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Narrow skins

Post by Inspiredcapers » Sun Sep 22, 2024 12:10 pm

https://climberkyle.com/2024/02/22/how- ... n-g-skins/

Found this article regarding “G-Skins” that I thought I’d post. I’ve seen this subject briefly touched on a couple of times and recall reading comments supportive and negative about it. There’s been a couple of times I’ve used a narrower skin on a wider ski that had mixed results dependent on snow conditions, elevation/slope being climbed, etc. I found it useful for gaining altitude on moderate slopes and trail breaking but not as great when it came to descent, particularly if theres a lot of turns involved or a slight grade.

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Re: Narrow skins

Post by JB TELE » Wed Oct 02, 2024 10:09 pm

I've used these on mid-width scaled skis when the scales weren't enough and full skins were too much: https://skimo.co/contour-cross-country- ... IiL3HMUN6o

It's impressive what you can still climb with them. A great option for skis without scales that don't have an ez-skin attachment, if the snow conditions aren't favorable to kick waxing.



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