[alantf]

With regard to "snow sport gear" I had a great pair of leather ski gloves. Although I've never skid in my life, they were marvelous for wearing in the snow. I should imagine that they were excellent for holding ski poles. The problem was however, that they were totally useless when trying to operate the bike controls. While they were the warmest gloves I've ever had, they were designed to wrap around stationary poles, with insufficient "give" to easily move the fingers to different positions. I'd really suggest that if you see a pair of ski gloves that you like, you try them on the controls before you buy them.