Best alternate: Option 3. Pick it to put the recycled laminate up front. More exciting option: Option 2. The Mammut Stoney HS Thermo Glove is an insulated ski glove with a 2-layer recycled polyester laminate on the back of the hand and a waterproof insert. Recycled insulation fills the glove at 140 grams per square meter on the back of the hand and 100 grams per square meter on the palm. The palm is water-repellent goat leather. What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"I tighten the wrist adjustment on each hand separately before the first run, then hold the poles through a long day of laps with the leather palm against the grips. The gloves stay put on my wrists from the first lift to the last."