Skins, and ice snow build up...

[Frikadeller]

So..... I have never really had this kind of problem with my skins (well yes I have, but not this bad) of snow building up on the skins to a monumental level, making the boards ten pound heavier, and gaining more and more snow as I skin more.... My partners skins where doing the same lame thing. We would have to stop, and pull the skins to clear off the 3 to 6 inches of snow built up on the things every 30 minutes or so. What gives? I have heard of a myriad of cures for this ranging from spraying rain-X, to crayoning on ski wax to some sort of spray on treatment. What do all you experts recommend to stop this silly shit from sapping all my energy on the uphill?

[DirtyHarry]

I was experiencing some of that today too. Rub-on wax works, the same stuff that you use for your bases. Ascension also used to make some spray on stuff just for this problem. I don't know if they stil make it ir how well it works though.

[AlpineK]

I try to carry skin wax with me. It's the rub in variety of wax. That helps a lot, but there are times when you still end up with problems.

 

I've never tried any of the spray on wax.

[Tokogirl]

Any rub on wax works well but applying it before the skins start to retain moisture. This time of year I apply before I start skinning up and go against the grain as well as with.

 

Spray on works good but only if applied on dry skins.

[snoboy]

Search the archive at www.tetonat.com and he talks about ironing in skin wax - might help.

 

 

[Frikadeller]

Cool info, I am gonna try this stuff,

 

 

and carry some maxiglide, that I use on my XC skis to keep the waxless bases from icing.

[Dan_Miller]

The Glop Stopper product generally works for me except in a few instances. As mentioned above, it's important to work it against the skin's grain for maximum effectiveness.

 

Tokogirl has it fairly well dialed in, it seems.

 

It can be a little fatiguing and balance hindering with six or so inches of wet snow/ice adhering to the bottom of your skis is kind of an understatement.

[stinkyclimber]

The other helpful thing is to carry a metal scraper, and when you stop to de-glob, be sure to get every last speck off ice and compact snow off. Spend a few more minutes doing this, even using heat from your hand to melt the last bits, and you will go longer without de-glopping.

[Frikadeller]

 

It can be a little fatiguing and balance hindering with six or so inches of wet snow/ice adhering to the bottom of your skis is kind of an understatement.

 

Yeah, if you think it's bad on a regular Tele or AT skis, try to think of the double amount of fun this is on the wide ass skis of a splitboard...