Once you’ve mastered the transition on your splitboard, there’s still the minor detail of actually ascending the mountain by human and/or sheer will power. In reality, skinning up is a relatively simple process that will come quite intuitively to most

Less grip while skinning: Many things affect grip while skinning, including your technique, climbing-skin quality and snow conditions, so a board’s profile can’t be all to blame if you’re slipping. But, generally, a splitboard with rocker will enabl

We have to come out of the mountains inevitably, and we're essentially skinning downhill. Skins add friction to slow yourself down. The route selection thing definitely comes into play–can you connect low-angle pieces to go downhill? Knowing how you