AMGA and OR Team Up To Create Backcountry Skiing Video Series | Track Setting – Improving The Skin Track
There’s nothing more annoying that a bad skin track – so how do you make it better? Here are some helpful tips to improve your skin track experience. From scribing to shoveling, these tips will help to make any uphill ski a little bit easier.
This is episode seven of an eight video series created by the American Mountain Guide Association and Outdoor Research. The series focuses on backcountry skiing technique and safety. It is designed to “raise awareness and reduce the risks associated with traveling in the backcountry.”
Watch as the AMGA and OR team up to bring you a short video on how to improve the skin track:
Thanks to IFMGA Guides Margaret Wheeler and Jeff Ward for the tips. The AMGA and OR Backcountry Skiing Fundamental videos will be released weekly. Stay tuned!
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Official Description from YouTube:
Uploaded on Jan 4, 2016
How to create a better skinning track and keep purchase while going uphill. Check out www.amga.com for more information.
Created by: Blue Square Productions (www.smileysproject.com)
Sponsored by: Outdoor Research (www.outdoorresearch.com)
