Learn 3 ways to solve the common ski touring problem of climbing skins no longer sticking. Rene-Martin shares his best 3 tips to get your skins sticking to your skis. To avoid having problems with your skin glue, you should always address each issue as it arises.
When snow gets wedged between your ski and climbing skin, that's when problems begin and you risk not having a good time if you don't correct the problem immediately. Make sure your climbing skin is properly installed on your ski before you drop it on the snow. Your clips should have the right tension. The skin must be properly aligned on the ski. Noce you're climbing, check your tail hook every now and then. Check you ski partner's hooks too. They'll thank you for it.
In this video, professional backcountry guide and ski-touring instructor Rene-Martin Trudel shares his secret recipe for all beginner, novice and expert backcountry skiers to do! The tutorial applies to split-board, telemark, and alpine touring equipment. You will definitely travel more efficiently on the snow and in the mountains and have lots more fun!
3 WAYS TO CLEAN SNOW OFF YOUR CLIMBING SKINS
OPTION 1
Rub the climbing skin on your pants in a sliding motion. If the glue wont stick and is iced up, rub the glue side down on your pants. If the skin is iced up, rub the fuzzy side down on your pants.
OPTION 2
Rub the climbing skin on your ski edge. ou can use your ski's edge as a light scraper by gliding the skin perpendicularly to the ski. This is really good for removing ice.
OPTION 3
Fold the climbing skins and put them inside your jacket, close to your core. Then, get active. Boot pack part of the way to increase your body heat. The heat you'll produce will soften the glue and make more tacky. Tacky enough to stick to ski again.
QUESTIONS? Put them in the comments and Rene-Martin will answer them!
00:00 Intro
0:13 Make sure your skins are well-in-place on your skis.
0:22 Cleaning snow from under climbing ski
0:48 Option 1: Rub the climbing skin on your pants
1:00 Option 2: Rub the climbing skin on your ski edge
1:14 Option 3: Fold the climbing skins and put them inside your jacket, close to your core.
3:14 The best tip: Stop and solve problems as they occur.
3:52 Q&A
FULL RISK DISCLOSURE
THIS VIDEO DOES NOT REPLACE THE NEED FOR AVALANCHE AWARENESS COURSES, WILDERNESS FIRST AID TRAINING, MOUNTAINEERING COURSES, AND THE NEED FOR A GUIDE.
Backcountry skiing by definition is a non-organized, at your own risk activity. Gaining experience is invaluable and an online course cannot completely provide the required knowledge you need to guarantee your safety. Our goal is to make you a better, well-rounded backcountry traveller, a better teammate, and more educated skier.
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