The North Face: Gloves & Mittens

The North Face Gloves
Essential winter accessories, these gloves give athletes the protection they need to keep exploring, whether they're ice climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling or running around town. Moisture-wicking fabric, added stretch and improved articulated fit characterize North Face gloves for 2005, while their hats, from beanies to balaclavas to neck gaiters, continue to offer a range of style and soft, lightweight, packable warmth to wear alone or layered.

The North Face product group and team worked long and hard to take their Fall 2005 glove line to the next level. Focusing on fit, insulation, breathability, and style they have created a glove line that provides protection and comfort for hardcore expeditions in Greenland, blazing lines Tahoe, cold conditions in Stowe, and day-to-day needs in resorts or cities.

Mountain Climbing Gloves
Focusing on the needs of their expedition team, these gloves and mittens are designed with protection, function, durability, and comfort all in mind. Recognizing the rapid changing climates on mountains they have various levels of insulation offerings and also have made their working gloves tool-friendly for added grip and dexterity.

Fabrics, inserts and insulation include:

• Schoeller Extreme Fabric - Schoeller protection and soft shell comfort featured in our Ice N Tele Glove
• Gore Tex XCR 3L - featured in their Mountain Guide Mitt
• Gore Tex XCR Insert - featured in our Ice N Tele Glove
• Pittards Armortan WR100X with Oiltac - featured in their Ice N Tele Glove
• PrimaLoft insulation - featured in our Himalayan Mitt

Snowboard Gloves and Ski Gloves
Regardless of how North Face athletes decide to get downhill, their snowboard and ski gloves are designed and developed to provide the ultimate in protection, comfort, durability, fit and versatility to keep hands comfy and cozy all day. We increased insulation options, improved their fit, upped breathability and insured that their gloves and mitts can withstand the abuse that skiers and snowboarders inflict on the hill. Some features include: removable no-lose leashes so you don't become a victim of the glove graveyard beneath the liftline, super soft chamude nose wipes on the thumbs, goggle squeegees, stash pockets perfect for handwarmers or personal items, articulated fingers, and fingers in their mitts for deterity.

Fabrics, inserts and insulation include:

• HyVent Stretch fabric for the ultimate in mobility and durability - featured in the Men's and Women's Surge Gore Snowboard Glove and Mitten
• HyVent Satin-faille durable protection with a softer hand - exclusive to their Women's Purr Fect Mitten
• Gore Tex Soft Insert for breathability and protection - featured in their Men's and Women's Surge Gore Glvoe and Mitten
• HyVent Insert with their own proprietary waterproof barrier, texted and proven to have higher breathability than their competitors - featured in their Men's and Women's Vortex ski gloves and the Men's and Women's Montana Glove and Mitt
• Thinsulate insulation for warmth and comfort - featured in the Men's and Women's Surge Gore Glvoe and Mitt
• Removable liners for variable conditions and easy drying - featured in their Men's and Women's Vortex Glove

Essentail Gloves
These are the ski gloves their athletes put on their winter checklist year after year. Perfect for winter snowboarding runs, snowshoeing, resort/town needs and layering. Using stretch fabrics that are extremely moisture-wicking help for heavy exertion, grip palms for improved dexterity and handling, and improved fit all make any of these gloves a staple.

• Gore WindStopper - featured in their Men's and WOmen's Pamir Glove
• Polartec Power Stretch - featured i ntheir Men's and Women's Power Stretch Glove