A frosty-morning ski lesson keeps a young skier moving through drills, and the Swix Inspire Primaloft Mitten holds in warmth with PrimaLoft Silver insulation inside a 3-layer softshell. These kids' cross-country ski mittens finish with an elastic cuff at the wrist. What Our Gearhead(R) Experts Are Saying:"On long family ski loops, my kid held the poles the whole way around because the synthetic leather palm gave their grip something to hold. The pre-curved shape of the mittens matched how their hand wraps around a pole handle."