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The Profoil has a fish-scale pattern that adds traction but won't absorb water on the descent.
The Profoil has a fish-scale pattern that adds traction but won't absorb water on the descent.

Fischer Profoil Skins

What goes up fast comes down happy

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Traditional nylon and mohair skins are great for the uphill, but they have almost no glide. Which is fine if you only are going up. But, whether you鈥檙e skinning up the resort for fitness (what鈥檚 known as uphill travel, a big trend at resorts across the country) or looking for powder deep in the backcountry, most routes to the top also invariably involve flat sections of terrain or even small descents. Knowing this, Fischer鈥檚 designers decided to try something new: a climbing skin with enhanced glide. 
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If you鈥檙e like me, skinning up mountains is nothing more than a necessary annoyance when accessing back- or sidecountry powder stashes. But last winter, I started using a climbing skin that made going up almost pleasurable.

While standard skins mimic seal fur鈥攕mooth when you slide forward, grippy when you pull your ski against the snow鈥攖he takes the fishscale design that has been used on no-wax cross-country skis for decades and adapts it to alpine skins. The scaly surface offers far smoother glide and comparable bite on all kinds of snow, from icy hardpack to powder. Unlike faux-fur skins, the waterproof plastic won鈥檛 absorb moisture and get heavier as you go.

With the Profoils, I climbed faster and was less fatigued at the top. Which meant that I had more energy for fresh turns鈥攁nd more time and mojo at the bottom for another lap.

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