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The Flurry Sensor Glove is Outdoor Research's plainest cold-weather glove: a knit in the company's Alpin-Wool Plus fabric, a plaited construction with 43% wool on the outside and a 100% polyester fleece backer on the inside, with silicone print across the palm for grip and conductive fingertips for a phone. The men's version costs $50 in Charcoal or Solid Black, sizes S through XL, and weighs 2.9 ounces by OR's listing. A leftover Black colorway sits at $20 while stock lasts.
OR describes it as light weather protection for active cool-weather use, which is the honest framing. There is no waterproof membrane, no windproof layer and no insulation beyond the knit itself. Read it as a liner and a shoulder-season glove and the price is reasonable. Read it as the glove you wear on a ski lift and you will be disappointed by the second run.
Our verdict
A sensible $50 knit glove for cold-but-dry days and for wearing under a shell mitt, backed by OR's Infinite Guarantee; it is not a snow glove on its own, and OR sells it as light weather protection, not insulation.
- A good fit for
- A walker, runner or commuter who wants wool warmth, a phone that still works, and a liner that fits under a bigger mitt when the weather turns.
- We would skip it if
- You need a waterproof or windproof glove for lift lines or shoveling wet snow; a knit with no membrane will wet through and cool down fast.
Reasons to consider it
- Alpin-Wool Plus fabric is 43% wool over a polyester fleece backer, so it wicks and stays warm when damp
- Touchscreen fingertips and a silicone palm print keep the gloves on while you use a phone or hold a pole
- Covered for the life of the glove by OR's Infinite Guarantee, with a 60-day window for returns on new purchases
The compromises
- No membrane or wind layer, so it is a liner or a mild-day glove, not a storm glove
- OR asks that warmth complaints be raised inside the 60-day window for returns because warmth is not treated as a defect
- Sold as men's in S to XL only; the women's cut stops at L and is a separate page
What we have not verified: No pair was worn for this review; whether the fingertips register on a wet screen, how soon the palm print wears, and how the knit pills after months stuffed in a parka were not assessed.
The things in this guide
A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
Men's Flurry Sensor Glove · Charcoal
Wool-blend knit that stays warm when damp, phone-friendly fingertips, a grippy palm, a clip to keep the pair together, and OR's lifetime guarantee behind it at $50.
Before you buy: No wind or water protection, so it needs a shell mitt over it in real snow, and the wool blend is under half wool by weight.
Price checked September 11, 2026. Retailer prices can change.A plaited wool knit with fleece inside
The fabric OR calls Alpin-Wool Plus 2L is listed as 43% wool, 38% polyester and 19% nylon in the outer knit, bonded to a 100% polyester fleece backer. Plaited means the two fiber sets are knit so that the wool sits on the outside face and the synthetic sits against the skin, which is the standard way to get wool's damp-warmth without wool's itch. OR's wording for the result is breathable and wicking, and the fleece backer is what keeps the palm from feeling like a sweater.
The blend is worth reading twice. At 43% wool it is a wool-flavored synthetic, not a wool glove, and the 100% polyester backer means the layer touching your hand is entirely synthetic. Synthetic against the skin helps drying time and fingertip durability, and does nothing either way for warmth. The listed weight of 2.9 ounces, or 82 grams, places it in liner territory, and the tapered wrist is cut to slide under a jacket cuff or a shell mitt.
Touchscreen tips, silicone palm, and a clip
The Sensor in the name is the touchscreen-compatible fingertip, which OR pitches as phone use without exposing skin. Knit conductive fingertips are a mature technology and generally work for taps and swipes; typing a long message through wool is another matter, and the page makes no claim about precision. The anti-slip silicone print on the palm is the other functional addition, there so a phone, a trekking pole or a steering wheel does not slide through a smooth knit.
The remaining features are small and practical: a glove clip so the pair stays together in a pack, and the tapered wrist already mentioned. There is no pull loop, no nose wipe and no leash. Three colorways are on the men's page, but only Charcoal and Solid Black are at the full $50; the older Black version is at $20 and, being a runout color, may be gone by the time you read this. A women's Flurry Sensor Glove exists on a separate page at the same $50 in sizes S to L.
Lifetime guarantee, with a warmth clause
OR's Infinite Guarantee covers its gear for the lifetime of the product and is honored for items bought from any authorized dealer, not only from OR directly. The remedy is a direct or comparable replacement from current stock; OR does not run a repair service and does not refund. Exclusions are the usual ones, including ordinary wear, rips and snags, fit and size, and alterations. One clause applies directly to a glove: OR treats warmth as subjective, not a defect, so a glove that is not warm enough has to come back as a return, and that window is 60 days.
Returns on new, unworn goods bought from outdoorresearch.com are accepted for 60 days following purchase, tags attached, with a $6.95 FedEx or USPS label offered at the end of the process. Exchanges for another size or color are US-only, use a free label, and ship after the original arrives back. Warranty claims are filed online with photographs; OR quotes response times of up to two business weeks, stretching to 3 to 5 weeks between January and March, which is exactly when a glove claim is most likely.
Fifteen dollars more buys a windproof fleece
OR's own step up is the Men's Gripper Sensor Windbloc Glove at $65. It swaps the wool knit for a Polartec Windbloc three-layer microfleece that OR lists as windproof and water-resistant, adds a polyurethane grip on the palm instead of silicone print, and keeps the touchscreen fingertips, glove clip and tapered wrist. For a runner or a cyclist on a cold, windy morning, the wind layer changes the experience more than any fiber content does.
What the Flurry keeps over the Gripper is the wool feel and a slightly softer, more casual look that passes on a commute. The Flurry is also the better liner of the two: a windproof membrane inside a shell mitt is redundant, while a plaited wool knit is the classic liner fabric. If the glove will live inside a mitt for most of the winter, the $50 knit is the one to buy; if it will be the only layer on a windy day, spend the extra $15.
Skip it if snow is the point
The Snow tag on this review is about the season, not the glove. Pass on the Flurry Sensor if the job is shoveling, sledding with kids, or riding lifts in wet weather. A knit with no membrane absorbs meltwater, and once wet a 2.9-ounce glove has no reserve of warmth to draw on. For that work you want a shell mitt with this glove under it, or an insulated glove with a waterproof insert, and both cost more than $50.
Also steer clear when what you want is a glove that is mostly wool. At 43% wool in the outer face and none in the backer, the Flurry is a synthetic glove with a wool face, and someone buying for the fiber will find that number disappointing. And if you have warm hands and only need to keep the wind off, OR's Gripper Sensor at $65 does that job and this one does not. Buy the Flurry for dry cold, phone use and the guarantee, and keep a mitt for the storms.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- Outdoor Research: Men's Flurry Sensor Glove product page (opens in a new tab)
- Outdoor Research: Infinite Guarantee warranty page (opens in a new tab)
- Outdoor Research: Returns and exchanges (opens in a new tab)
- Outdoor Research: Men's Gripper Sensor Windbloc Glove product page (opens in a new tab)
