Winter Park Splitfest, a gathering of splitboard knuckleheads

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Winter Park Splitfest, a gathering of splitboard knuckleheads

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Front Range Splitfest, a massive gathering of splitboard experts and never-evers organized by Weston Backcountry, set for this weekend

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Re: Winter Park Splitfest, a gathering of splitboard knuckleheads

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Neptune is also having a backcountry ski/splitboard garage sale on Sunday at 10am.
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Re: Winter Park Splitfest, a gathering of splitboard knuckleheads

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This is pretty cool, thanks for sharing! Have a busy few days ahead but it’d be nice to attend this, if anyone wanted to car pool from Denver let me know.
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I would like to go just to try to sell my extra splitboard and skins.
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Re: Winter Park Splitfest, a gathering of splitboard knuckleheads

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climbingcue wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:26 am I would like to go just to try to sell my extra splitboard and skins.
What kind of skins you got? My 100% mohair ones are dying (i.e. they are dead and I am in denial) and, as far as I can tell, no one sells 100% mohair skins wide enough for a splitboard in the US anymore. Save me from nylon hell plz
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k_fergie wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:52 am
climbingcue wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:26 am I would like to go just to try to sell my extra splitboard and skins.
What kind of skins you got? My 100% mohair ones are dying (i.e. they are dead and I am in denial) and, as far as I can tell, no one sells 100% mohair skins wide enough for a splitboard in the US anymore. Save me from nylon hell plz
there are mohair blends still available...k2 makes them for sure.
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curt86iroc wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:28 am
k_fergie wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:52 am
climbingcue wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:26 am I would like to go just to try to sell my extra splitboard and skins.
What kind of skins you got? My 100% mohair ones are dying (i.e. they are dead and I am in denial) and, as far as I can tell, no one sells 100% mohair skins wide enough for a splitboard in the US anymore. Save me from nylon hell plz
there are mohair blends still available...k2 makes them for sure.
Yeahhhh, but the blends just aren't as good as the full mohair. K2's are re-branded Pomocas. I had some of the Jones re-branded Pomocas and they were OK, but not my favorite. Certainly better than a nylon skin, though.
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k_fergie wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:52 am
climbingcue wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:26 am I would like to go just to try to sell my extra splitboard and skins.
What kind of skins you got? My 100% mohair ones are dying (i.e. they are dead and I am in denial) and, as far as I can tell, no one sells 100% mohair skins wide enough for a splitboard in the US anymore. Save me from nylon hell plz
I have a jones hovercraft 160 CM with Jones skins made by (pomoca) They are also the skins that I am running on my Jones Solution and Carbon Solution. They are 1 million times better than the G3's I had for my Carbon solution. G3 should be out of business, the skins they make have been crap for over 10 years and they still can not make a good set.
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Re: Winter Park Splitfest, a gathering of splitboard knuckleheads

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G3 makes EXCELLENT splitboard skins. The G3 Splitboard + Universal is the perfect blend of grip, glide and durability. I have a set for my old Venture I have had for 4 years, and a set I recently picked up for my newer Harpoon split. The old ones are still holding up well. Never had any glue issues, the camming tail clip is secure and foolproof. I have also had Voile, high traction G3, and K2 splitboard skins, and my fiance has Pomocas for her skis. We prefer the G3s over all the other skins.

Don't take my word for it, OutdoorGearLab gives this its top score and Editors Choice for splitboard skins. I am not sponsored or affiliated with G3 or OutdoorGearLab, just like them both.
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climbingcue wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:12 pm
k_fergie wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:52 am
climbingcue wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:26 am I would like to go just to try to sell my extra splitboard and skins.
What kind of skins you got? My 100% mohair ones are dying (i.e. they are dead and I am in denial) and, as far as I can tell, no one sells 100% mohair skins wide enough for a splitboard in the US anymore. Save me from nylon hell plz
I have a jones hovercraft 160 CM with Jones skins made by (pomoca) They are also the skins that I am running on my Jones Solution and Carbon Solution. They are 1 million times better than the G3's I had for my Carbon solution. G3 should be out of business, the skins they make have been crap for over 10 years and they still can not make a good set.
I am running 2012 G3s that I did a bang-on job of regluing with BD Gold Label. The glide is terrible, the grip is somehow even worse than my mohair ones, no idea how they managed that. The glue was approaching a crime against humanity level after 3 years. But I nailed the re-glue so I'm still running them instead of purchasing a new pair mostly because I'm stubborn.

The only thing going for them is that they are extremely durable, I've put at least 100 days on them, skinning over lots of dirt, and the plush isn't torn up too bad.

I've had mixed feelings on Pomocas, but agree that they are much better than my G3s for glide and glue, prrovided they are the mo-mix ones.
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k_fergie wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 2:38 pm I am running 2012 G3s that I did a bang-on job of regluing with BD Gold Label. The glide is terrible, the grip is somehow even worse than my mohair ones, no idea how they managed that. The glue was approaching a crime against humanity level after 3 years. But I nailed the re-glue so I'm still running them instead of purchasing a new pair mostly because I'm stubborn.

The only thing going for them is that they are extremely durable, I've put at least 100 days on them, skinning over lots of dirt, and the plush isn't torn up too bad.

I've had mixed feelings on Pomocas, but agree that they are much better than my G3s for glide and glue, prrovided they are the mo-mix ones.
I agree of the crimes again humanity with the glue on the G3's, I had to use goo gone after everytime I put the skins on so I could only do one skin up per day. They also ice up all the time, on one trip I had to take the skin off one ski to get out of the trail, not fun skinning with only a skin on one ski. And the grip up hill was worst that my current jones skins in all situations. The only thing G3 has going for them is they are cheap, and you get what you pay for. They suck and don't work. I will give my old G3's to anyone for free that wants to see what it is like to suffer.
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Re: Winter Park Splitfest, a gathering of splitboard knuckleheads

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climbingcue wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:07 pm
k_fergie wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 2:38 pm I am running 2012 G3s that I did a bang-on job of regluing with BD Gold Label. The glide is terrible, the grip is somehow even worse than my mohair ones, no idea how they managed that. The glue was approaching a crime against humanity level after 3 years. But I nailed the re-glue so I'm still running them instead of purchasing a new pair mostly because I'm stubborn.

The only thing going for them is that they are extremely durable, I've put at least 100 days on them, skinning over lots of dirt, and the plush isn't torn up too bad.

I've had mixed feelings on Pomocas, but agree that they are much better than my G3s for glide and glue, prrovided they are the mo-mix ones.
I agree of the crimes again humanity with the glue on the G3's, I had to use goo gone after everytime I put the skins on so I could only do one skin up per day. They also ice up all the time, on one trip I had to take the skin off one ski to get out of the trail, not fun skinning with only a skin on one ski. And the grip up hill was worst that my current jones skins in all situations. The only thing G3 has going for them is they are cheap, and you get what you pay for. They suck and don't work. I will give my old G3's to anyone for free that wants to see what it is like to suffer.
We are derailing this thread somewhat, but its bringing back memories :lol: . The last time I used mine before re-gluing, I let a friend borrow them for his first time ever splitting. The glue stuck on his board so bad that he had more grip without the skins on and had to walk downhill out to the TH. Downhill travel was impossible on slopes less than 30 degrees and his board basically became even shitter than slowshoes. To my knowledge he has not ever splitboarded again
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