I am all ready to start the season. Beginning skier here but I have bought skis and boots and I am ready to go.
The one item I lack is a good pair of warm gloves.
Can anyone suggest a pair that are warm (I would prefer no gimmicky ones with heaters etc), waterproof, and also somewhat breathable?
I am not going through the woods or anything obviously but I need something that will be better than the ones I have now which are ill fitting and which make my hands sweat and get clammy.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Thank you.

Clamminess is really a function of the innermost layer.

(I'm a big fan of Stoic Dukes)

I have an old pair of Dakine gloves w/ GoreTex and, a removable poly liner. Love 'em. Burton makes a nice one for $65.

Make sure the glove you buy has a GoreTex layer. Removable, preferably polyprop, liners also help to make the glove usable in a variety of conditions.

Thanks for the reply. Let me get this straight. Gore-Tex makes them waterproof but at the same time is breathable?
Also I had heard of a company called Hestra which makes very expensive leather gloves, but I was wondering can any leather gloves be completely waterproof?

Yup, that's the magic of Gore-Tex -- it doesn't let liquid water through but does allow water vapor through. They used to have ads showing coffee being poured over a layer of GoreTex -- the liquid didn't get through but the steam did. Gore-Tex is also windproof.

You can learn more about Gore-Tex here:

http://www.gore-tex.com/remote/Satellite/content/how-does-it-work

Sometimes the most expensive may be just as good as the medium-price one. If you're a member of REI, HTO or Easter Mountain Sports, go to one or a couple and try a bunch... Not only the Gore-Tex fabric, but also the insulation and the fit. Then make up your mind. Grandoe also makes gloves to order and Herrington has some outstanding selections too

The best solution I've found to the sweaty hands problem is to use liners. Then I can pull the liners out, along with most of the wetness and let them dry.

Here's a search I did through REI. I am NOT recommending the business, it is just that their search feature is quite customer friendly. The search criteria included ski gloves, waterproof, removable liner and touch screen compatible. 56fish's Dakines (or reasonable fascimile) is on the list. Same as curih's removable liners. And one other feature which for me is important, the touch-screen feature. That avoids having to take the gloves off in sub-freezing temperatures to handle the iPhone, GPS, ATM, you name it...

http://www.rei.com/search?cat=40004319&search=Gloves&jxTouch%20screen%20compatible=Touch+screen+compatible&jxWaterproof=Waterproof&jxRemovable%20liner=Removable+liner&jxGender=Men%27s&hist=search%2CGloves%5Ecat%2C40004319%3ASkiing%5EjxWaterproof%2CWaterproof%5EjxTouch+screen+compatible%2CTouch+screen+compatible%5EjxRemovable+liner%2CRemovable+liner%5EjxGender%2CMen%27s