I have been trudging myself and gear around to long on snowshoes, I want to put some skins under these feet and start making some real time, I have the moment garbones that are 135 in the shovel I want a skin that is smooth and fast plus very grippy on the snow, got any suggestions??
thanks

Be a slow-shoer no more! BD Ascension or Glidelites are the standard to which all other skins are measured. I'm on my 4th season on the same glidelites, so nuff said. Make sure you get a skin with the tail attachment, no matter what. I would go with either all nylon or the mohair mix. As a rule, nylon is more durable, has better bite on steeper tracks, and will repel water/ice a bit better than mohair. Mohairs glide better, are lighter and pack smaller, and have been relegated to the domain of randonnnee racing as such. They will weigh a bit more than pure mohairs, but WAY less than snowshoes, either way. G3 skins are good, too, but some don't like the tip connection. Hope that helps. Also, rule of thumb on skin sizing for everyone out there: Take a ruler and measure the fattest part of the tail of your skis that will actually touch the snow. Buy the closest size that will cover this measurement. You can always go with the listed tail dimension, but they are less accurate than you would think. Your shovel never comes into play while skinning, and it's usually the widest part of the ski. There's no need to buy a super wide skin and then trim 30mm off of the whole thing unless you like wasting money.