POMOCA is the best. Don’t just take it from me, look at how many of the world’s best ski mountaineering athletes use their products during races and free time. POMOCA has been around since 1933 and rightly claims the title of “the world leading manufacturer of touring skins.” Even after 92 years, they’re still manufacturing […]
Venturing into the backcountry demands gear that can stand up to the rigors of the terrain and ideally enhance your performance at the same time. If you have ever experienced skin failure while in the backcountry, you know how important it is to purchase quality gear. Big Sky Mountain Products Mohair Mix Persistence Splitboard Skins […]
Splitboard Skins are an essential component of any setup. A high quality pair will grip well on steep compacted skin tracks but still glide during long traverses to save you energy. I have been testing the Union Splitboard Climbing Skins on multiple tours in and around the Tetons and they have continued to impress me. […]
Big Sky Mountain Products is a small company based out of Montana that specializes in manufacturing reliable, no-fuss climbing skins. Having used other 100% nylon skins in the past with nearly zero glide, I was impressed with the quality of the Big Sky Mountain Products Rambler Skins. Big Sky Mountain Products Rambler Grip/Glide The Big […]
The climbing skin tech has come a long way since snow travelers strapped horse-skin onto their skis (I heard the Kazakhs still do it that way). It can be pretty daunting these days to choose from all the skin offerings, and skin rental isn’t too much of a thing so luckily your adventurous friends at […]
Splitboard skins are, over course, the essential element allowing us to make forward progress up the mountain. While many manufacturers make skins for splitboards, there are a few differentiations which I’ll dive into in the Black Diamond GlideLite Mix STS Splitboard Skins and point out why these may or may not be the skins for […]
Montana is a Swiss company that has been making climbing skins since 1939. Their earliest models were literally made out of seal skin, and Montana’s uphill tech has evolved a long way over the last 84 years which is shown in the latest skin the Montana Montamix Adrenaline skins. Montamix Adrenaline FUSIONTECH Recently Montana incorporated […]
Most new skins are…skins. Many of them have a similar clip system, same kinda glue, a high traction or glide model etc. When I received the Contour Hybrid Skins I didn’t think much of it, just skins. Then I took them out of the bag, read the booklet included and became curious. They have an […]
The first thing you notice about the G3 Splitboard + Glide Climbing Skins is how awesome the asymmetrical tip/nose clip is, it perfectly attaches to the tip of your splitboard therefore lining up the rest of the climbing skin without that pesky wrinkle so common in the older splitboard skins. G3 Splitboard + Glide Climbing […]
I jumped at the chance to try out the brand new Black Diamond Ascension Skins as for years now pretty much all my ski partners have sworn by Black Diamond skins on their AT setups. Splitboarding is at least 80% going uphill and so I’ve always put much more stock in uphill performance than anything […]