How To Install and Cut Your Climbing Skins To Fit Perfectly

Cutting climbing skins for your touring skis can be intimidating. Learn how I do it stress-free. It's easy! I'll show you how I measure and cut my Black Diamond mohair mix skins to length. Then you'll see how to install the skin hook and tail to your ski. And finally, a step-by-step view on how to trim your climbing skins to fit perfectly to the curves of your skis. This is a pretty mellow video. You can chill out and watch it in your garage too to get the feel. 0:00 Intro 1:41 Cut to length with a ruler and knife. 2:35 Assemble the hook onto the skin. 7:33 Remove the protective paper from the glue and apply the skin on the ski base. 8:28 Trim one side of the skin. 9:40 Realign other side of the skin to cut it. Repeat for the other ski. 16:11 Last touch, personalize your skis. 17:13 Bonus tip Now that your climbing skins are ready to go, watch this video on doing an easy kick turn: https://youtu.be/31sFKBGrC4Q #climbingskins #backcountry #skitouring