some of the warmest snowboard gloves are made from wool. Because wool is such a warm material, snowboarders are able to keep their hands from being frostbitten, even if they spend all day on the mountain.
Of course, it is also important that these gloves be waterproof. Because a snowboarder often catches himself with his hands each time he wipes out, he is exposing his hands to the coldness and moisture of the snow. However, a snowboarder who wears snowboard gloves that are water resistant can touch the snow with his gloves and not fear having his hands get wet.

• Flexibility – One of the ways that snowboarding varies from skiing is the fact that snowboarders need more flexibility of their hands. Whereas a skier basically only needs to be able to grip his ski poles, a snowboarder sometimes needs to grab his snowboard as he does jumps or tricks on a ramp or mountain.
There are snowboard gloves made that include the option of peeling down the part of the glove that covers the fingers. This can be a nice thing to do while performing tricks. When the run is over, the snowboarder can easily put the cover back on his snowboard gloves.

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