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New Use for the Old Hole

New Use for the Old Hole

| December 21, 2011 | 4 Comments

Traditionally, the main distinctions between alpine skis and backcountry skis have been that backcountry skis were lighter, may have have been reinforced for tele binding mounting and had holes in the tips & tails. The first two distinctions don’t seem to be as common nowadays, but the third, holes in the tips/tails, is still a […]

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Glue Renew Guru

Glue Renew Guru

| January 27, 2010 | 23 Comments

I love the idea of regluing skins, not just because it is all eco earth friendly and vegan approved, but because a pair of moderately worn nylon skins have such a nice feel to them – they glide, climb and fold-up like butter.  With this in mind, I stripped the old glue off of a […]

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Power Assisted Skin Ripping

Power Assisted Skin Ripping

| December 21, 2009 | 5 Comments

Super sticky skin glue can be a mixed blessing – it is great for adhering to your bases, but can nearly impossible to pull apart.  The little center strip of non-glued material definitely helps with this as do the nylon mesh skin savers, although I personally just throw the mesh in the trash right after […]

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Choosing Climbing Skins

Choosing Climbing Skins

| October 20, 2009 | 16 Comments

There are many variations on the skin theme available nowadays – nylon, mohair, mixed, hybrids, domestic, European, tip catchers, tail rippers, no tails and everything in between.  I’m partial and opinionated about what I like for the Wasatch, but am the first to admit that the best skin for the job is probably whatever the […]

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Skin Set Up – Part Two

Skin Set Up – Part Two

| December 30, 2008 | 11 Comments

Now that the edges have been trimmed back and the nose has been set, I like to tweak my tails a bit (the tails of the skins that is). Although I designed the BD ClipFix and used that system for years, I’ve now gravitated towards the STS system (shown below).  I liked the ClipFix, but […]

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Skin Set Up – Part One

Skin Set Up – Part One

| December 29, 2008 | 6 Comments

I’m the first to admit that I’m anal-retentive when it comes to setting up my skins.  Why? Because spending an hour or so in the beginning getting your skins just right means you never have to fool with them again and that they seldom fall off or fail in the field.  I can’t remember the last […]

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