DaKine Titan Mitt

Great mitts!
February 19, 2011

Never used mitts before so i thought i would try them out. First thing i noticed about them aside from being very comfortable is that they keep your hands very very warm. I don't even bother to use the liners because my hands were sweating quite a bit, but the liners will be handy for the colder resorts. I grabbed quite a bit of snow at various speeds, but the mitts never got damp and held up quite well. The only concern I had was the fact that since my fingers were clumped together I would lose some functionality, but that proved to be minor. Although I cant do precise things, the mitts are a breeze to put on and I can strap onto and out of my board without a problem, which are all that matter to me. Also, the goggle wiper works a lot better than I expected and came in handy quite a few times. I don't think I will go back to gloves any time soon, so I highly recommend these mitts

too small
February 10, 2011

I ordered xtra large, but the glove is too small for me. I have long but thin fingers. The wrist band was at the bottom of my hand and the thumb was really tight. This meant that you coldn't comfortably use the glove liners, which meant that the gloves weren't warm enough on cold days. The seemed like good, well-made gloves otherwise. So order a size larger, and if you need xtra large, get a different glove. The returns policy and service of Altrec is good though

Good for skiing
January 03, 2011

When skiing, I like the warmth of mittens. When I need extra dexterity, I shake them off and let them hang by their retaining cords. I bought the Titan Mitts to replace a cheap pair of mittens I got at slope side shop last year. My hands measure 8.5" which is on the border between L & XL for DaKine. I went with a L since that's what I usually get. I found them to be too snug for my liking (required extra effort to remove and may have compressed the insulation too much). I gave these to my teenager and ordered an XL for me. They worked great during a week of skiing at Steamboat. Without the extra liner mitten, they kept my fingers warm in single digit weather. With temps in the mid 20's, my fingers would get warm by the end of a long run. Sometimes I'd take the mittens off for a few minutes in the lift line (letting them dangle!). Other times, my fingers seemed to cool off on their own. For me, the included liners were awkward. They seemed a little loose, which made it kind of hard to keep on when pulling my hands out of the main mitten. I ended up buying some thin gloves that worked perfectly for me (Burton's with "iFinger" that allows you to work an iPhone with the gloves on). My son wore his DaKine liners on the colder days and was very happy with everything. My only other quibble is that while the glove will snap together, they is no hook or anything to attach them to a zipper pull or the like. Since I only skied a week in the mittens, I can't speak to long term durability, but they held up well to carrying sharp edged skis and clearing the way through limbs when the tree skiing got too tight. All and all, I'm very pleased with the Titan Mitts and expect to get enough years from them.