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The Ace of (Ski) Base

The Ace of (Ski) Base

“No hot wax?”, you think to yourself as you curiously read the Skinbased Ski Quick Guide. “What is this stuff?” Well, "this stuff” is called Unicoat, and it's our proprietary,...

Which Binding is Right for My Skinbased Skis

Which Binding is Right for My Skinbased Skis

After reading the Tips for Choosing the Right Skinbased Ski blogpost and studying the comparison chart, you’ve chosen the model of Skinbased ski that best suits your adventures. Now, it’s...

All Ski Skins Are Not Created Equal

All Ski Skins Are Not Created Equal

Ski skins; just a simple piece of fabric that helps you go uphill on your backcountry ski tour, right? Not so fast. For something seemingly so basic, a lot of...

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Upgrades, Repairs, and What to Keep in Your Skinbased Repair Kit

Upgrades, Repairs, and What to Keep in Your Skinbased Repair Kit

Are you preparing for a longer Skinbased journey this winter season? Want to make upgrades or replace parts on your existing OAC products? In addition to building extremely durable skin skis and bindings, we offer a wide range of add-on and spare parts that can help to keep your equipment on the snow as long as possible. 

Tips for Choosing the Right Skinbased Ski

Tips for Choosing the Right Skinbased Ski

Skinbased’s newest ski line is now better than ever. To help you choose which model is best for your own, unique Skinbased style, we have compared our products below, highlighting their differences and the situations where each perform at their best.

Boots and Bindings: The tools that connect you to your Skinbased skis

Boots and Bindings: The tools that connect you to your Skinbased skis

You read the reviews, watched the product videos, and carefully selected just the right Skinbased ski to match your needs. You have your collection of Skinbased quick waxes on-hand, ready to perform any necessary maintenance that may arise. Yet, while important, your skis are just one part of the equipment equation. Boots and bindings also play a substantial role in your Skinbased skiing experience. In this article we give recognition to both bindings and footwear, those two other critical pieces of equipment, and discuss what you should know about them so they perform at their best.

How to Properly Feed and Care for Your Skinbased Skis

How to Properly Feed and Care for Your Skinbased Skis

Durable and dependable, your Skinbased skis are built to provide season-after-season of exploring, adventuring, and memory-making. In return for all the fun times, your skis might occasionally ask for a bit of maintenance to ensure optimal performance. Read on to learn how you can best care for your skis and keep them in tip-top shape.

How to Repair a Tear in Your Skinbased Climbing Skin

How to Repair a Tear in Your Skinbased Climbing Skin

This blog post walks through the necessary steps to fix and repair a torn Skinbased™ skin. While possible, a field repair is rather complicated, so we recommend performing this bit of maintenance at home. However, if required, it is possible to make a quick fix by using super glue.