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Black Diamond Ascension Nylon STS Skins

Item #BLD0457 | 200 in Stock
4 Star Rating

Durable mofos

By Backcountry.com Sponsored Athlete Ranked #143 - Climbing Skins October 3, 2008

I've used the heck out of my Nylon STS skins and they still work amazingly well. Let me retrace their life. They were on a super-fat powder ski for a while and did their fare share of breaking trail through deep snow as well as walking through mud and pine needles. Then I cut them down for a lighter and skinnier touring ski and have been on that set-up for another couple seasons. I haven't even needed to redo the glue using the kit that you can get from BD for when the adhesive gets too old. To this I owe the STS system. Its a really easy to use tensioning system that keeps your skins in line on your base even if they get soaked and the adhesive gets compromised.

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Tech Specs:

Material:
nylon 
Tail Attachment:
STS adjustable 
Weight:
649 g 
Recommended Use:
backcountry skiing 
Manufacturer Warranty:
1 year 

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