ALPINIST+ GLIDE Climbing Skins

The G3 skins are the easiest skins I've ever cut! They arrive with the tip and tail clips installed (life saver!) and the paper on the adhesive has three sections - the center comes off, stick the skin to the ski, adjust the tail clip length, then cut with no gooey adhesive build up. Rip the rest of the paper off and you're all set. It took me a fraction of the time to cut my G3 skins compared to other brands. For function in the mountains, these were my favorite pair in 10+ years. The tip adjusts to different ski shapes, the glue is sticky but not messy, they glide and grip, and the tail clip stays in place. The longer tail clip is easier to pull over the tail. When it's time to ski down, the skins fold up nice and compact to fit easily in the backpack.

its my 3rd set of skins and first time with this generation. The plastic front make it the worst skin ive try. It doesnt stick to your ski and become hard outside so it allowed snow to slide between you ski and skin. The main thing i hated was the cheap knife that come with it. it wasnt sharp at all and making edges while cutting. Hopefully i had my old one from my first set (15yrs old) and it was like charm but my skin arent as great as its supposed to. Im going to used it this year but it wont last... and i cant do 2 runs in the same day with the amount of snow going in... ill switch brand next year.

Love these skins ... great glide makes skinning easy!

Note: I brought two pairs of climbing skins on a hut-to-hut trip in Slovenia last year. The snow was wet and heavy. The first pair balled-up badly, and re-coating them did not cure the problem. The second pair of 'glue less' skins just coming loose off the ski bottoms. In panic, I ran out and could only find an old pair of G3's at a shop. Although short for my skis, they worked perfectly. When I got home, I gave them to my daughter, and purchased a new, longer pair for me this season. Been out on them in varied conditions, and they are working great!

I still think they taper too dramatically at the tail of the skis, and there is no question that the traditional G3 glue is more difficult to use than the new 'glue less' skins. But I also know that they work perfectly in the multiple snow conditions this 'Eastern US' skier confronts every year.

Great Stuff!

The skins are great, climb well and good quality. I found it easiest to trim from the tip down, not from the tail up as shown in the videos.
I was really hoping for some maple syrup in with the delivery…

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Live, work and play on the snow.
As a Professional Outdoor Guide in the Canadian Arctic, I need to know that I can trust my gear. Too often my equipment is what makes the difference between a successful day with guests and a disaster… G3 has solid gear, that as proven itself over the years. Solidly built to last through the abuses of life.

Purchased the skin, cut the skin using the cutter which was very simple and straightforward. I used the skins on a QST 106 which is a little thicker of a ski. The tip clips were a little too small to fit, so I used a large flathead screwdriver to bend them a little larger and now they fit perfectly. Overall a bomber product that with 3 tours on it looks nearly brand new, definitely reccomend!

These skins were super nice for the first skin up until I had to pull them off. I realized that there was glue left all on the base of my ski. I took care of the and stored them inside. Not super happy about them. Will they get a warranty?