 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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they have to be twin tips
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Twin tips can be a PITA -- a normal ski tail allows you to quickly stuff the skis in the snow and be sure you won't loose them. This is invaluable when you get to a small, windy, cloudy col and you have to faff about taking skins off.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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attaching skins to twintips can be a PITA, also they are shocking belay devices should you find yourselves looking for an anchor on a glacier.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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What sory of touring binding?? Little point going for the lightest ski if you're going to fit Marker Dukes or simmilar? Conversley little point buying a light ski for weight and then putting Dukes on it?
Most skins have some sort of cam at the tail (BD or G3). Getting this to stay in the middle and tight with a twin-tip is tricky so they tend to come off mid-tour as it's much harder to get much tension in the system. I think ski's comment refers to when you are holding one ski it is easier to shove the other in the snow if it isn't a twin tip...
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sweaman2, Well a light ski with dukes is gonna be lighter than a heavy ski with dukes... So not quite sure why there'd be little point in that set-up..?
Also have to say I haven't had any problems with BD skins on my twins.
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Prophets I'd say, pretty light but a great ski (have an old pair of 80s with Freerides on them, might be lighter than the 80s dunno), not too bad sticking them in the snow either although the harder it is the more difficult.
As for skins G3s are absolutely no problem on twins in my experience.
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Well thats my dragons den idea in the crapper - curse you twin tip connectors.
roga, do you know if the prophet 80's also have the metal layer in them as per the 90's, was reading something that said the prophet 115 and 130 were lighter then the 90's 
sweaman2, The bindings are fritschi freerides plus or pro can't remember which. I also have ye olde coll-tex skins with a plastic clip so no idea how they will fair with twins.
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FAQ
and the shortlist is:-
if that's the case let me know.
I am not going to be doing any serious hikes and my skill level means I hopefully won't find myself in too many very precarious positions. In my very limited experience of putting on and removing skins I have always needed to be holding onto the skis with the other hand anyway, is there some technique I am missing out on?
