What do you do with your poles when you get on the chair?

dbking · Mar 12, 2009

My buddy dropped his poles yesterday while fumbling around with his gloves or something. He said that he hates to sit on them. I guess he would rather ski without them for a run. I'm used to sitting on mine and I haven't dropped them in years. And if you sit on them, do you go under the leg or crack of your ass? Does the way you sit on your poles say something about you?

Glenn · Mar 12, 2009

Under my leg...and I make sure I'm sitting on the ski pole, not the grip.

bvibert · Mar 12, 2009

I sit on mine 95% of the time. Sometimes I don't if it's a fully loaded chair. To be honest I'm not sure where exactly they are under me since I don't even notice that they're there. I guess they go under a cheek.

mondeo · Mar 12, 2009

Under the leg if I have to fiddle with something. Just hold them if not.

Grassi21 · Mar 12, 2009

Glenn said:
Under my leg...and I make sure I'm sitting on the ski pole, not the grip.

Same here. But I try to sit on the grip. ;-)

gmcunni · Mar 12, 2009

i sit on mine. i wait until i'm seated on the chair and then i lift a leg and stick the poles (handles first) under my leg at a slight angle. I don't like the pole up my crack LOL

Geoff · Mar 12, 2009

I hold both poles by the shaft just below the grip in one hand. I don't recall ever dropping a pole. My gloves & mittens are all tethered to my glove liners. I have no issues operating one handed. I routinely do things like open a beer, make a cell phone call (hands-free voice dialing is a wonderful feature), fiddle with my iPod, pull out my Motorola Talkabout, de-ice my goggles.... When I'm skiing with my day pack, my left hand is looped through the pack strap and then grips my ski poles so I still have my other hand free. What's the big deal?

I've seen lots of people drop their poles fishing them out in a panic at the last second when they're sitting on them. I think it's really annoying when they end up in the net and the lift stops for several minutes while the lift op tries to fish it out. Killington has some "do not sit on your ski poles" signs at the bottom of a few of the lifts. From what I've seen over the years, it's a reasonable request.

Warp Daddy · Mar 12, 2009

on my lap or many times when riding solo i keep them on and dangle them between my legs

sLoPeS · Mar 12, 2009

99.9% of the time i sit on them. why would u want to hold poles? when i am about to sit down they are already between my legs and pointed in the correct direction. cant stand it when someone points them the wrong way when the chair has foot rests and the poles end up hitting it.

St. Bear · Mar 12, 2009

I just started sitting on them halfway through this season. It's a lot more comfortable, especially on cold days, so you don't have to hold onto cold metal.

My wife snapped her poles in half at a mid-station this year. When she gets her new poles, I wonder if she'll start sitting on them as well?

Hawkshot99 · Mar 12, 2009

I sit on them 95% of the time. I have no idea were they are under me(I have a very plush a$$)

wa-loaf · Mar 12, 2009

I just hold them. I used to sit on them, but it's too much of a hassle for me. I've never dropped anything either.

I think the skiers at Okemo are especially uncoordinated. I counted 10 gloves on the way up the Northstar Express.

Greg · Mar 12, 2009

sLoPeS said:
99.9% of the time i sit on them. why would u want to hold poles? when i am about to sit down they are already between my legs and pointed in the correct direction.

+1

jaywbigred · Mar 12, 2009

I almost always hold them by the plastic/rubber grip. On cold days, the metal is much colder than the plastic/rubber handles/grips, by which I've been gripping them for the entire run prior. To me, it doesn't make sense to bring the cold metal into contact with any part of your body (hands or ass) if you don't have to. If I need to use my hands, I let them dangle (I always use my wrist straps) in between my legs (ha!).

Once in awhile, if I have to do something complicated with my hands, I will sit on them. But this only serves to remind me that doing so is in not very comfortable. I think its kind of like having a big Costanza wallet in one pocket. You think its comfortable because you're so used to it that you don't notice it. But if you give it up for awhile, and then try to go back to it, you will realize its not really comfortable to sit on something like that at all. Imo. It can be utilitarian though, I guess.

2knees · Mar 12, 2009

generally, I use them to pick my nose on the way up.....

WoodCore · Mar 12, 2009

If your riding the Outpost chair at Pico you can hang them from the provided hooks.

jrmagic · Mar 12, 2009

I like having my hands free so I sit on them most of the time and yes I agree it is really annoying when someoe sits no them the wrong way lol

drjeff · Mar 12, 2009

Mine just hang off my wrists via the straps 98% of the time, the other 2% they're under my leg

andyzee · Mar 12, 2009

Offer them a shot of Jager

snowmonster · Mar 12, 2009

WoodCore said:
If your riding the Outpost chair at Pico you can hang them from the provided hooks.

just like on the old chairs at MRG. =)

I sit on them all the time. Frees my hand to fiddle with gear.

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