Gear Review
Black Diamond Ascension Nylon STS Skins
These things stick!
By Kerry
Ranked #332 - Climbing Skins
July 2, 2009
I love the Ascensions. I've been using the same pair for four seasons now and they still work great. They'll get you up the steeps with minimal sliding. The rear clip is sometimes hard to work with twin tips, but it's not a big issue. Make sure you put them in your jacket to keep them warm between runs. In severe cold weather, I've had issues with them icing up...but I think that would happen to any skin.
** Rule of thumb - to get full coverage, buy skins that are 10mm less than the widest part of your ski. For example, if you have 130mm tips, buy 120mm skins. You'll be good to go!
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Change me.
1 Comments Last Reply: August 1, 2009 By: Ben Lyman
Just don't let yourself have any more than 10 mm difference, and as little as 8 mm is OK.
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