Hestra Women's Fall Line

The Hestra Women's Fall Line (style 3002080) is a warm leather freeride glove with a removable liner and, by Hestra's own Performance spec, no waterproof membrane. The trade-off: leather feel, 6/8 dexterity and 6/8 durability, for a shell that is water-resistant rather than sealed.

Leather shell, G-Loft fill, Box Finger build

The shell is impregnated cowhide — Hestra's words: "durable and proofed cowhide" — with foam across the backhand. Insulation is G-Loft — in Hestra's words, "a very thin 100% polyester fiber with exceptionally high insulating capacity, even in wet conditions." Box Finger construction sews a panel into the side of each finger instead of folding the leather flat, leaving dead air around the finger instead of leather pressed against it — how a glove this dexterous still insulates.

Warmth and weather: windproof, not waterproof

Hestra rates it Warmth 5/8 — "Toasty," which it defines as "noticeably warm — built for sustained exposure to cold." The product badge row reads "Removable Lining | Windproof." It does not say waterproof; the structured Performance spec is explicit: Waterproof: No. Hestra's own explanation: the glove "does not include a waterproof membrane. It may offer water resistance from its outer material but is not designed to keep hands dry in sustained wet conditions." Proofed leather sheds wind and dry snow; sustained wet eventually gets through. In return the leather breathes, can be re-proofed as it wears, and the liner pulls out to dry overnight.

Fit and sizing

This is the women's cut — Hestra's phrase: "a slimmer cut to fit women's narrower hands" — pre-curved, with a short neoprene cuff and Velcro closure made to sit under the jacket sleeve, not over it. Hestra sizes by hand circumference in numbers, not S/M/L; the official run is 5 to 12. PTO stocks 6, 7 and 8; both colourways we carry, Cerise and Bordeaux, come in all three. Hestra publishes no centimetre conversion here; measure against its size guide.

Who it's for, and who should look elsewhere

It suits skiers in cold to mixed snow who want durable leather, finger control on straps and buckles, and a liner they can dry or replace (art. 3003050, sold separately). On wet or maritime days the physics are against it: Hestra's own CZone Mountain 5-finger carries a membrane, rates Waterproof: Yes and 6/8 warmth, and costs less — while giving up dexterity (5/8) and durability (5/8). If your hands run cold, the Fall Line mitt (3002081) is the same family at the same price in a mitten shell: more trapped air, less finger dexterity.