Climbing skins
Shop your climbing skins with Glisshop!
Glisshop has a large selection of touring skins available, with glue or Glueless, each suited for different touring style or skills. If you have no clue about how to buy climbing skins, read our buyer's guide on how to choose touring skins. Skins are a needed element in your touring setup. They'll help you climb the mountain as they glide forward but can't slip backwards. You may also want to find out how to trim your skins. The skins you buy will need to be trimmed to fit your skis. Any professional store can do that for you, but if you're a DIY skier, then read our guide and learn how to do it yourself! Read more Show less
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Recommended price
£161.42
-21%
£127.41
The Pomoca X Glisshop 110mm are great universal climbing skins customised by Glisshop, that will work on any touring skis.
- S (155-170)
- M (165-180)
- L (175-190)
- XL (185-200)
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£84.92
The Pierra Menta Race Pro skins from Dynastar is designed to be used on the Dynastar M-Pierra Menta touring ski. It is treated with a double anti-glopping and hydrophobic treatment.
- 160
Clearance
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Recommended price
£144.41
-50%
£72.17
Elan's Ibex 84 skins are ideal for Ibex touring skis, offering optimum glide and grip thanks to their compact HYBRID technology.
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- 177
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Recommended price
£152.91
-30%
£106.16
The Glidelite Mix Fl 110 mm are ski touring skins developed by Black Diamond and meet high requirements in terms of glide and grip
- 151-168
- 159-176
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Recommended price
£195.41
-13%
£169.91
With a very good ratio between grip, glide and resistance, the Black Crows Pilus Navis Freebird skins offer good performance, thanks to their quality technical materials
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- 185
Clearance
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Recommended price
£144.41
-50%
£72.17
Elan Ripstick Tour 88 sealskins, made from 65% mohair and 35% nylon, offer efficient gliding and optimum grip. Ideal for Ripstick Tour 88 and Ripstick 88.
- 156
- 170
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- 184
Clearance
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Recommended price
£152.91
-30%
£106.16
Contour Hybrid Mix Skins are ski touring skins made from a mohair and nylon blend using an adhesive treatment that does not require glue
- M (161 - 168)
Clearance
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Recommended price
£144.41
-20%
£114.66
The Atomic Skin 85/86 Black sealskins are designed to be used on Atomic Backland 85 Men and Women touring skis. They are ready to be mounted.
- 165
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Recommended price
£195.41
-13%
£169.91
The Pilus Camox Freebird skins from Black Crows are perfectly adapted to the ski of the same name. Their mohair/nylon composition offers an ideal compromise between grip and glide.
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- 188
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Recommended price
£195.41
-13%
£169.91
The Black Crows Pilus Corvus Freebird skins provide a good grip and hold on to the skis and offer you the best possible conditions for ski touring.
- 183
- 188
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Recommended price
£195.41
-13%
£169.91
With their excellent grip to glide ratio, the Black Crows Pilus Mentis Freebird skins offer good performance and are made in an eco-friendly way.
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- 178
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Recommended price
£195.41
-13%
£169.91
Black Crows Pilus Orb Freebird sealskins are designed with a water repellent material that uses fewer chemical components to reduce the ecological impact, while maintaining a high level of performance.
- 155
- 161
- 167
- 173
- 179
- 184
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Recommended price
£195.41
-13%
£169.91
The Pilus Ova Freebird skins from Black Crows are perfectly adapted to the ski of the same name. Their mohair/nylon composition offers an ideal compromise between grip and glide.
- 156
- 163
- 170
- 176
- 182
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Recommended price
£127.41
-30%
£89.16
Volkl Rise Up 82 Skins are high-end, innovative and easy-to-use skins that offer fast drying and optimal binding for experienced skiers.
- 149
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- 170
Clearance
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Recommended price
£135.92
-20%
£108.71
Atomic Skin 78/80 Black sealskins are designed to be fitted to Atomic Backland 78 Men and Women touring skis. They are ready-to-use.
- 149
- 156
- 170
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How to choose your climbing skins for touring ?
I) Climbing skins composition:
Originally, climbing skins were made of real animal skins with short and hard hair, fixed under the base of the ski (seal or elk skins mainly). Nowadays, wool or synthetic fiber have replaced animal skins but we still call them skins and they deliver the same climbing propertie. We have three categories of skins:
Mohair skins
Mohair is a type of wool that comes from asian angora goats. It delivers an excellent traction, however, mohair skins are a little more fragile and worn out faster.
Synthetic skins
These skins are fully made of synthetic materials. They are very durable but they don’t glide as well as mohair skins.
Hybrid skins: mohair + synthetic
They are generally made with 70% of mohair and 30% of synthetic fiber. Hybrid skins intend to bridge the gap between full mohair and full synthetic skins as for performance or price.
II ) Climbing skins packaging:
Glisshop offers 2 kinds of climbing skins:
Precut skins
They are the skins made by ski manufacturers for their own models. The width is fixed, you need to cut them to adjust to ski length. The skin width needs to be picked according to the ski width.
Trim-to-Fit skins
These are universal skins, they can be used with any ski of any brand. They are available in different widths (100mm, 140mm...). and you have to adjust the length bufore trimming the sides until it adjusts perfectly to your ski’ sidecuts. You need a specific cutter (generally provided by manufacturer) and make it cut using the ski edge as a guide. These cutters are generally designed to cut the skin 2mm offset in order to let the metal edge of the ski out and not compromise the edge grip.
III) Climbing skins attach systems:
There are two main systems to put on your skins:
Metal or plastic loop
The skin is attached to the ski with a loop on the tip. The skin sticks to the ski base thanks to the glue that’s applied on it.
Tip loop and tail hook
The skin holds very well to the ski with this system. The only problem is that it is slightly heavier than other systems.
IV) Additional info
With touring becoming more and more popular, manufacturers do a lot of research and release climbing skins that deliver more performance, more lightweight, and more ease of use.
Most skin brands work with different skis. There are also ski manufacturers who offer skins that are already trimmed for their skis.
V) Glisshop recommendations:
- If you go in a tour, rather go for universal skins than for skins fitted to your specific skis. In case of a problem, it is easier to replace your skins with somebody else’s than finding these specific skins when you’re up a summit.
- Take care of your skins, try to avoid dust which can compromise the adhesive properties of the skin on the ski base. Once you’ve taken them off the ski, stick them together (sticky side to sticky side) and store them in a closed box. Contact with air dehydrate the skin and compromise the sticking properties.
- If you use standard skins, you might need to re-glue them after a few tours. There are skins using silicon instead of glue which offers a few plus: they’re easier to use, washable with water and more durable. No need to re-glue them.
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