We’re not sure but we think the “S” stands for “Super”. The new Pomoca Super treatment on the old reliable Climb Pro Glide skins makes them even better at sliding. The friction coefficient is now more akin to racing formulas than to similar mohair-mix skins. Good sliding technique will be rewarded with up to 20% energy savings on an average climb, a figure extrapolated from recent lab tests. The Climb Pro S-Glides are 70% mohair, 30% nylon, and 100% fast. The skins feature the manageable Pomoca glue formula and easy-to-use tip brackets and tail clips. These are likely the default skin choice for interested ski tourers.
Safer Skin Light membrane is waterproof, tear-resistant, and tends to hold its hairs in place.
Ever Dry 2.0 is a water-shedding treatment that prevents potentially heavy water soakage.
S-Glide concoction is applied at the end to give you a lifelong friction-reducing stride.
ClickLock is a tip system that allows you to swap square brackets to match your ski tips.
Adjustable tail clips ride up and down a thick stretchy strap that is notched for a good hold.
Kits come with a trimmer that is much easier to use than the letter-opener style skin trimmers.
Includes a skin bag for carrying your climbers and for long-term storage across seasons.
Skins come with tips attached (except Universal length), otherwise known as "Back Fix" in Pomoca-speak.
Universal Kits - 185cm of material with tails attached; cut to ski length and attach the 85mm or 95mm wide tip buckles (both included) before trimming.
No Tips - A Universal Kit without the tip hardware...attach race bungees or your favorite touring tips.
Update 2020/21: The S-Glide skins are now made with thinner backing material and they have redesigned Click Lock tip attachments and tail hooks that enhance durability. The skins are about 40g lighter out of the box with the same grip and amazing glide. They now come in a zippered hard case.
Update 2024/25: Pomoca is phasing these out in favor of new tip and tail hardware on the new Tour Pro skins.
Hey Bobby, if you currently have both the skis and the skins, why don't you line them up with the skin protector on to see if they work? I'd say those Freebirds are right at the edge of the adjustment range in the medium length. Without actually looking at them on the ski I can't say for sure if they'll work or not, but I'm tentatively hopeful they could just barely fit.
I was hoping for slightly better glide but compared to a skin like the BD Acension skins these do glide easier and seem to climb just about anything. They also pack much smaller and the tip/tail connecter seems super easy to set. I may give the pink ones a try but these are definitely the way to go if you're looking for a super versatile do everything skin.
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1/7/2021
Question from
Scott Richards
Is it possible to change the tip of these skins so they fit a notched tip?
Hey Scott, yes it is possible. With the new Pomoca skins you can actually just pop out a section of the plastic tip and put in one of the hard rubber Dynafit tips that should suffice.
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1/6/2021
Question from
Kellen
Will you get more of the 140 width 175-190cm length skins in any time soon?
Hi Michael, thanks for the feedback! I agree the Pomoca skins are the bees knees. That size would be a touch long, but as luck would have it, the Blizzard Precut skins are made by Pomoca so they are also great!
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1/2/2021
Matt (used product a few times)
I've used these skins only three times this winter and already I can say that they have great glide, climb OK, the glue sucks and the plastic tail clip is a joke. If this is any indication of Pomocoa brand quality I won't buy again.
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12/31/2020
Question from
Jacqui
I've got a pair of Moment Pikas that are 139 / 112 / 130cm and 170 cm long, what size skins should I get to make sure the metal piece fits the tips?
Hey Mike, ideally you would need the 140mm x 185-200cm or the 175-190cm but it looks like we are currently out of stock in them. The tip connector should be wide enough for the 107's as well.
Voile V8's 176cm (141-112-123). Sounds like either 120mm x 175-190, or 140mm x 165-180 would work fine. Is that right? With the excess length in the 120mm, should I just go with the 140mm?
Great question! I would go for the 140mm x 165-180cm if I were you! Plus, that'll cover your tails perfectly.
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12/28/2020
Question from
Tasha
Hello, I've got a pair of Black Crow Atris 2020 size 178 (138-108-125) and was trying to pick the skin length I need, will the 140 x 165-180 be too short? I figured the length difference was in the adjustable tail clip, but wanted to make sure I wasn't going to have issues with the clip being at the very end of the rubber strap piece vs the longer skins being too long and have no room to clip.
Hey Tasha, the 140X165-180 would be fine but you wouldn't have a ton of room on the back end of the skin. You are within the range of the measurements though so all should be good.
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12/27/2020
Question from
Sean
I have the Head KORE 105s, 189 length. Sidecut profile = 138/107/127. What size should I go with? Also looks like you only have the 120 or the 140 in stock - no 130?
Hey Sean, thanks for reaching out! We tend to go based off of tail width and subtract the metal edges, so the 120mm x 185-200cm should be a good fit for you!
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12/23/2020
Question from
Jon
Just bought Line Vision 189: 142-108-128. Would I go with 140 XL? Cheers!
Hey Tim, Pomoca does make a splitboard tail kit but we do not carry them. We do carry other splitboard tail kit attachments from Black Diamond but that would require you to re-fix the tail with that said attachment.
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11/29/2020
Question from
Eric Sharp
Hi, I am new to alpine tour. I have a pair of the pro s glides. I see you have the following "Ever Dry 2.0 is a water-shedding treatment the prevents potentially heavy water soakage and S-Glide concoction". Should I still wax my skins?
Hey Eric, thanks for reaching out! This chemical water-shedding treatment can wear out over time, so waxing your skins will be helpful to keep them waterproof and glide faster!
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11/25/2020
Question from
Kayden
I've got some soul 7's in need of new skins, what size would you recommend? 188cm 138-108-128 ski dimensions
Great question! For your ski, I'd recommend going with the 140mm x 185-200cm.
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11/24/2020
Question from
Joshua
I have pomoca s-glides and after 1.5 seasons the glue is balling quite badly and coming off on my bases. Short of hot scraping and stripping the skin and re-gluing, any ideas? I see pomoca makes a re-glue kit but it seems to only be available in europe. thanks!
Thanks for reaching out, Joshua! Short of re-gluing your skins, there aren't many other options besides getting a new set of skins. If you're hoping to keep that set around, scraping the old glue and applying new glue would be the only option. While it is ideal to use the brand's glue when doing this, if you completely scrape the skins you could get by using any type of skin glue.
Great question! Sadly we do not carry Pomoca specific splitboard attachments. We do however have a "G3 Splitboard Tail Clip Assembley" which would pair with the "G3 Tail Connector Kit". These can be found under G3 Skin Parts