Yep, did it extensively in a job I had flying GPS grids for photo work at low altitude. The grids often ran right into hillsides and we would skid to turn around quickly. I had a huge post worked up telling all the gory details, then the software lost my work before I could post it. Could not even use the back button to find it. The lesson is to make small posts apparently.

Some points:

• Skidding creates tons of drag. Your airplane will probably start a gradual descent even using full power.
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• When you skid under full power, the prop disc will undergo partial stall. This creates huge stresses on the prop and makes a loud noise. It probably is bad for the prop but in hundreds of operational hours doing this on 3 blade props, I never saw a failure or got a bad report from a mechanic. Your mileage may vary.
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• Full-bore skidding is hard on the flight controls. You will see rising maintenance costs for rigging work.
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• You are much safer in regard to spins than you would guess. The airplane will mush before spin most likely. My photo firm tested this extensively, and found that only a gross attempt to stall the airplane in a skidding configuration with full power using back elevator would produce a spin. It was a safe maneuver even at low altitudes done with care.