Black Diamond builds their Patrol Gloves with durable, yet-supple, Pittards goatskin material to hold up to the tremendous abuse of patrollers and backcountry addicts. Skiers and snowboarders who put in over 40 days a season love the double-layered palms and Kevlar stitching. Waterproof breathable BDry inserts keep hands completely dry in all conditions from deep powder to spring corn. The Patrol Gloves use low-bulk Polartec Thermal Pro insulation in the palm and PrimaLoft on the back of the hand for excellent warmth that doesn't decrease dexterity.
Bottom Line: The Black Diamond Patrol Gloves' bomber construction meets the needs of skiers and boarders who spend more time on the mountain than at home.
These gloves are made from really nice, soft, flexible leather. The dexterity is relatively high, but these benefits come at too high of a price for me. They are not very warm, especially after a season of use when the insulation packs out. Furthermore, my gloves are always wet after a day of skiing, even when the skies are clear. Merely coming into contact with snow will lead to wet hands later. The wrist gauntlet is an awkward size as it is too small to go over a jacket cuff, but they're almost too bulky to fit under a cuff with elastic and velcro. The gloves are very durable, have a decent design, and a lot of potential, but I can't in good conscience recommend them for cold weather use. They could make good 40 degree work gloves, or belay gloves.
Super durable, grippy, bomber leather. I love the gloves, they are awesome skiing most Utah days...But honestly, once you pad the fleece lining down a little, the have such poor warmth quality that I can't recommend them. I actually wore through the fleece in the fingers after skiing 10 day, there are little holes at my finger tip.
So durable, but terrible on the warmth.
a warm enough glove when they're dry, but in any kind of damp conditions that doesn't last long. the "BD dry insert" is a japanese gore-tex ripoff that is not even remotely waterproof. spend the extra 30 or so dollars and get the Black Diamond sensei glove which is genuine gore-tex and always completely dry - even in a downpour.
