Q&A: Ski gloves – over or under your jacket sleeve?

To best avoid getting snow inside while skiing or snowboarding, is it better to cinch the ski glove over the outside of the jacket sleeve, or better to cinch the jacket sleeve over the outside of the glove?

Answer by Jack M
under so les snow goes down your gloves

Feb 1, 2011

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Andy

February 1st, 2011 at 6:27 pm

I wear my gloves over the cuff but I also wear a columbia system glove liner(love those things) so don’t worry too much about snow getting into the glove
I always seem to be taking my gloves off to get into a pocket or get something out of my fanny pack so I find it easier to cinch the powder strap of the glove over the cuff of my jacket sleeve

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pgiggles

February 1st, 2011 at 7:07 pm

Either one works it just depends on whats comfortable and the design of you jacket and gloves. Personally I wear may gloves on the outside to keep snow out of my sleeve and out of my glove and prevent a gap that would allow cold air in. This works especially well if your gloves have long gauntlets (wrist part) and good drawstrings. The trick is to get good at doing that with your gloves already on, it can be tricky with bulky gloves but once you get the hang of it, it will keep you cozy in the cold.

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ligoneskiing

February 1st, 2011 at 7:28 pm

Many ski jackets have nice velcro tighteners which tighten very well over the gloves. Unless you’ve got large cuff gloves its pretty hard to tuck the jacket well enough into the glove and you get gapping.

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skiline

February 1st, 2011 at 7:47 pm

it all depends on what type of glove you have it should have said when you bought it if it was an over or under glove. the way to check though is this; if it is very loose at the top and has a draw string it means that you are soposed to tuck your coat in under that part. but if it can get very tight at the top and has some kind of velcrow that you can use to make it tight at the wrist then you put your coat over it. good luck

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Jim W

February 1st, 2011 at 8:15 pm

The layers of clothing are covered from one to another. If you put the jacket on first, then the glove will go over the jacket sleeve. The best way to avoid getting snow in the glove is to keep them out of the snow, ie DO NOT FALL.

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