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Snow sticking to skins
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

NotMrsFS and I skinned up this morning and I went through a patch of having snow clump up and stick to my skins - giving me a very unpleasant 15 minutes of skinning.

Undoubtedly my technique is to blame.

Any suggestions?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

sticking to the furry side of the skins? not unusual - you could treat your skin with skin wax, which is hydrophobic and stops wet snow sticking to your skis. a ghetto in the field fix is to rub some sun cream into the area of the skin which is sticking
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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?

Yep, on the furry side Arno.

I'll try some skin wax then (second time it's happened).

Many thanks.
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FlyingStantoni, not necessarily technique - if you skin through warm or damp snow (and the skins get wet) then move onto colder snow this will happen no matter what. As Arno suggests hydrophobic skin wax is as good as anything .
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Thanks for the reassurance offpisteskiing.

Trust me, if you saw me skinning, you'd blame my technique Skullie
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Nikwax skin proof.

http://www.nikwax.com/en-gb/products/productdetail.php?productid=70
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