Ditch the poles

[Chris V.]

Mostly for navigating the lift corrals and knocking down race course poles now right?

And moguls. And steeps.

 

[crgildart]

And moguls. And steeps.

And extremely specialised for those applications. Park rats also have the itty bitty poles.

 

[tball]

I miss skiing without poles when our kiddos were younger. Until they were ready for poles, I skied without them too. Hard to make a case otherwise. It was good for my skiing to spend that much time without poles.

I'll sometimes still ski without poles, often so I can record with my phone when I don't have my GoPro.

 

[KingGrump]

I felt like learning to ski without my poles was the best thing I ever did.

Now level up one more and do it with your boots unbuckled..

And moguls. And steeps.

OK. No poles, boots unbuckled. Steeps and bumps.

What else? Steep bumpy trees, no poles with boots unbuckled. BTDT. What about one ski?

 

[cantunamunch]

OK. No poles, boots unbuckled. Steeps and bumps.

What else? Stepp bumpy trees, no poles with boots unbuckled. BTDT. What about one ski?

wait, this is like one of those Hemingway pastiches, right?

One that ends with
"...in the rain."

 

[tball]

Believe it or not, I have a video of no poles, unbuckled boots, and skiing bumps.



See the unbuckled boots at 1:06. It's not steep, and no trees, so there is still work to be done.

 

[crgildart]

OK. No poles, boots unbuckled. Steeps and bumps.

What else? Steep bumpy trees, no poles with boots unbuckled. BTDT. What about one ski?

Switch!

 

[KingGrump]

Switch!

Nope. Not a park rat.

 

[Jilly]

Mostly for navigating the lift corrals and knocking down race course poles now right?

Or using the pointy things on snowboards that get in your way.....

 

[surfsnowgirl]

Or using the pointy things on snowboards that get in your way.....

That's my SOs reason for carrying ski poles

 

[Slemers]

I used to be paranoid of skiing without ski poles; I thought I would jinx myself real bad. I even rented poles when I had forgotten mine at home. It was all in my head, but the placebo effect is effective a significant proportion of the time. Then one day I broke my right radius and found it too uncomfortable to grip a pole in that hand.

I broke my right radius in a motorcycle crash. I lowsided my Ducati MultiStrada and landed with my right arm extended. My buddy said " Some Ducs don't fly!" Always a comedian.
4 months off work and hours and hours of PT. I don't wish that on anyone