Reply With QuoteClimbing ability with kicker skins is greatly compromised & IMO they are not worth it. Around CP if not skiing with a back pack (Osprey Switch 16) I have often carried full sized skins in a bum bag.
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10-05-2009, 02:17 PM #1BlueHueGuest
Anyone used kicker skins at all?
I was thinking of putting together a very light and easy set of AT gear for slackcountry trips on resort skiing days. Not a fan of skiing with bulky backpack in resort.
Kicker skins and 2L bladder with small backpack to hold it. Be good if the backpack had an extra pocket of two for maps/compass/snack food. Then use my inside jacket pockets for kicker skins on one side and camera on the other.
My only worry is that the kicker skins will fall short in some climbing situations when the pitch is steeper and I'll end up booting it or zig zagging like crazy when normally with full skins the climb would be fairly easy. Anyone had any experience with them?
Looking at trips like the Paralyser from Perisher and some of the terrain off the top of Thredbo in the South Ramshead area. Just quick trips out for a couple of hours to beat crowds and get freshies when the snow is on.
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10-05-2009, 05:33 PM #2Extreme Snowatcher
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11-05-2009, 04:34 PM #3Snowatch Patroller
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I have also carried skins in a bum bag....you look like an idiot....but meh, gets the job done.
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11-05-2009, 06:04 PM #4BlueHueGuest
Noooooo, I'm a Thredbo skier! Its all about the fashion and putting on a good pose so I can't be seen skiing in a bumbag
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11-05-2009, 07:46 PM #5PodlettteGuest
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11-05-2009, 09:50 PM #6skijacskiGuest
I agree, they are also easily lost, last year quite a few people I know lost kickers. Waste of effort, quicker with full skins and they fit inside a small backpack with bladder.Originally posted by Taxman:
Climbing ability with kicker skins is greatly compromised & IMO they are not worth it. Around CP if not skiing with a back pack (Osprey Switch 16) I have often carried full sized skins in a bum bag.
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11-05-2009, 11:11 PM #7BlueHueGuest
Fair enough, sounds like kicker skins won't be worth the money!
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13-05-2009, 11:56 AM #8Extreme Snowatcher
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13-05-2009, 05:51 PM #9karen97Guest
I was chatting to the nice man in Paddy P's in Jindy and he was of the opinion that kicker skins are great for Oz BC
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13-05-2009, 06:33 PM #10Advanced Snowatcher
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Was he trying to sell them or just giving an unbiased opinion?Originally posted by karen97:
I was chatting to the nice man in Paddy P's in Jindy and he was of the opinion that kicker skins are great for Oz BCYou can't tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks.
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