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Hi, I have a question about what brand, type and width of skins...

By Ranked #678 - Climbing Skins April 16, 2009

Hi,

I have a question about what brand, type and width of skins to use. They will mostly be used for skinning up ski trails to access upper trails in Maine after the ski area is closed and for some skinning on Mt. Washington. I'm thinking corn, ice, wind blown conditions but maybe a little powder if I'm lucky. I have volkl Bridges with a Marker Duke AT binding. Ski length is 169 and dimension are 130-92-112.

Thanks for your time and help!

Bob

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By Backcountry.com Employee April 16, 2009

For me, the Ascensions have have been bomber through a variety of snow conditions and I have never had a problem with them icing up. Also the STS clip works great with twin tips! For your skies, I would suggest 130 mm skins, then trim them to fit. But unfortunately at this time, BC.com are out of stock of anything in that size and in this case I suggest ordering them through Black Diamond: http://www.bdel.com/gear/sts.php

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Tech Specs:

Material:
Nylon 
Attachment Type:
Double-bar tip, STS tail 
Weight:
[90mm size] 20oz (580g) 
Recommended Use:
Backcountry skiing 
Warranty:
1 Year 
Country of Origin:
China 

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