Snow Gloves & Mitts Sale

Snow Gloves & Mitts Sale at Behind The Pines Amsterdam

Gloves are the piece of kit people buy last, spend least on and complain about most. Cold hands end a day faster than anything else, because once your fingers go you cannot do up a binding, hold an edge properly or enjoy being up there at all. A sale is a good place to fix that: a reduced pair from a serious maker beats a full-price pair from a supermarket by a distance that is hard to overstate.

What is in here is Hestra, Pow, Arc'teryx and Howl. Previous-season colours of gloves and mitts that are still in the current line, leather and synthetic, insulated and shell, with and without removable liners. The middle sizes go quickly, and gloves are one of the few things where the difference between an 8 and a 9 is genuinely the difference between warm and not.

Mitt or glove, and why leather is not a gimmick

Mitts are warmer than gloves for the same bulk, and the reason is simple: your fingers sit together and share heat instead of each one radiating on its own. If you get cold hands, a mitt is the answer, and no amount of extra insulation in a glove will match it. The trade-off is dexterity. Doing up a binding strap, opening a jacket pocket, adjusting a highback, finding a lift pass — all fiddly in a mitt, effortless in a glove. People who fiddle a lot end up with gloves. People who stand around at the top of a cold lift end up with mitts, and a three-finger trigger mitt splits the difference reasonably well.

Then the material. Leather sounds like a heritage detail and is actually the practical choice: it moulds to your hand, it grips a wet chairlift bar, and with a balm or wax once or twice a season it is still alive after five winters. The catch is that it needs that wax, and it is not fully waterproof out of the box. Synthetic gloves are ready on day one, cheaper to replace and usually lighter, but the shell fabric abrades and the fit never becomes personal. Hestra build both, which is why they are the useful brand to compare across.

Removable liners are worth more than they look

A removable liner does two underrated things. It dries: pull it out at the end of the day and it is genuinely dry by morning, which a fixed liner inside a leather shell will not be. And it gives you two gloves, since the liner on its own is enough for a spring afternoon or an evening walk into town, with the shell over it for a cold morning. Choosing between two otherwise similar pairs, the removable liner is the tiebreaker.

Leashes, and the glove you lose off a chairlift

Wrist leashes are the accessory nobody values until a glove goes over the side of a chair and the rest of the week is spent riding with one bare hand. Most decent pairs have them. Use them. The same logic applies to cuffs: a short cuff worn under the jacket sleeve is neater and fine on a normal day, while a gauntlet over the sleeve is what stops snow packing up your forearm when you go down in something deep.

How it fits with the rest of the kit

Hands sit at the end of a system and go cold when the rest of it fails. If your core is cold your body stops sending blood to your fingers, so the real fix is often a better mid layer rather than a warmer glove, and that lives in the snowboard clothing range. Hestra has the widest fit and size range of anything here, and spare leashes, liners and leather balm sit under snow accessories.

What to expect in the sale

• Previous-season colours: the same shells, insulation and liners as the current line, in a colour that has moved on.
• Broken size runs: 8 and 9 go first, so measure your hand rather than guessing from a jacket size.
• Full warranty: reduced pairs carry the same manufacturer cover on seams and membranes as full-price stock.
• Leather needs a wax: budget ten minutes to treat a leather pair before its first trip, and once more mid-season.

Why buy snow gloves at Behind The Pines

We are a snowboard shop in Amsterdam, and gloves are one of the things we can genuinely sort out in five minutes: hand width, cuff type, and whether you are the person who takes their gloves off twenty times a day. We ride in these ourselves, so we know which liners dry overnight, which shells pack down and which leather softens properly instead of going stiff.

Come and try a pair on if you can, because glove fit is quick to check and hard to guess. If you cannot, measure across your knuckles in centimetres, send us that number and your usual size, and we will tell you what to order before anything ships from Amsterdam.

Frequently asked questions

Is sale stock last season's product?

Generally yes, and gloves change even less than most snow kit. The same shell pattern, insulation and liner run for years, and the colour is what turns over. Nothing here is a factory second or made specifically for outlet.

Are mitts really warmer than gloves?

Yes, meaningfully, for the same amount of insulation, because your fingers share heat instead of losing it individually. If you have cold hands, start with a mitt rather than chasing a warmer glove. A three-finger trigger mitt is the compromise when you still need some dexterity.

How should a glove fit?

Snug across the palm with a few millimetres at the fingertips, and you should be able to make a fist without it pulling tight over the knuckles. Too tight restricts circulation, which makes your hands colder rather than warmer. Too loose and the insulation cannot warm all that dead air.

Do leather gloves need treating?

Yes, and it takes ten minutes. Work in a leather balm or wax before the first trip and again mid-season, and dry them slowly, away from a radiator. Treated properly a good leather pair lasts several winters; left alone it stiffens and cracks.

Can I return sale gloves?

Yes, within 30 days and unworn outside. Try them at home with the jacket you actually ride in, over the cuff if they are gauntlets, and check you can still work a binding ratchet with them on.

Shop the snow gloves sale at Behind The Pines Amsterdam

Work through the reduced snow gloves and mitts here, and if you are refreshing more than your hands, the rest of the snow range covers boards, boots and outerwear. Send us your hand measurement and we will confirm the size before you order.