To purchase climbing skins you need to answer the following questions:
What are the dimensions of your skis (tip, waist and tail)?
What length are your skis?
Choose skins based on the width of the widest part of your ski, the tip. You want the width of the skin to be just slightly skinnier than the tip of your ski by about 10mm. This helps you avoid cutting off a ton of extra skin material when trimming your skins. You will then trim the sides of the skin to match the shape of your skis. Some skins come in different lengths. Verify that you have picked a skin long enough for your skis.
Example: K2 Coomback Skis, Size 174cm, Dimensions (135/102/121), Skin Size 125mm and at least 174cm long. You will have 5mm on each side of your ski tip between the skin and the ski edge. You then trim the skin to fit the rest of your ski. Skins come with directions in the box for trimming and shaving down the size and length.
Precut Skins
There are a few companies making skins that are precut to fit skis exactly and require no trimming, a nice bonus. To purchase precut skins make sure that they exactly match the model and size of your ski. Look for precut skins from K2.
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