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No other thing as skins characterizes the ski mountaineer
Friday 7 February 2014 4 minutes reading time
There are skins for all needs, from race, to climb, to walk by freetouring and pace of seals every reference to the animal is purely nominal. Today skins are made of nylon, mohair, synthetic or a mix of the two materials.
In practice, the sealskin is nothing more than an adhesive strip that is applied on the base of the ski. The part with the glue adheres to the slab and the part with the hair flowing in the snow. Due to the friction that produce micro hairs on the snow uphill allows the skier to tackle hilly scrolling progression but not slipping backwards.
In addition to the primary sealing function, the skins-especially for the race-department must have many other features including smoothness and rapidity of use so that they can be swapped in and out in the shortest possible time in order not to compromise the result in the race when each second is precious.
If you are not Garisto, but good ski mountaineers is needless to say that the skins should be maintained in. From the outset a good quality leather can make a difference, then go tailored for skiing that will cover and always kept with care to preserve its life for as long as possible. Stones, and cold water can compromise the seal. A wet skin loses the glue may not adhere well to the slab that is why, in the ski mountaineer backpack that carries on every climb, in addition to the normal complement of avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe, it would be a good idea to have a couple of skins spare. When during a trip will require several changes of attitude, that is, it becomes necessary to put on and remove skins several times to deal with various slopes skins should always be kept warm to help the adhesive strength of the adhesive. A wet skin starts to collect snow and from there begins the ordeal of skialper: scivolature, hooves of snow on the floors, and huge efforts are just the beginning of the tragedies that can occur during a climb. For proper maintenance skins are always dry thoroughly after use, it can be useful to sprinkle with repellent to prevent the formation of clogs snow and periodically renewing the glue. Obviously the hair of the skin with the use is consumed, as they say in the jargon tends to "burn" to do more grip. At this point there are no excuses, it's time to change the skins!
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