Black Diamond has a long history in the manufacturing of climbing specific gear and was formed out of Chouinard Equipment in 1989. Black Diamond or 'BD' as they are often referred to now manufactures alpine touring specific skis, boots, distributes Fritschi bindings and also makes a wide array of skins. In their skin line up they have a pure mohair skin, a mohair mix skin, and the more traditional nylon skins called the Ascension skins.
Ascension Nylon STS Skins:
This is the same skin as the custom STS but you have to fit them to your skis - so a little more work and skill is required.
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