Guides

Peak for deep cold and wet snow, Mountain for most winter days, Active for running and cross-country skiing, mittens if your fingers always freeze first. Here is how to pick.

Disposable hand warmers are fine once in a while. If you spend regular time outside, rechargeable heated gloves give adjustable heat over the whole hand, all season.

Heat Up heated gloves run up to 10 hours on low, about 4 to 6 hours on medium and 3 to 5 hours on high. Here is the runtime of every product, and how to get more hours.

You can fly with heated gloves, socks and vests in Canada. Keep spare batteries and power banks in your carry-on, protect the terminals, and check with your airline.

Always remove the batteries first. Heated socks can go in the washer on a delicate cycle or be hand washed; gloves, vests and bermudas are spot cleaned and air dried.

Which heated gear for which winter activity: ice fishing and watching games, outdoor work and snow removal, skiing, and active sports like running and fat biking.