Awesome stuff! I'm doing Skinner Hut in Leadville, CO this winter. Thanks for your advice!

Hair dryer and plastic scraper to get most of the glue off. Then use the brown paper bag & iron method for the residual glue.

great advice thankyou

this helped me rejuvenate some old skins that had been sitting for years; now ready for some backcountry touring; thank you, Sarah.

Thank you for this, I brought this up after noticing several flaws in the Dyatlov Pass avalanche claim. The footprints were still visible for investigators to follow to the bodies, the tent only had a light dusting of snow on it despite heavy snowfall during the incident, the physics of where they put the tent would have blown snow away from the tent as it was near the ridge, and the slope of the pass was only 15 degrees. Based on the information from the site and videos like this, there is no way an avalanche played any role in the incident. Additionally, avalanche experts had already made this determination after reviewing the incident and site, yet the official claim is that a slab avalanche caused the incident. Your video was very informative and proves the experts are correct in this.

cool. just spent 2 hours getting parchment paper off my skins and huffing glue

Well its nice to know how to do the test but how do I interpret these results? Is this safe to ski? All these avalanche guide videos always tell you how to perform these tests but not how to interpret the results making them completely and utterly useless

Really educational to see an expert at work; thank you for sharing!

thank you so much.. i learnt a lot

Wouldn't you like to provide a link to the AAI checklist?

Great vid. I prefer a heat gun and scraper as I’ve found the paper bag route to be not that great at removing the goop first pass. If you choose to go heat gun/scraper route then scrape evenly and don’t press hard. Either way works to keep your skins healthy so see what works best for you. Good job on stressing ventilation - glue is super toxic so the sheets are definitely the least nasty.

This is great! You can also do it with the surface level on a Samsung galaxy

Anybody know what rescue sled she's using?

Wow! Annie understanding of making consequential decisions without the desired time or data to make the decision is extraordinary. Anyone who travels in avalanche terrain should watch this video.

Where is your duct tape......geez amateur 😁

Great information Sarah!!

Rub skins on partners $400 Gortex pants.....good tip!

Tube glue, wrap in plastic bag, then keep in freezer. So it should not dry out.

also can use a heat gun and a steel scraper to remove glue

In my experience, Annie's approach to decision-making is essential while also sorely lacking. Clearly, BC travelers should be using her approach a lot more. "Thinking in Bets" is an annual read.

Thanks, this is very useful! Have you considered carrying a Bothy Bag?

I’m not a tech savvy guy (well internet savvy). I downloaded the free mammut safety app. It has: altimeter, compass and inclinometer. I used it today. Lined up the bottom of the phone with the skyline slope and...26 degrees. The amazing thing we’d guessed mid 20s.

Thank you Sarah for continuing to offer so many different options to get educated!

Sarah, thanx for this vid, well done!! KR Henry

@CHIP (see below) @Sarah: Hi Chip+Sarah, I'm Henry from Germany. For taking off the old glue I took an old duvet cover, which had an absorbent surface. I went several times by middle heat with my iron over it, and it took about 80% of the old glue. I repeated that, until it was gone. Some glue knobs I removed with a scraper and let all cool down. Then I did like Sarah showed. Now THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: What to do with the skin WHEN NOT IN USE?? I read this and practiced it and went very well: I cut the arms of a really old goretex/raincover jacket (hard shell surface). When putting off the skin from the ski, I pull the skin through the cutten arm (lenght appr. 25 inches). Then I wrap the skin on the outer side of this arm (one side) and wrap it a second time on the free side. So this is well for a skin about 70 in. This material doesn.t leave any fibres on the glue, and in this manner I save the skin in a plastic bag over the rest of the year. This works great! Kind regards, Henry

Please get a better audio.

Excellent tutorial! Skins are my least favorite piece of equipment...sometimes I just rather climb without them-extra “cardio” for sure.

Ummm..I tried this, just as you said, with old grocery bags instead of parchment paper. Problem! The paper is now hard fast to the glue...on the skin. Any ideas on how I can take this off?

What do you carry or what has changed now since this video was created?

This is the best "what to carry in the pack", gear check, and solutions to common issues I have found on the internet. Thank you for making this! This is great and I like your channel I hope to see more videos coming from alpha angles, evidence of wind, etc! Thank you for making these!

Excellent tutorial! Sarah's technique is great. (you can also use a heat gun and metal scraper to get old glue off). It's not that hard and well worth keeping perfectly good skins alive rather than abandoning and buying new.

Thanks! Lovin the Fischers. Been Tele skiing a pair of 108TI’s for the last couple seasons. Love the versatility and pop. Thinking about a skinnier a pair for touring. ✌️

Thanks for sharing...I need to get on this before summer!

Thank you for sharing...great tips!

Thanks! I always need a reminder about my batteries 😁

Hey just wanted to say to all of you who make these videos .....thank you ! been a ski bum in the sierras a long time , ski patrolled for 10 years total , always have been in the back country and still doing that ......just wanted you all to know I appreciate all the videos and I watch them all the time to refresh on the skills we all need while out there doing what we all do .....have a good safe season to all .......sb.

I don’t want to die in an avalanche... but wasting coffee??? This is awesome, thanks for sharing!

great vid. keep em comming.

keep up the good work i love it!! so intresting with avalnche education