The Hestra Army Leather Heli Ski glove is a full-featured gauntlet glove for those who appreciate deep pow and crisp, cold early morning drops. The Heli Ski is super warm and durable thanks to windproof, waterproof and breathable Delfy 2000 nylon fabric. The Army Leather goatskin palm is super grippy and stays flexible in the coldest conditions. The interior lining is removable and replaceable, so you can customize your warmth.
Bottom Line: From heli drops to rope drops to cliff drops, this glove keeps up.
Well as you may know I had stated before I had seen this glove on the summit of mount everest
Then a few smucks came on here and put up false reports on how these are not!!! extreme gloves or made so and they suck .
I did go on hetra's website and research a bit and did find out they did use this EXACT glove, the ski heli on the show
Everest Beyond the LImit! This was the reason I gave these a field test I can tell you these are the warmest gloves on the market period!
So you you guys sitting on your seat eating chips actually go out in sub zzz and trek 10 miles then talk. Now Thats what I did. The gloves are so well made It really blew me away ! When researching the gloves I found that Hestra has a theory they trap a layer of warm air in the glove around the skin .
This is very tech stuff has to do with the materials they use and so on. These gloves smoke the black diamond guide gloves
I tested and almost got frostbite early this year. Hestra actually sells a mitt that goes over this glove if you needed extra protection this I guess traps more warm air in the glove!!! They run around 60.00, hestra also sells a couple of other liners A silk and waffle Both are around 20 bucks .
Give the site a peek it really blew me away how much research has gone into the hestra glove system.
Before this year, I previously used the Marmot Randonnee glove and had great results with it until the fabric was pretty much shredded from normal wear and tear. So I switched to the Hestra Heli glove this year and couldn't be happier. It has some great features like a removable liner and a rather larger gauntlet that is perfect for keeping snow out of your sleeves on the deeper days. I can't comment on durability yet since it's still the early season, but the Heli glove was plenty warm when wind chill values dropped to -20F (-30 Celsius). It was also plenty dry on a day where it was snowing close to 2" per hour.
Bought these gloves based on BC ratings and BC gear specialist recommendation before my trip to Solitude and could not have been more pleased. 5 day back-to-back sessions later I've concluded that Hestra's are worth every penny! The gaiters kept the pow out, the straps kept my gloves secure when filming my bros in the deep - and the leather gave the confidence that these gloves are going to last. All in all - pefect in every way and exactly what I needed. I'll be using these gloves for years to come. High quality = high marks. You get what you pay for, folks.
