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Black Diamond Ascension Nylon STS Skins

Brand : Black Diamond
Item : BLD0787
Black Diamond Ascension Nylon STS Skins offer solid climbing, and they fit any backcountry ski out there. The new, reversible double-bar tip loop fits an incredibly wide variety of tips, and the STS attachment system will securely attach to any tail. No longer will twin-tip and super-fat skis be a problem when you're touring the backcountry. The glue-free strip on the bottom of the Nylon STS makes skin removal easier, especially on fatties where it usually takes as long to get your skins off as it does to tear up the next slope.
Price: $109.90
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Black Diamond Ascension Nylon STS Skins

Great for Pocket Rockets
I've been using them in Tahoe on my old school Pocket Rockets, no problem with climbing angle or grip, but the bag provided is a piece of crap.


BD Ascension STS
I used these effectively in 80cm fresh Japanese powder. 120cm width fits my '03 Seth Pistols perfectly, despite being slightly under-width toward tip. Also STS has no problem grappeling with Seth Twin Tips. Excellent attack angle, limited only by Fritzsche step height! Don't follow BD cutting instructions; use the SJH method, much easier. The bag provided is not big or tough enough. Fat skins need a bigger pouch. Mine already tore. Overall, big thumbs up and Four Stars!


Slick skins
These skins are by far the simplest to attach (and the trimmings double as a great toy for cats or other squirelly animals).


Great skins. Cutting instructions suck.
I screwed up following Black Diamond's directions. Don't let this happen to you. Here's how to do it - Before cutting, make sure skins are perfectly centered. Trim excess from both sides. Offset one way 2MM (the width of the edge), trim excess. Offset to the opposite side 4MM (the width of the other edge plus the first edge), trim excess. Recenter. Voila, finis. Now that I figured out how, I'll probably buy another pair - expensive lesson. Still, solid skins. Love the cheats.


Black Diamond Ascension Nylon STS Skins
I finally got to use the new skins this last weekend, up on Mt. Baker, WA. I have to say that compared to my other set of skins, I like these the best. It could be my imagination, but they seem to glide with a lot less friction. They also stick like glue going up the slopes. My only reservation is that they are thicker than other skins. This may only be a aesthetic thing I'm not used to yet, but they are slightly bulky. The glue is bomb proof. I may have to start lifting weights to make it easier to remove them. I would have given them a 5, but they didn't come with a good-looking blond lady to install them.

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