What size of climbing skins do I need?

It is important to select the right length and width size of climbing skins to fit your skis and give them a good grip. In addition, it is a waste to select a skin that's too wide. That costs more and you end up cutting off a large part of it from the edges anyway.

Select the desired width:

1. See how wide the tip of your ski is. This is in the data table on the product page or if you already have skis you can measure it.
2. Select a skin that covers the entire width or is just a little narrower. The skins must not be wider than your tip and no more than 15 millimetres narrower than the tip of your ski.

Example: a Salomon QST 99 in length 181 is 138mm wide in the tip. A 140mm wide skin is too wide and a 120mm wide skin is too narrow. The perfect width size would be 130mm.

Select the desired length:

1. Climbing skins are adjustable in length using a silicone strap. Each skin is available in a number of lengths.
2. Select the length of the climbing skin so that the length of your ski falls within the adjustment range.

Example: Your Salomon QST 99 ski is 181cm long. The Contour Hybrid Mix that would fit would be the 177-184cm.

For more information, please visit our Buyer's Guide.