things you love about your ski poles

[eastcoastpowderhound]

You guys are crazy. :lol: Any little ding I might put into my base by stomping on my binding will be dwarfed by the scratches and gouges it already has. :lol:

Needing a perfectly tuned ski means you're skiing the wrong terrain. IMHO of course...

do you apply that same philosophy to mtn biking...if your bike changes gears when you want and the brakes work well you must be riding the wrong trails?

Don't let my well tuned skis fool you into thinking all I do is make pretty turns on groomers.

 

[Greg]

do you apply that same philosophy to mtn biking...if your bike changes gears when you want and the brakes work well you must be riding the wrong trails?

Don't let my well tuned skis fool you into thinking all I do is make pretty turns on groomers.

Of course I was being tongue in cheek. Nevertheless, your analogy is a bit of a stretch. An MTB that shifts well and brakes effectively is necessary regardless of terrain. Off groomers and hard pack or ice, a perfectly tuned ski is not necessary, and I would argue that any microscopic dings that might occur by stomping bindings will be pretty much unnoticeable by most recreational skiers, including those in the advanced+ category.

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

Of course I was being tongue in cheek. Nevertheless, your analogy is a bit of a stretch. An MTB that shifts well and brakes effectively is necessary regardless of terrain. Off groomers and hard pack or ice, a perfectly tuned ski is not necessary, and I would argue that any microscopic dings that might occur by stomping bindings will be pretty much unnoticeable by most recreational skiers, including those in the advanced+ category.

when it comes to bases, okay, not super important and minor dings are no worry...but edges (here in the east) are a completely different story...your edges are at least as important as your brakes on a MTB...even off trail...don't want to be standing on top of that ice waterfall with buttah knives for edges. Only the racer folks would be advesely affected by dinged up bases.
I was more commenting on the mind frame of stomping on the heel piece and the "who cares" about tuning your skis and the "you're skiing the wrong terrain" bit.

 

[Greg]

but edges (here in the east) are a completely different story...your edges are at least as important as your brakes on a MTB...even off trail...don't want to be standing on top of that ice waterfall with buttah knives for edges.

You're way more rad than me then. I just don't ski icefalls.