How long should a $100 pair of gloves last?

Send me a pair and I'll help ya with your review. :wink:

Look at work gloves. They cost about 20 bucks, some don't fit that well, but they are over built and explode. Compare ski gloves to work gloves and you'll see a lot of differences,so no wonder ski gloves fall apart. I've got so many pairs of gloves for different parts of the day cause they all wear out that just about the only way to afford them is to break in work gloves.
Case in point- Patagonia used to have a great selection of gloves but not anymore. Still have a pair and they're the best gloves I've ever had. I selectively wear them now because I warrantied them 3 times and they don't make them anymore.

I'm going with 50 days. $2/day cheaper than a coffee.

Speaking of gloves - anyone have any strong recommendations? I always seem to end up buy expensive gloves which don't perform as well as I would anticipate.

I would say one pair of gloves per season, but maybe i am conditioned into thinking that by the glove companies.

I have a pair of Auclair race gloves I bought last season and they are bomb-proof. They are starting to discolour a bit but they are structurally fine. My buddy has a similar pair and he is on his 4th season with them....

They are warm, they dry well and they fit reasonably well.

the gloves I'm writing about are from Kombi. So far they are pretty good. Way better than some others I've had in the past. I figure I'll write the article after about 30 ski days on the gloves: touring, sled skiing, resort. That should be a good indication.

Got a pair of Mountain Hardware mitts passed 100 days now, still work great. I paid 100$ for them and figure I'll probably by another pair if these ones die, but it seems like I could get another 100 days out of them. hopefully.

I tend to get about 130-150 days out of a pair of Cloudveil Troller gloves. That's a mix of touring, skiing, and working as a patroller.

I've been happiest with Hestra's

Hestras are the best I've used (used to use Kombi and Auclair in racing days). Hestra are built well and don't seem to breakdown like other gloves. They do packout after a while, I think I put about 80 days on one pair that are beat badly now, got a new pair for cheap on Tramdock. Also that blackdiamond banner is killing my work notebook, get rid of it please.

powder piplne are some of the best gloves out there for a buck and a 1/4er and that will get you 3 to 5 yrs

I'm adding dtto to the Powder Pipeline gloves/mitts. They are extremely durable. even when handling skis for guiding (the edges when getting them in and out of the basket all the time just shred mortal gloves) they last and last. I'm on a third season with my current pair, and they're still in great shape...

I bought a set of Burton AK's for about $150, 5 or so seasons ago and they're still great. Snowboarding is really hard on gloves especially if you grab your edges lots.

Of course there's probably as much weight in thread holding them together as there is glove left. Taking your liners out at night to let them dry goes a long way to reducing the inevitable stench!

It really depends on how you use them.  I have a pair of steeptech gloves that are 15 years old and still kicking.  Admitidly I do not use them much any more, but they were well built.

Kinco work gloves $10.00 a pair. Anyone who pays $100 for gloves is out of there mind.