Climbing skins often receive less attention than skis, boots, & bindings, but the skins you stick to your skis can make or break your days in the backcountry. So in this guide, we go through the qualities to look for in a pair of skins, then directly compare 13 different skins from 5 different brands.
Colltex has been making climbing skins for more than 50 years, and it shows. Their Clariden skins’ low weight, great glide, and easy to use adhesive make them an excellent option for a lot of backcountry skiers.
Big Sky Mountain Products probably isn’t the first name that you think of when it comes to climbing skins. But for getting the most performance for your money, they might just be the best skins we’ve used.
G3 has updated their deep-snow-oriented Scala skin to cut weight. So how does the new Scala LT perform, and how does it differ from the original Scala?
Volkl’s “glue-free” skins are wonderfully easy to use, but we’ve experienced some significant issues with these pre-cut climbing skins.
The Pomoca Climb Pro Mohair skins offer a great mixture of grip and glide, as well as several other features that distinguish them from their North American counterparts.
G3’s Scala skin is purpose built for powder touring on rockered skis, so how does it compare to regular skins?
Grip or Glide? Low weight or Super Durable? Priorities differ when it comes to climbing skins, so we’ve compared the current crop of skins to help you determine which will work best for you.
G3’s new Mohair LT skins represent a serious jump by G3 into the world of 100% mohair skins.
More and more people are getting into ski touring, so we’ve compared some of our favorite climbing skins, and offer notes on their relative strengths and weaknesses.
The G3 Alpinist and Alpinist High Traction climbing skins are both great options—in the right terrain.