The Best Snowmobile Gloves (Review) in 2023 | Autance

The appeal of this glove lies in three factors – the simplicity of the design, the blend of high quality materials used in the construction and the name on the label. Lets start with the latter then, and if you’ve ever heard of Carhartt before you would have come across them as a company with a well deserved reputation for producing high quality, winter outdoor wear geared toward practical designs.

This product has all the features you would expect from a company like them, and also frankly that you would expect to find in an example of the best winter gloves. The big standout is that material blend. We have a 100% polyester outer shell that is tough, durable and waterproof. The inner lining is 100% soft polyester for a comfortable but warm interior. Finally the palm has been reinforced with 100% polyurethane, which is very, very tough – perfect for gripping snowmobile handlebars all day.

They also have some impressive practical features onboard, such as the wicking lining that will help take sweat out of the glove as you wear them. That really can’t be underestimated, as sweat filled gloves will start to feel like crap after about, oh, 5 minutes of wear. They are also easy to pull on and easy to secure with a nice, big wrist mounted strap designed to hold the glove secure all day.

Are you planning for a fun afternoon out on your snowmobile – or are you buying up supplies for a trek to the North Pole? Either way, it doesn’t matter because these snowmobile mittens from Outdoor Research have you covered. Literally.

These mittens are built for arctic exploration and wandering over 8,000 meter elevation mountain peaks. We weren’t joking around with out intro above, huh? What that means is a set of mittens with phenomenal protective powers against just about anything the weather can throw at you. The outer construction is incredibly tough GORE-TEX, which is both wind and waterproof. There are two types of liner inside – Moonlite Pile Fleece on and around the palm, with PrimaLoft Gold Insulation elsewhere. All the lining is, by the way, easy to remove for cleaning purposes.

The construction is crazy tough too. Kevlar – yes that’s right, bullet proof Kevlar – is used for stitching in the palm sections for increased strength whilst all seams are taped to increase the waterproofing. They are very easy to pull on with the built in handles, whilst the toggle equipped closures are designed to create a close seal.

This is not a cheap mitten, though given the list of features that shouldn’t be too surprising! But if you’re looking for long lasting, serious high quality snowmobile gear that can stand up to the worst the winter can throw at them you should certainly check these bad boys out.

They are undoubtedly one of the best winter gloves for extreme cold.

This is a glove packed full of useful features, including one that is a tip to modernity. Lets look first at the more traditional features that you want to see on a good snowmobile glove first however.

Lets start with insulation, because that is that is the area winter gloves need to excel in if they are to stand up to Snowmobile use. 70grams of Thinsulate lining has been packed into each glove, a pretty respectable amount really. There is also a thick polar fleece liner built in, these being just 2 of the 4 total layers that stand between your delicate skin and the cold winter air.

The palm is reinforced, again something that is good to see on gloves to be used when riding a Snowmobile. There is a zipper closed hand warmer pocket, which is not something you see every day either. Oh, that tip to modernity we mentioned earlier? Turns out these gloves are touch screen friendly, meaning you can pull out your phone or other device and operate it without having to remove your glove first. If that doesn’t seem like a great design feature, then you’ve never got a phone call at -2 Celsius before.

First up, this is a very cool looking winter glove. Just look at it, it’s sleek and black and has a construction that uses a range of materials, all carefully selected and deployed to take advantage of their best properties. Plus it looks really cool.

Under the hood, MCTi have worked very hard to pack in an enviable feature list. Working from the inside out, we start with a 140g-cotton liner that is encircled by 40 grams of Thinsulate padding. The final internal layer is a TPU insert which makes the gloves waterproof. Over the top, what it almost a composite shell forms the outer layer, made of 94% polyester with 6% spandex – that spandex is included to give the glove a degree of flexibility and dexterity, very useful when using controls.

The glove is nice and tough too. For example, the fingers have rubber reinforcement, whilst the palms have a coating of Polyurethane for an extra tough layer right where the gloves will be contacting touch surfaces. A strap around the wrist holds the glove secure, whilst a toggle closure ensures a close fit to keep out wind and moisture.

Hestra have been knocking out some of the best winter gloves for extreme cold for nearly a century now, and they are not about to stop any time soon. This set of extreme weather mittens are packed with useful features to keep your precious little hands warm in even the most testing cold weather conditions.

The lining comprises 3 separate layers, all removable. This allows you to tailor the insulation for warmer conditions, as well as making it easy to clean. The gloves are completely waterproof and windproof, whilst the palms are constructed of goat leather. This material is tough, but also very soft and flexible – a very useful combination.

The mittens are designed to slip onto your hands easy enough, whilst a very effective Velcro strap will keep them there for as long as you need them too. Once again, by virtue of having such a strong construction suitable for extreme cold these mittens are very much at the upper end of the price range. If you snowmobile frequently in very cold environments, these could be a winner – so long as you can justify the investment.

Klim Snowmobile gloves are a product with a long and proud association with quality. They are especially designed for use on Snowmobiles, which has led to a few interesting design choices. That being said, the big standout feature has to be the amount of Thinsulate insulation they have managed to pack in here, a whopping 300 grams per glove – a very, very impressive level of insulation.

 It is though not just a large amount, it’s also how that insulation has been deployed which impresses us. 100 grams is in the palm, whilst 200 grams is on the back of the hand. The thought process behind this – and it makes sense – is that it will be the back of your hand that is facing into the wind and snow, and so needs the extra padding. The palm is gripping around the handlebar and so is protected a little more.

Like we said, it does make sense and is proof that Klim has really put some though behind their design process here. In addition to that cool insulation there is the usual useful features – a tough and tacky material pad on the palm, a wrist mounted strap for a secure fit.

All in all, when you see the words Klim Snowmobile Gloves you can assume they will be high quality, and this product loves up to that admirably.

First things first, and it should be noted that these gloves are not of a design that is going to appeal to everyone. There’s just a bit too much yellow for them to be a design with the subtlety to simply blend in. At the same time, as a pair of winter gloves from the lower end of the price range they don’t really have the high-end materials to warrant the closer inspection their bright coloring will draw.

At the same time, and especially given that low price point, these are a pair of snowmobile gloves packed with useful features. Chief amongst them is the 150g of Thinsulate insulation – not the highest amount on the market but certainly not the lowest either. Those yellow palms do look horrific (in our opinion at least) but they are at least made of genuine cow leather, an extremely tough but soft and flexible material.

The backs are of Nylon construction, again nice and tough whilst also being wind proof and water resistant. A big strap holds them in place whilst a toggle closure seals up the glove to keep out wind and moisture.

It may look like crap, but this is still a feature packed, excellent quality budget glove option.

A much more subtle design than the gloves we just looked at!  In fact, if you look at them from a certain angle, they kind of look like Ice Hockey gloves – maybe a subtle nod to their Canadian origins.

The exterior shell of the gloves is 100% polyester. That’s a useful material to see, as it provides a tough, wind and water-resistant outer whilst also allowing the wicking qualities of the liner and insulation to do their thing keeping your hands dry. The lining is not removable, but is designed to be incredibly soft and, as we mentioned, both breathable and moisture wicking.

The outer of the glove has also been reinforced in strategic areas. Around the fingers and across the knuckles you will find soft but tough goat leather. The palm is also of goat leather, with additional support from strategically placed strips of polyurethane.

All in all then, a pretty basic glove design in quite a lot of ways. At the same time, a very tough one that, physically at least, should be able to take a lot of punishment.

This is a very interesting design from Flambeau. They’ve taken the sensible line of asking why just rely on body heat to keep you warm in wintery conditions? After all, this is the 21^st century right, we’re not savages!

The results of that train of thought are these gloves, possibly the warmest snowmobile gloves out there right now. Why are they so warm? Because they contain built-in heater elements in the palms and fingers. When they are connected up to the built in, tiny but powerful lithium ion batteries you get up to 5 and a half hours of heat generation to keep your hands toasty warm.

The gloves also pack some of the features you would expect of a traditional winter glove too, such as a waterproof nylon outer, secure wrist strap and 100 grams of insulation. This is a pretty out there kind of product and frankly it won’t be for everyone. But if you are looking for a truly innovative design to combat deep winter chill you should certainly take a look at these gloves.

We’ve already seen a number of products that have included leather – both goat and cow – as a material in their construction. What they have done however is incorporate leather into a portion of the design, like the palms, to add extra toughness to the design. Mossi have seen that and said hold my beer.

The result are these, an all leather set of snowmobile gloves. Naturally, by taking leather as the base material these gloves are crazy tough. They are going to easily stand up to the physical trials of Snowmobile riding. At the same time, they will take advantage of leathers natural flexibility for a set of gloves that let you keep a certain level of dexterity.

100 grams of Thunsulate lining has been jammed inside for extra protection, whilst tough plastic inserts have been placed over the knuckles and fingers. These are designed to protect against wind chill whilst you are riding, a pretty cool feature to see.

There is no strap like with many other designs, instead an elastic panel is included in the cuff for a secure fit. Being all leather they are of course look awesome too, a nice little bonus.