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things you love about your ski poles

Beetlenut

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I now hate the old poles I cut down to do bumps with, because the last time I used them, I broke my collar bone on one of them. However, I like my normal graphite poles because they're light and probably wouldn't have busted my collar bone if I fell on top of those!
 

Grassi21

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i love mine because they are clown size and cost me 16 bucks. i saw the same poles on sale at sugarbush for 40. :-o
 

drjeff

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I love mine because they're RED and light since they're made out of composite fiber
 

Hawkshot99

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People joke about the importance of ski poles, but anyone that is using aluminum poles should really give the composites a try. You'll never go back.

I went back and am glad that I did..........I had several pairs of Rossi Axial bindings. Trying to take off my skis with a composite, would bend them like crazy. Much easier for me to take off my skis with my aluminum's.

Few weeks ago I was given a pair of Leki trigger grip WC's and LOVE them. I love the strap sytem they have.
 

Greg

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I went back and am glad that I did..........I had several pairs of Rossi Axial bindings. Trying to take off my skis with a composite, would bend them like crazy. Much easier for me to take off my skis with my aluminum's.

Just stomp on your bindings to get them off. If you insist on using a pole, hold it lower with one hand and it won't bend as much. You ditched composites in favor of aluminums to make it easier to take off your skis? :blink:
 
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