{"id":6722,"date":"2022-09-20T14:21:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T14:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/uncategorized\/so-what-exactly-is-a-skin-anyway\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T20:56:54","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:56:54","slug":"so-what-exactly-is-a-skin-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/en\/mountain-and-safety\/so-what-exactly-is-a-skin-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"So \u2013 what exactly is a skin, anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"has-vavid-red-background-color \">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-dfcf6fc2 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-c670c710\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"hva-bestar-en-fell-av\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">What&#8217;s in a skin?<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"has-athens-gray-background-color stretch-row\">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-61aa620e uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-custom stretch-row\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-d327392f\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-et-plysmateriale-duk-med-retningsbestemte-har\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">1. A directional plush<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-603\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-ef11b8a1 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none uagb-blockquote__outer-wrap\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">\u00ab<em>Vurder bruk, behov, fysisk form og teknikk n\u00e5r du velger hvilken fell og hvilket materiale du skal ha i din fell. Hvis du er en vanlig skiturist eller legger ut p\u00e5 langturer, kan du med fordel velge en fell som er lettere og som gir god glid. Hvis du bare sporadisk g\u00e5r p\u00e5 ski eller er ny i sporten, kan du spare penger og velge en nylonfell for deres holdbarhet og utmerkede grep.<\/em><\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><cite class=\"uagb-blockquote__author\">Author Name<\/cite><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-c559325e\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">The surface in contact with the snow is a plush material. The nature of the plush determines the skin\u2019s capacity to <strong>grip<\/strong> and <strong>glide<\/strong>. These properties vary depending on the material used (nylon, mohair, or blend) and how the fibres are woven (thicker or thinner, longer or shorter, more angled or less). As a general rule, skins that glide well have a slightly weaker grip, and vice versa.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">The composition of long and short hairs plays a great role in a skin\u2019s capacity for glide. As counter-intuitive as it sounds, skins with many long hairs actually glide better. If you study sealskin, which is what all modern traps attempt to imitate, you\u2019ll see that sealskin consists of several layers of both long and short hairs.<\/p><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq uagb-faq__outer-wrap uagb-block-3016c1c0 uagb-faq-icon-row-reverse uagb-faq-layout-accordion uagb-faq-expand-first-false uagb-faq-inactive-other-true uagb-faq__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap uagb-faq-equal-height     \" data-faqtoggle=\"true\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-5a4cfc58 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>Mohair<\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mohair\">Les mer om Mohair og Anogora geiten her\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-1decf329 \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>Nylon (syntetfiber)<\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>Syntetfeller er vanligvis laget av nylon. Nylon er veldig holdbar og gir suverent grep, men har en tendens til \u00e5 ikke gli s\u00e5 bra som mohair. Nylonfeller er vanligvis rimeligere enn en fell av Mohair eller en kombinasjon av begge materialene. Dette materialet er det mest slitesterke materialvalget. En slik fell glir brukbart og har veldig godt grep p\u00e5 alle sn\u00f8forhold. Ypperlig p\u00e5 v\u00e5t sn\u00f8, n\u00e5r man trenger slitestyrke eller optimalt feste.<br>Mindre vanlig enn nylon er feller laget av polyetylen (plast). Disse fellene etterligner utformingen og funksjonen til en mohairfell og kan finnes p\u00e5 f.eks felleski.<br>Levetid: Ca 150.000 m<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-4d9955ff \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M192 384c-8.188 0-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L192 306.8l137.4-137.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0s12.5 32.75 0 45.25l-160 160C208.4 380.9 200.2 384 192 384z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>Blanding av Nylon og Mohair<\/strong><\/span><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p>Mix-feller, eller feller som har en kombinasjon av Mohair og Nylon gir et godt kompromiss mellom god glid, grep, vekt, holdbarhet og pris. Som oftest finner man en kombinasjon av enter 60% Mohair\/40% Nylon eller 70% Mohair \/ 30% Nylon i slike feller.<br><br>Levetid: Ca 120.000 m<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Mix skins, with a combination of mohair and nylon, offer a good compromise between good glide, grip, weight, durability, and price.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">Life: approx. 120.000 m<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-image uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-ace3ebc3 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme stretch-row\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-7d39e281\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"skifellen-din-beste-venn-pa-topptur\">Skins \u2013 the alpine tourer&#8217;s best friend!<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"has-athens-gray-background-color stretch-row\">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-659e444f uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-custom stretch-row\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-0770d613\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-impregnering-og-behandlig-av-materialet\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">2. Impregnation and treatment<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-e18d8b62 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-custom stretch-row\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-4a00eeee\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-1d00d701\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Skins are commonly treated with various types of impregnation. A good skin has the right combination of long and short fibres and a treatment that won\u2019t cause environmental issues. Skins are treated to ensure the best possible glide, the least uptake of melted water, and for the functioning of the fibres\u2019 properties: grip on the backslide, glide on the forward slide.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Today, fortunately, most reputable skin-manufacturers have completely cut out the use of fluorines such as PFOA and perfluorocarbons (PFCs).&nbsp;Perhaps the most important treatment is to prevent skins from absorbing liquid water. This is the way to \u201cglomming\u201d, which eventually leads to ice-covered skins that neither grip nor glide like you want.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Glomming occurs in several ways. Wet fibres can freeze when the temperature changes. Flakes of snow attach themselves to the frozen plush, collecting more flakes of snow. Ice builds up when snow melted by friction refreezes.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Fibres are dyed, too. The arrangement and treatment of the fibres constituting a skin\u2019s plush plays a crucial role; the density, arrangement and angles are what separate the really good skins from the less sophisticated skins.<\/p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"has-athens-gray-background-color stretch-row\">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-bd1793d3 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-custom stretch-row\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-7f09a845\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-lining-backing-og-eller-membran\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">3. Lining, backing and membrane<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-88142216 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-custom stretch-row\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-7e7149ea\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-606\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-f685a29e\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">The lining of the skin (or \u201cbacking\u201d as some call it) is often made of a textile like cotton. This is the foundation and anchor of the skin\u2019s fibres.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">The lining also functions as a membrane; in some cases the cotton weave is also combined with a rubber membrane to prevent water penetrating through the plush material in contact with the snow and damaging the glue. If the glue\u2019s exposed to a lot of moisture, it dissolves or gets leached away; obviously, this is an issue for a skin primarily attached by adhesive. Good skins have treated layers and resistance to saturation.<\/p><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"has-athens-gray-background-color stretch-row\">\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-20476d0e uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-custom stretch-row\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-fd2f3e79\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-lim-eller-klebende-belegg\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\">4. Glue or adhesive coating<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-b5a35316 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-custom stretch-row\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-360a7369\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asnes-academy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/WHAT_IS_A_SKIN_4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-a5d88df4\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#7a7a7a\"><p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">All skins have some form of adhesive on the face lying against the base. This is essential if the skin is to stay firmly attached.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">Experience from manufacturers and those most active in the mountains tells us that a skin with a good HotMelt glue works best. Cold and wet conditions are challenging for good adhesion between ski and skin. The right glue, in the right quantity, is crucial. In general, a skin sticks to the ski better when temperatures are slightly warmer than when it\u2019s cold or very wet.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color: #7a7a7a;\">There are skins with a coating of silicone or other hydrophobic substances. 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