Good backcountry skins that aren't too expensive?

Black Diamond Ascensions are good, and cheap. A site called gear exchange or something like that has older models and blemished ones real cheap. The shop is based in vermont if that helps.
 
I have BCA magic carpets. $140ish

they're awesome, highly rated by the shop I bought them from and myself after 2 seasons of use. They don't come with webbing for storage like some others, but get some screen window material and you're golden.

really quality skin material and the metal tip and tail attachments have been far more reliable than black diamond and other companies from my experience.

with touring equipment you don't want to skimp too hard or you'll just ruin any experience.
 
Check out Backcountry.com right now. It's the semi-annual sale, and some of the skins are 30-40% off.
 
BD Ascentions if you skin icy tracks or really steep shit

G3 high tractions if you have square tips or count grams/have a small pack.

Always dry them out every night, use Nikwax skin proof ahead of time to keep snow from sticking to them and always keep a few voile straps in your pack in case you lose a tail strap or get a slipped skin. Also avoid water like the plague, as dry skins are happy skins.

 
Girlfriend got hers from climbingskinsdirect.com for pretty cheap. You might find them cheaper on website that are having sales though.
 
So, just to be sure, I have skis that 140 at the tip, so if I were to get skins, I should the 145 and trim down?
 
avoid basic G3 skins if possible. they're usually on the cheaper side and they're the most likely to be on sale but i've used them a bunch and they wear out and lose their grip both on the underside and the nylon and they have more issues with glopping than bd skins
 
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