> > One additional glove factor is that ski gloves have some sort of > > armour over the finger tips. I don't know why, though. Anybody? > > Because if you ski a lot, you wear through your fingers and > palms too quickly unless they're reinforced.
Thankyou. That's useful information. Even if I like skiing a lot I'm unlikely to do it more than 2-3 times a year, so I won't need to go to the expense of buying armoured gloves. -- Cheers, Bob

