Good gloves or mittens are one-in-a-million. There are plenty of cheap options out there, probably (though not always) capable of keeping your hands clear of frostbite. But they commonly feel like they were designed only vaguely with the most basic human hand outline in mind.
They’re not terribly comfortable and make it hard to actually do anything while you’re wearing them. Poor dexterity and usability might be the number one point of failure for gloves, considering if you can’t use them, you’re not going to wear them. Making something warm isn’t that hard, but making something that you can stay warm in while buckling your ski boots, swinging an ice axe or hiking poles, setting up a tent, or even clipping your dog’s leash is notoriously hard. So what makes a good glove?
