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"My skins were glopping so bad, I was carrying the entire skintrack uphill."
Spring. Powder in the morning, corn in the afternoon. Leaving before dawn for long epic missions for those lines we think of all winter. Skin failure problems and glopping, which varies greatly depending on brands.
Lots of skiers carry small blocks of rub-on wax to prevent snow from sticking to their skins. This is a good emergency solution but hot waxing, in preparation for an outing is a lot more effective and offers much better performance. Skimo racers have been known to hot wax their skins to improve glide. This is also true for most backcountry skiing enthusiasts as most skins will benefit from this technique, independently of the kind of skiing you do. Iit will also effectively prevent glopping. By making the plush more water-repellant, colder snow won't stick to it as you change slope aspects or as snow conditions change.
Here's how to hot-wax your climbing skins:
Make sure that your iron is not too hot, you don't want to burn the plush.
I like to wax my skins once a week if go out on both weekend days. This way, I ensure that there is always some wax coating to prevent moisture from contaminating too much the plush.
There may be a break-in distance of a couple hundred meters where your skins might feel a bit grabby. As snow starts to abrade the surface of the wax the skins will quickly be back to their usual speed.
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