Poles?

[jack97]

I won't use them trying new tricks in the park, one less thing to break/stab myself with. It makes some grabs really fun too.

That being said poles are still important and I think its kind of weird to ski out of the park without them.

I sometime see park rats using clown poles.

 

[Tin]

What else would you use for a harpoon or lifting "CLOSED" ropes?

 

[gmcunni]

what do you do with your poles while on the lift?

 

[dlague]

what do you do with your poles while on the lift?

Sit on them


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[Not Sure]

Hang em on the bar ...1984 Scott old style breakaway grips....Moved onto 5th set of pole this year.

 

[BenedictGomez]

what do you do with your poles while on the lift?

They just hang from my gloves.

 

[Quietman]

Hang em on the bar ...1984 Scott old style breakaway grips....Moved onto 5th set of pole this year.

I have a bunch of these and use them often because of this. Many times I ski with unmatched pairs, as long as the lengths are similar, and at least I have a left and right handed grip.
My boots always match, tried skiing last year with 203 rossi 4s's on 1 leg and 167 Volkl's on the other, needless to say that last only for a couple of runs. Poles, if I can hang them on the safety bar and whack my kids asses as I blow past them, I'm good.

 

[VTKilarney]

1984 Scott old style breakaway grips

I've got a pair of these in the attic. I really liked them.

 

[Ragman]

Hang em on the bar ...1984 Scott old style breakaway grips....Moved onto 5th set of pole this year.

LOL that what I used to do. Back in the day Bristol had a mid-station between upper and lower rocket and you could just hop off. But if you left your poles hanging from the bar and forgot to pull them up at midstation they instantly became much shorter.

 

[MadMadWorld]

Breakaways are for people that fall. I don't make mistakes

 

[VTKilarney]

Breakaways are for people that fall. I don't make mistakes

IMHO the advantage was how easy they were to get your hands into and out of. Straps, frankly, are for people who fall.

 

[trackbiker]

IMHO the advantage was how easy they were to get your hands into and out of. Straps, frankly, are for people who fall.

Weren't the breakaways discontinued due to causing thumb injuries?

 

[gmcunni]

Weren't the breakaways discontinued due to causing thumb injuries?

 

[BenedictGomez]

Scott old style breakaway grips....Moved onto 5th set of pole this year.

Do you mean the molded plastic things that looked like a guard on a sword? I had a pair of those and used them for years!

Stolen at Jay Peak circa 2009.

 

[steamboat1]

Weren't the breakaways discontinued due to causing thumb injuries?

I attribute the cause of me tearing my rotator cuff to those style grips.

 

[Old Duderino]

You can also slingshot your snowboarding friends on the flats so they can keep up ...

I could have used someone like you for most of my snowboarding career. Every time I tried to get a slingshot from my wife I'd end up reverse slingshoting her getting both of us stuck on the flats.

 

[Breakout12]

but I noticed that some people dont use them much anymore.

The only people I see not using them are beginners.

There is no doubt that they are beneficial.

 

[Breakout12]

I attribute the cause of me tearing my rotator cuff to those style grips.

I used some of those old style grips until very recently. I can think of about 4 or 5 reasons why they are awesome, even superior to other grips, but I too, attributed some aches and pains to their use. Maybe it was the weight of the older poles.

 

[Breakout12]

Weren't the breakaways discontinued due to causing thumb injuries?

Could be. I had a fall with them and jammed my thumb. I didn't related the two.

 

[2knees]

what do you do with your poles while on the lift?

http://forums.alpinezone.com/showth...-with-your-poles-on-the-chair?highlight=poles