Got these for my daughter for our annual Europe trip as her skis had grown along with her and she needed new skins. I'm a believer of the straight skin approach, it makes the care and folding of the skins much easier and, the loss of contact surface from a trimmed skin is negligible. The no glue area (rip-strip) down the middle of the skin is cool too, easy off. And the attachment system at the tip of the ski is second to none. Cheers.

I just used these skins for the first time, however, the uptrack that I was on was so steep that I really wasn't able to get a good feel for the skins and how they held..nothing would of held but crampons. Dispite the steep sections they seem to hold ok..not sure if this helps. I did the ease in which they came off and the attachment to the tip and tail were very secure.

I used these skins in a hike and ski relay. The grip was great until I got into the steepest area, then even switch-backing up the hill was so slick I was sliding backward and had to take my skis off and just hike. Most other racers were skinning it straight up, which makes me think these just aren't as grippy as others available.

I bought these in October and have used them over twenty times. They fit my Volkl Auras perfectly and only took a small amount of cutting (use a sharp utility knife though not what they give you) I hang them by the fire at night and they are ready to go every morning. The clip system also makes it very easy to rip them off w/o taking your skis off.