The DAKINE Apollo Gloves pull out all the stops to provide total moisture protection and warmth on the worst-weather days of the entire season. Thanks to a waterproof breathable Gore-Tex XCR insert, these DAKINE gloves stay totally dry through the slushiest rides. Tough Pittards ARMOR-TAN leather and Schoeller softshell material make the Apollo Gloves durable enough for any conditions. These burly gloves also include PrimaLoft insulation for warmth and a full-length gauntlet to keep out snow on powder days.
Bottom Line: When horrible weather strikes, keep on riding with the DAKINE Apollo Gloves.
1. Apollo gloves fit small--Order 1 size up, especially if you like to use liners.
2. Attractive glove, with top-grade materials. Warm--Worn without liners down to 5 above, plus wind, in an Alta powder storm. Leather is soft, and needs little breaking-in.
3. On my pair, a seam came apart after 1 week of use, unfortunately, and replacement is out of stock.
This gloves have been bomber the past two seasons. I put them through hell last winter as a snowmaker and snowboard instructor and they're are still in great shape. They handled the cold very well especially at night driving a snowmobile and in temps below zero and in 85 mile an hour winds. They also held up great to shovels, snow guns, snowboard and ski edges and any other metal edge i could try and tear them up on. They are alos still dexterous enough to handle tools and adjust bindings. There is nothing bad i can say about these gloves even if i wanted to.
These gloves have a major problem... the fleece liner. The liner tends to fold up on itself when removing the glove making it nearly impossible to put back on in a timely manner. You know those crappy, cheap gloves that do this? Well these expensive name brand gloves do this. Getting into this glove is a major PITA! I can't believe no one else has mentioned this. FYI - I don't have sweaty hands and they were the right size.
For my taste they are somewhat bulky and not as dexterous as I like. I took two runs and immediately retired these gloves to the car.
The only positive thing about these gloves is they are very warm and the leather is nice.
