Outdoor Research  Arete Modular GORE-TEX Gloves - Men's

Sometimes you want a lighter, thinner glove that makes it easier to manipulate things in your pack, pull skins, dig pits, etc. Other days you want a glove that keeps you warm and dry when it’s dumping and windy on the chairlift. These are those gloves. The inner liner can be pulled out to dry faster, and the long gauntlet shell keeps rain and snow where it’s supposed to be. I supplemented the included Nikwax for better coverage and seam sealing. So far these are my favorite in-bounds gloves in years, better than the Hestras and Kincos I have used in the past.

I was disappointed by these gloves. They have all the quality you would expect from the brand....well made, premium materials and very warm. HOWEVER, the fit is horrible. I recieved a pair of Large gloves which were sized more like a Medium. The large were way too tight and wouldn't allow my full finger in the glove. I paid the fees for returning this product and ordered the XL, since I really liked the glove. The XL fits like an XL should. It is way too big. I don't think I am crazy, as I have owned many gloves and mittens in the past and never experienced this struggle. I am stuck with these giant expensive gloves now. Maybe my hands will grow.

Basically perfect. Fit tight at first but they broke in quickly and became very comfortable but still a bit tight for me. However, I have wide hands and thick fingers that are short for the width. I usually wear extra large mittens or three finger gloves because of this. These are the first cold-weather five finger gloves I can wear comfortably. I highly recommend these. Good for me to -25C doing moderate activity. Any colder is mitts territory anyway, so these are great.

I was looking for a replacement for my worn-out winter gloves and found the Arete Modular GORE-TEX Gloves. I have always loved Gore-Tex products and have used them for years when in the Army. These gloves are not only Gore-Tex but have a removable liner which is warm even by itself. It is nice because if the liner gets wet or dirty you can remove it and wash/dry and but it back in. Simple. I also love these gloves as they have a handy and useable strap to pull the gloves on your hand. The pull loop is big enough to fit a gloved finger through so allows me to be able to grab the loop with a gloved finger to pull the other glove on my hand. Many gloves have a pull loop but it is too small to put a gloved finger through so is kind of useless. I have read some reviews comments stating the cuffs are not large enough for their jackets to fit under when wearing these gloves. I have not experienced this and they seem to fit fine over my coat sleeves.

I found the gloves a solid pick for an all-around glove that will keep you warm while still keeping some dexterity. The removable liner improves on this flexibility. The only problem with the Arete is that the niche they fill is kind of awkward. For skiing in cold temperatures a ski mitt is going to be more comfortable. For climbing, you may want something that gives you more dexterity, with an overmitt for warmth. On the other hand, if you want a well-made, versatile glove that's pretty good for everything without being optimized for anything in particular, this is the one.

Great quality glove. I have had much neurological damage to one of my hands. The cold gets to it pretty bad. These gloves were warm and toasty in temps ranging down to 15F. Havent tried in colder because, well i need colder and im not sitting in a freezer to test them out. The only reason so far its a 9 is because when my hands started to sweat, the inner lining on my right glove kept pulling out whenever i took it off. I have massively wide hands though. If you have normal shaped hands it probably wouldnt be an issue.

I got several pair of these gloves for snowboarding/skiing. They are very warm with they liners. We have only used them on days were the temps were in the 20's and we didn't need the liners. They are dry and I love the features such as the tethers and cuff cinch. They are bulky with the liners and tend to run a bit large. My 16 year old son wears the small and I can fit the medium. Overall they are a fantastic glove at a very good price.

These gloves were used on an expedition cruise to Antarctica where I did zodiac rides and hiking. They kept my hands warm in sub-freezing temps, no issue! They are bulky so you loose some dexterity, but that’s just how it’s going to be with these gloves. It was nice to be able to remove the GorTex outer and use the inner glove on more temperate days. Would recommend to anyone who needs a solid cold weather glove.

Gloves are very warm even without the inner layer worked well but when using a rope tow skiing it burned the palms pretty bad and even with the wax that came with it re applied to the burn area from the rope tow it would still get wet and where the top layer of whatever was factory applied burned off.

I wore these as my warm gloves for snow camping at 11k feet. They did great even when I wasn't moving around much. Temps were below freezing but these did the job. They were waterproof while building my snow cave (I did apply the included NikWax before using them). overall great gloves!