POMOCA Tour Pro Ready2Climb Skins, 100 mm x 180 to 189 cm review: specs, sizing and what it costs you
The POMOCA Tour Pro Ready2Climb Skins, 100 mm x 180 to 189 cm sits in the under-$250 budget tier. Published specifications: Plush Mohair mix, Length 180 to 189 cm, Width 100 mm. Best for: Long wide skis, from about 180 cm up.
The POMOCA Tour Pro Ready2Climb Skins, 100 mm x 180 to 189 cm is a skin in the under-$250 budget tier, and this page is the short version of everything published about it: the manufacturer's own specifications, who it suits, what it gives up against the alternatives, and where it sits on the shelf it competes on. We have not skied this item and we do not pretend to have. Everything below is researched from published specifications, published certification standards and verified owner reviews.
Sized for a long, wide freeride touring ski, which is where most skin buying goes wrong: a skin narrower than the ski tip leaves the shovel bare and the ski washes out on a firm sidehill.
Skins are the one consumable in a touring kit. Plush material sets the trade: nylon grips and drags, mohair glides and slips, and a mix splits the difference, which is where most experienced tourers end up.
Published specifications
These are the manufacturer's figures, not measurements we took. Specifications change between model years and between sizes, and a listing tied to one size is exactly that, so confirm the numbers on the retailer page for the size you are actually buying before you commit.
| Category | Climbing skins |
|---|---|
| Brand | Pomoca |
| Budget | Under $250 |
| Tier | Expert |
| Plush | Mohair mix |
| Length | 180 to 189 cm |
| Width | 100 mm |
| Used for | Backcountry touring, outside a ski area boundary |
Who it suits
Long wide skis, from about 180 cm up.
What it costs you
Expensive, and more skin means more weight and more bulk to fold.
That trade is worth stating plainly because it is the thing a product page will never tell you. Nothing in snow sports is free: every gram removed from a ski comes out of its damping, every degree of cuff rotation added to a boot comes out of its downhill stiffness, and every dollar saved on a shell comes out of either the fabric or the features. The question is never whether an item has a weakness, it is whether that particular weakness lands on the days you actually ski.
Where it sits on the shelf
It is the most expensive skin on this shelf, so the question to answer before buying is what the money buys you over the next one down.
Compared with the rest of the shelf
| Climbing skins | Tier | Budget | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| POMOCA Tour Pro Ready2Climb Skins, 100 mm x 180 to 189 cm (this page) Wide ski coverage | Expert | Under $250 | BC category Amazon |
| Black Diamond Ascension Nylon Climbing Skins, 163 cm Best grip for the money | Beginner | Under $250 | BC category Amazon |
| POMOCA Climb 2.0 Ready2Climb Skins, 100 mm Grip and glide | Intermediate | Under $250 | BC category Amazon |
| POMOCA Climb Pro Mohair Ready2Climb Skins, 100 mm Fastest glide | Expert | Under $250 | BC category Amazon |
Prices are what the retailer listed when this page was last checked and change constantly. We earn commissions from Backcountry and from qualifying Amazon purchases, and every outbound link in this table is one or the other. A button reading "BC category" opens a Backcountry search for that category rather than that exact model, so it finds comparable gear alongside it.
How to shop this category
Skins are the one consumable in a touring kit and the item most likely to end a tour when it fails. Plush material sets the fundamental trade. Nylon grips hardest and glides worst and lasts longest. Mohair glides best and grips least and wears fastest. A mix, typically around 70 percent mohair and 30 percent nylon, sits between them and is where most experienced tourers end up.
Width is chosen from the ski widest point, not the waist, because a skin narrower than the tip leaves the shovel bare and the ski slips on a firm track. Most skins are sold oversize and trimmed to the ski with a supplied cutter, and the correct trim leaves one to two millimetres of steel edge showing along each side, which is what lets a ski hold a sidehill instead of washing out on ice.
The attachment system is the third decision. A tip loop alone is lighter and simpler; a tip loop plus a tail clip tensions the skin along its length and is much less likely to peel off in wet snow. Ready-to-climb systems sold cut for a specific ski model remove the trimming step entirely, which is worth paying for if you are not confident with a cutter.
Plush material, width and the trim
Nylon grips hardest and glides worst, mohair glides best and grips least, and a mix sits between them, which is where most experienced tourers land. Width is chosen from the widest point of the ski, not the waist, because a skin narrower than the tip leaves the shovel bare and the ski slips on a firm track. The trim leaves one to two millimetres of steel edge showing along each side, which is what lets a ski hold a sidehill instead of washing out. Glue is a consumable: keep skins off snow when they are folded, dry them warm and slowly, and expect to re-glue every few seasons.
The three mistakes this category produces
Sizing the skin to the ski waist
The skin is sized to the widest point of the ski. A skin that leaves the shovel bare slips on a firm skin track exactly when grip matters.
Trimming flush to the edge
Leave 1 to 2 mm of steel showing on each side. A skin trimmed flush covers the edge and the ski washes out on a hard sidehill.
Drying skins on a radiator
Heat destroys the glue. Dry them at room temperature, glue side out, then fold them onto their cheat sheet or glue to glue once dry.
Looking after it
Keep skins off the snow when folded, dry them warm and slowly rather than hot, and store them glue to glue or on the supplied mesh at room temperature. Glue is a consumable: expect to reglue every few seasons with a glue sheet or a hot iron and transfer paper. Carry a skin wax or a skin-specific glop stopper for spring, and a strap or a voile to salvage a failed skin on the way home.
None of that is glamorous and all of it is cheaper than replacing the item. The pattern across every category on this site is the same: snow sports equipment is destroyed by water, heat and neglect far more often than by use, and the difference between gear that lasts three seasons and gear that lasts ten is almost entirely what happens to it in the twenty minutes after you get home.
What to read next
If you are still deciding between models, the full climbing skins roundup ranks the shelf by tier with the same published specifications used here. If you have not settled on the rest of the kit yet, the first backcountry touring setup budgets a complete setup line by line with a running total, which is a more useful way to spend a budget than optimising one item.
For sizing, the calculators cover ski length, snowboard size, mondopoint boot sizing, skin width and the skier code your shop uses to set a binding. The reference charts hold the same numbers in printable table form, and the comparisons work through the decisions where two reasonable options genuinely pull in different directions.
If this is your first piece of backcountry equipment, read avalanche safety basics and how to get into backcountry skiing before you buy anything else. The order that keeps people alive is training first, then the three minimum items, then practise, then everything on this page.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the POMOCA Tour Pro Ready2Climb Skins, 100 mm x 180 to 189 cm best for?
Long wide skis, from about 180 cm up.
What are the drawbacks of the POMOCA Tour Pro Ready2Climb Skins, 100 mm x 180 to 189 cm?
Expensive, and more skin means more weight and more bulk to fold.
Mohair or nylon skins?
Nylon grips hardest, glides worst and lasts longest, which suits steep skin tracks and heavy users. Mohair glides noticeably better and grips less, which suits rolling terrain and long approaches. A mohair-nylon mix around 70-30 is the practical answer for most tourers and is what most experienced people buy.
What width skin do I need?
Size from the widest point of the ski, usually the tip, not from the waist. A skin narrower than the tip leaves the shovel bare and the ski slips on a firm track. Then trim to leave 1 to 2 mm of steel edge showing on each side.
How long do climbing skins last?
The plush typically outlasts the glue. Expect several seasons of regular use, with a reglue every two to four seasons depending on how often you fold them wet and how warm you dry them. Careful drying and storage is the single biggest factor.
Do I need tail clips?
They are not mandatory and they are worth having. A tail clip tensions the skin along its length, which makes it far less likely to peel off in wet or warm snow, at the cost of a few grams and a slightly slower transition.
How we choose: we compare published manufacturer specifications, published certification standards and verified owner reviews across retailers. We do not test equipment in person, and every figure quoted here is the manufacturer's published number unless we say otherwise. This is researched buying guidance and not professional instruction: binding release values are set by a certified technician on a calibrated jig, and avalanche terrain requires formal training and a current regional forecast that no article can replace.
