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  • Contour Hybrid Climbing Skins 2019-2020 Review

    by Lou Dawson May 13, 2020
    by Lou Dawson May 13, 2020

    Contour ski tour climbing skins review, 2020 version with Hybrid glue are recommended.

  • Contour Climbing Skins — New and Factory 2018-2019

    by Lou Dawson October 25, 2018
    by Lou Dawson October 25, 2018

    Contour ski touring climbing skins use a special Hybrid glue that’s incredible, and come in mohair as well as nylon, this is a factory visit.

  • ISPO 2017 and Beyond — Contour Climbing Skins

    by Lou Dawson May 1, 2017
    by Lou Dawson May 1, 2017

    Review and opinion about Contour climbing skins for ski touring, ISPO 2017 and factory visit.

  • Cleaning Contour Hybrid Skins — Sauce Application is Key

    by Lou Dawson January 3, 2017
    by Lou Dawson January 3, 2017

    Cleaning the Contour Hybrid ski touring climbing skins is amazing, it renews to what appears to be new condition.

  • What’s New at Contour Skins?

    by Lou Dawson January 29, 2016
    by Lou Dawson January 29, 2016

    Review and industry visit with Koch Alpin, regarding Contour Hybrid and trad ski touring climbing skins mohair and nylon.

  • Contour Hybrid Climbing Skins — Testing Review

    by Lou Dawson September 18, 2015
    by Lou Dawson September 18, 2015

    Review of Contour Hybrid climbing skins for ski touring and backcountry snow sports, you can wash these in the dishwasher.

  • Contour Climbing Skins Factory Visit 2.0

    by Lou Dawson June 16, 2015
    by Lou Dawson June 16, 2015

    Report, visit to Contour ski touring climbing skins in Austria, checking out tip and tail attachments as well as cleaning and renewal of skin glue.

  • Contour Skins Shark Tailhook

    by Lou Dawson February 16, 2015
    by Lou Dawson February 16, 2015

    Contour climbing skins, Shark tailhook is easy to install, no rivets, could change your ski touring life.

  • Kids’ Ski Touring Options–Hagan & Contour

    by Lou Dawson February 7, 2015
    by Lou Dawson February 7, 2015

    Hagan and Contour offer ski touring binding options for children, shorter kids skis as well for backcountry.

  • Contour Hybrid Climbing Skins — Review

    by Lou Dawson January 13, 2015
    by Lou Dawson January 13, 2015

    Contour Hybrid Climbing Skins, factory visit and review show these are excellent kit for backcountry skiing and touring.

  • Contour HD Helmet Cam Review

    by Louie Dawson December 1, 2010
    by Louie Dawson December 1, 2010

    Review of POV helmet camera cam Contour HD for backcountry skiing.

  • The Ski Trab Deep Look: Ski Trab Magico.2 Skis, Titan Vario.2 Binding, and Branded Mohair Skins

    by Alli Hartz May 13, 2022
    by Alli Hartz May 13, 2022

    From Ski Trab we dive headfirst into a primo lightweight setup with the Magico.2 ski and Titan Vario.2 binding. Solid engineering and deep mission worthy.

  • Climbing Skins 101

    by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin February 22, 2022
    by Nathan Boyer-Rechlin February 22, 2022

    Looking to learn about the skin basics? Here’s “Skins 101” to cover materials, tip and tail attachments systems, and stickiness- or lack thereof- of glue.

  • Light and Fast: but Make it Fun

    by Grace Staberg January 14, 2022
    by Grace Staberg January 14, 2022

    Grace Staberg, a U.S. skier on the ISMF World Cup, provides some insight into her stash of skimo race gear. Yup, it looks fast, and it’s light.

  • Resources for Climbing Skin Wellness

    by TheEditors OfWildsnow December 14, 2021
    by TheEditors OfWildsnow December 14, 2021

    Climbing skin snafus can take the smile off your face like frozen drizzle crusting a once perfect powder shot. Resources to keep your climbing skins dialed.

  • Eyes on the Tetons

    by Jeff Dobronyi November 19, 2021
    by Jeff Dobronyi November 19, 2021

    The big, wide, open … and steep ski terrain around Jackson Hole can be dizzying to the uninitiated. Here’s a Teton appetizer for those new to the range.

  • The Nitty Gritty Pre-Season Checklist

    by Jason Albert October 4, 2021
    by Jason Albert October 4, 2021

    It’s time to check your backcountry ski gear. From boots, bindings, skis, and skins, our pre-season gear checklist is a reminder to get all things in order.

  • Isolation Traverse Trip Report — A Tale of Long Walks

    by Julia Dubinina June 28, 2021
    by Julia Dubinina June 28, 2021

    Trip report from three day backcountry ski tour along the Isolation Traverse in the North Cascades in Washington.

  • The Mu of Ski Touring — Voile UltraVector BC Ski Review

    by Aaron Mattix June 23, 2021
    by Aaron Mattix June 23, 2021

    Review of the Voile UltraVector BC ski for traverses and rolling terrain, testing the grip limit of fish scales.

  • Quiver of Two Review — DPS Pagoda Tour 112 RP & Tour 94 C2

    by Slator Aplin May 6, 2021
    by Slator Aplin May 6, 2021

    Review of the DPS Pagoda Tour 112 RP and Tour 94 C2 as a quiver of two for ski touring, ski mountaineering, powder skiing.

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