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Wet snow buildup on topsheets
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This can help, but limited.
The best thing I've found is to arrive at the trailhead with skis at ambient temperature (this is why I use a roof box). This is also effective for best performance and longevity of skins.
Otherwise, flip it,scrape it, stomp it, or forget about it and zen out. At least there's snow.
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While on patrol on Sunday, I experienced some serious wet snow buildup on the topsheets of my skis and found myself stomping and hitting the snow off every ten steps. Anyone have any experience with products you can apply to keep the snow from sticking? Turtle wax? Rain-x? Ski wax? Skin wax? I'm open to all ideas.
GOSH! I hope you are not on patrol at the MTTA walking in the middle of the trail, like the Ski Patrol snowshoers LOL
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silicone waterproofing spray
This. I don't spray my resort boards with it much, but I do like to do my bindings. I treat my splitboards with food-grade silicone spray a few times each season - primarily around the hardware and on both sides of the binding baseplates. Makes for much easier transitions and at least for the first handful of days the glop sheds right off
Next you'll be asking about keeping the schmoo off your skins - for that, rubbing some room-temperature wax on them the night before while the skins are warm-ish & dry works great
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To keep snow from glopping onto skins, I've used the Swix skin wax with good success.
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