Hmm. I had been considering taking a pair wind & waterproof cycling gloves, but that doesn't sound like such a good idea.
-- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Lucas Rijnders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 03 January 2006 09:19 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Skiing with cameras... > > Op Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:11:54 +0100 schreef Bob W > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > >> > One additional glove factor is that ski gloves have some sort of > >> > armour over the finger tips. I don't know why, though. Anybody? > >> > >> Because if you ski a lot, you wear through your fingers > and palms too > >> quickly unless they're reinforced. > > > > Thankyou. That's useful information. Even if I like skiing > a lot I'm > > unlikely to do it more than 2-3 times a year, so I won't > need to go to > > the expense of buying armoured gloves. > > The sides of your skis are sharp: most damage is done when > carrying them. > I've seen cheap gloves develop holes between thumb and index > finger within a week... > > -- > Regards, Lucas > > > >
