Day in the Life of My Tram Gloves
Posted on Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
As the season ends, and the roads become filled with gumbo mud, I always look at the year in a reflective way. Figure out what worked and what didn’t work for the season.
For one, my 360 landing most definitely did NOT work. I have the bruises both of body and ego to prove that one. But my pow skiing and my steep skiing, well, they did work well this year.
I also take stock of my gear from the past year and figure out what performed well and what will go to the back of the closet. There are certain things I really liked, such as a hood on my jacket to keep the spindrift and wind out on cold days. I like the weight of my Enclosure Jacket now for spring skiing; it’s light and not too much on the warm corn days. I love my RPK Pants and the seams that keep everything dry; even in wet, deep snow, I’m dry under the pants.
But the big standout for me was the new Tram Gloves I started wearing in the middle of winter.
The glove is roomy enough to wiggle my fingers when it’s really cold, and the leather on the palm is both tough and soft. Kinda like me, I like to think!
The color is cool and reminds me of the old work gloves I use in the summer, so it gives me that tough, blue-collar look on the slopes.
I’ve used them on -20 days and been warm, and on 40-degree bluebird and still been fine with the way they keep or move heat away from my hands. The photos are from a typical day in the mountains; I take the gloves everywhere and my dog LOVES playing tug of war with them.
Check them out for next season. I promise, they won’t disappoint.
Craig DeMartino is one of Cloudveil’s Inspired Mountain Ambassadors.
