I agree, good gloves are essential. I have a hard enough time just answering my phone when I'm snowboarding i couldn't imagine operating a camera. Plus you don't want to be taking gloves on and off too much or you'll end up very uncomfortable by the end of the day.

I was just surfing around the internet, found this and thought of you Scott (don't you feel special?)

ewa-marine : VXA

Thought you might be interested.