Need help with cold hands while skiing.?

Question

We go skiing every tuesday and after awhile my hands gets really cold. it feels like my hands and fingers are about to break. My gloves are brand new and these are it http://store.burton.com/Gloves/Mens/PRD_70520/Superpipe+Glove.jsp?bmUID=1203477951130

but they always tend to get cold, not matter what i do. Does anyone an idea. Could it be something with my body? They also turn red. This also doesn't happen to any of other friends skiing.

Answer 1

also, maybe you might be tightening the top too tight causing less blood flow to your fingers, I have found that if my fingers get cold i wiggle them the whole time i am on the lift to get the blood flowing again since it is so cold.

Answer 2

In addition to the other suggestions you are given, a pair of mittens may be a solution. Some have a pocket that will accept a flat pack hand warmer.

Answer 3

I recomend mittens with a under glove! like what most people have said, you can get thermal inner gloves!

Secondly, do buy a pair of handwarmers they are the best, there are too types you can buy, reusable ones, these cannot be used when skiing though because they go hard, and they are big, the second type are oneswhich react to the air, they are about £1 i think? not expensive, but once they have given out there heat, they are over! (careful not to slit them when they are inside your glove)

Answer 4

There are a number of reasons why this could be happening.

1. Are they the correct size? If they are too tight, you could be compressing the insulating material too much and thus you are reducing the dead air space which keeps you warm.

2. Are they getting wet from the outside? Once saturated, even technical materials will lose a good bit of their insulating value.

3. Are they getting wet from the inside? Gore-Tex is supposed to be breathable, but sweat, dirt, and oils from your skin will block the pores of the material.

4. What else are you wearing? A hat certainly helps keep the rest of your body warm, but if you are wearing a cotton hoodie over a T-shirt, or a non-insulated jacket, your body is losing lots of heat. When your body starts to cool off, it will pull blood away from your hands and feet in an attempt to keep your core and vital organs warm.

Personally, I usually wear mittens. I wear a thin liner glove under a waterproof, uninsulated mitten shell. The liners are lightweight and windproof. If I need to take off my mittens to fix bindings, zippers, etc...I can do so without freezing my fingers off. The mitten shells create a large dead air space and keep my hands very toasty. If you are generally a "cold" person...this may be a better option than gloves.

Answer 5

Well first of all those are pipe gloves. Not the warmest, just made to keep your hands out of the snow and keep them from freezing. These are for spring skiing. Get some mittens or some regular gloves. Grenade is an excellent brand.

Answer 6

Get some of those heat packs and stick em in your gloves!

Answer 7

Only advice is get better gloves.  I never had problems with my hands or any part of my body while skiing.  I am always well prepared.  I was skiing in 2 deg weather 2 weeks ago in upstate NY and I actually worked up quite a sweat.

Answer 8

Are you wearing a hat?  Cold hands and feet usually mean that your body temperature is low.  Your body decides that it is more important to preserve the brain and the vital organs, so restricts blood flow to the extremities.  If your body and head are warmer the blood is returned to the extremities.  So wear a better hat, or add another layer under your jacket.

Answer 9

You can also get rechargeable battery powered heated ski gloves - I bought a pair last month and they work great.

Answer 10

try to put hand warmer's in your gloves. your hands may even get too warm with them, because when you ski you usually sweat.