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How do skiers keep their hands warm and dry?

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falconsubaru
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Hello Newschoolers!!

My name is Garrett. I was born and raised in a little town in the Sierra Nevada called Truckee. Ive been skiing my entire life. From racing mighty mights to competing for the Northstar freestyle team. Now i am attending college in San Francisco, studying product design and development. There's no shredding in San Francisco, but this is my last semester and I hope to be living back in proximity of pow asap!

For my Final thesis I am researching how skiers keep their hands dry and warm during the gnarliest of conditions.


So please! If you shred, please take a moment and fill out this survey!! Thanks. Shred on!

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1547631/How-do-snow-skiers-keep-their-hands-warm-and-dry-in-the-gnarliest-of-snow-storms
Feb 23 2014 4:48PM
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Nacho+
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I wear gloves and they tend to do a pretty good job. Hope that helps!
Feb 23 2014 4:51PM
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yangumane
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I did it, good luck with the thesis
Feb 23 2014 4:53PM
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californiagrown
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that is literally the dumbest fucking thesis ever. how in gods name did you get this approved.

this is something out of a 7th grade classroom.

Is this coming from USF or SFSU?

Feb 23 2014 4:55PM
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falconsubaru
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Thanks for the kind words guy! Feel free to not take the survey. Thanks for your input.
Feb 23 2014 5:08PM
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markc
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i dont have hands asshole.
Feb 23 2014 5:15PM
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HuckNorris44
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Is this real?
Feb 23 2014 5:18PM
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californiagrown
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there is no possible way this is a thesis.

People would have been fine with it and taken the survey if you had told the truth. But lying about your age, and what it is for was a bad idea.
Feb 23 2014 5:21PM
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Huck_Norris
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Mods gonna keep their fists warm in OP's anus.
Feb 23 2014 5:27PM
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powerbong2000
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This thread is THE LULZ.
Feb 23 2014 5:50PM
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Theskiingguy
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filled it out. good luck with your paper
Feb 23 2014 6:19PM
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willysworld
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I bet you are a really really ugly chick that sucks at skiing and life in general...
Feb 23 2014 6:21PM
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skiersupreme
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howd you type this? #getrekt
Feb 23 2014 6:51PM
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Deforestation
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He has a tongue you freaking racist
Feb 23 2014 6:57PM
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Crazy_E
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Wait my hands arent supposed to be cold and wet? thanks OP for helping my realize how wrong ive been living my life
Feb 23 2014 6:58PM
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NMMedia
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gloves/mittens?
Feb 23 2014 7:13PM
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NMMedia
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took the survey though, good luck
Feb 23 2014 7:15PM
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gotti
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mittens do the job absolutely perfectly no need for discussion, debate, or long papers
Feb 23 2014 7:50PM
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Substitute
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University of Arizona*
Feb 23 2014 7:56PM
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yasgur99
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U just keep my hands in my pants if ya know where I'm cuming from
Feb 23 2014 8:06PM
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littlelyonsman
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oh the responses that are coming...
Feb 23 2014 8:09PM
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Rusticles
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On a serious note, keeping core temperature up with good base layers will keep your hands warmer while wearing lighter gloves. I'm sure everyone knows that though
Feb 23 2014 8:17PM
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d.mcknight
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Wear mitts rather than gloves. Shit does wonders
Feb 23 2014 8:42PM
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snugs
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i keep my hands cupping my balls at all times. its hard to balance but it sure is warm
Feb 23 2014 8:43PM
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freestyler540
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done!

There are a few tricks I learnt through the ages:
-2 pair minimum if you are skiing for more than 2 hrs.
-Always unpack your gloves/mits. having air run through it keep moisture out and bacteria growth down.
-Body temperature regulation. By varying intensity, you can cut down on palm sweat. Since hands and feet are the most porous parts of your body, they will sweat first...even when you are cold!
-If you are outside, never take them off. If you are inside, never leave them on.same reason as above.
-Cold is wet. always.
Feb 23 2014 9:00PM
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suup
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Mitts- a piece of outerwear worn over fingers
Feb 23 2014 10:09PM
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markc
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right....
Feb 24 2014 12:50AM
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Daoust
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Still laughing my ass off after reading:
"Ive been skiing my entire life..."
"I am researching how skiers keep their hands dry and warm"


Feb 24 2014 12:53AM
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devan1044
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The dude just came here for help, so just help him out. No need to be dicks about it
Feb 24 2014 1:50AM
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JAHpow
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Here I'll write your thesis for you-

Mittens.
Feb 24 2014 1:59AM
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HungryHypocrite
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did the survey, but seriously, look at a ski hill.
Feb 24 2014 4:47AM
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Laurent.
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Gloves?
Mittens?

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Feb 24 2014 5:46AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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jesus christ you guys can be real ass holes sometimes. sure, the title makes it seem kind of like a durka durka question, but if you took the time to take his survey you'd see that there is a lot more to it than "I wear gloves". cut the guy some slack.
Feb 24 2014 9:26AM
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eivindaaholtet
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Mittems.
Feb 24 2014 10:28AM
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mohawkskier
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First I buy a gallon tub of crisco.......
Feb 24 2014 11:34AM
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Huck_Norris
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Bahahahahaha

Nailed it. Tell us more!!
Feb 24 2014 12:01PM
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Substitute
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My friends and I are dying at lunch!
Feb 24 2014 12:46PM
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snowdon
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Man the 6th grade is really getting tough, huh?

(Jokes aside I took your survey.)
Feb 24 2014 1:41PM
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cornholio
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gloves
Feb 24 2014 1:47PM
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cool_name
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I use these products that go iver my hands like socks, but they have a slot for your thumb and are covered in a waterproof fabric like you would find on a winter boot. Might just be my mountain, but everyone seems to use these or a similar one that has pouches for all fingers
Feb 24 2014 2:04PM
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HuckNorris44
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Took the survey. Why does age matter in the survey?
Feb 24 2014 2:36PM
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sNaubi
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I wear these, warm as fuck, but they don't stay dry for very long because they're too fucking hot. Because they are hot as fuck and wont let moisture either get in or out they start to smell after like 2-3 days.
I cut them open and removed the inside liner and started using thin inside gloves, solved the smell problem since I can now remove the inside, and it reduced the moisture problem a little

But if they could make the top(non-rubbery thing part) breath out the moisture, and the inside removeable, they would be golden.
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Feb 24 2014 3:15PM
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toiletstore
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Chile powder pills increase blood flow to hands
Feb 24 2014 3:25PM
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Duluthskier17
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Leather gloves is the way to go.
Feb 24 2014 6:02PM
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Hubsta
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Lot of 'leading' questions in there buddy, ideally you need to make sure the questions are worded in such a way you're not implying for a specific response. Won't make a great basis for your paper.

Either way filled it in, good luck!
Feb 24 2014 7:13PM
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RubberSoul
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gloves are out this season, now it's all about keeping your hands warm with cigarettes
Feb 24 2014 7:28PM
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californiagrown
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that is one of the better things ive heard on this site. Brav-fucking-Oh
Feb 25 2014 12:03AM
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Xanadoo
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hey me too! i usually tape poles to the ol' nubs. no poles looks DUM
Feb 25 2014 12:09AM
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Sharko
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Yah, this is best, but I use E-cigarettes so my hands can be warm in restaurants and airplanes too
Feb 25 2014 12:16AM
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Sharko
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Question 13 is: "Have you or a family member ever suffered from frost bite, frost nip, or even just cold hands while skiing?"

So, to answer "no" you would have to belong to some kind of superhuman family in which no one had ever gotten cold hands while skiing even once in their lives?
Feb 25 2014 12:22AM
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AJizzle
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This can't be a college level survey. If it is, your professor is a complete asshat for allowing this line of questions.
Feb 25 2014 1:27AM
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