Gearing up for the backcountry? Ensure you optimize grip and glide and the skins remain attached to your tips and tails: A primer on sizing skins and tip and tail attachment systems. Sizing Skins We’ll keep this simple: You want to maximize climbing efficiency without too little skin underfoot, as you’ll compromise grip. With…
The Basics: Sizing Skins and Tip/Tail Attachments
Pomoca's classic plastic tail attachment.
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