Well I like be able to move my fingers around so I use gloves… One good thing to do whether you have gloves or mittens is to wear glove liners under the actuall glove and try to find a set of gloves with the strap that goes on your wrist. That way you can easily take off your glove and not worry about losing it and then zip down your coat or wipe off your goggles or w/e you wanna do and still have some protection (from the glove liner) on those cold/windy days.