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

[sLoPeS]

Offer them a shot of Jager

and we have a winner!

 

[eastcoastpowderhound]

dangle from the wrist straps or hang on the leki trigger strap. only put them under my legs if I've got some heavy duty work to do with my hands. Don't like the feeling of cold metal under my hammys...though 95% of the people I ski with do the under the leg deal...most of them while loading.

 

[bvibert]

cant stand it when someone points them the wrong way when the chair has foot rests and the poles end up hitting it.

I've been that guy on several occasions. My local hill doesn't have foot rests, so I don't usually have to think about it..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I just hold them in one hand..never a problem..I always thought sitting on a ski pole was kind of gay..,

 

[from_the_NEK]

I sit on them (nestled between butt and hamstring). However, toward the end of a long day my leg begins to get sore so I start holding them instead.

 

[ed-drum]

I sit on them riding a chair. Now after all of this gondola nonsense I'm bringing them on a gondola.

 

[Glenn]

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

:razz:

 

[Paul]

I threaten old dudes with them. Especially if they have an accent.

 

[bigbog]

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Just hold em' with one hand... Break out the flask and start mixin' & pourin' drinks for the others.with my other hand.:lol: ...
What do we do with our poles???? :roll: C'mon dbking....there must be somethin' a little deeper..;-);-)
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Originally Posted by andyzee
Offer them a shot of Jager

and we have a winner!
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1+ ...;-);-);-)

 

[wa-loaf]

What do we do with our poles???? :roll: C'mon dbking....there must be somethin' a little deeper..;-);-)
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:lol: this is kind of a summer thread. gotta save this kind of stuff for July and August.

 

[Warp Daddy]

:lol: this is kind of a summer thread. gotta save this kind of stuff for July and August.

Proof positive that we NEED a Major DUMPAGE soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Warp Daddy]

Heres my follow up question for those who SIT on EM : Do you guys EAT Atomic CHILI for lunch or other suitable 'whistleberrys " then STILL sit on em in the afternoon ??-- if so I Ain't borrowing your poles

 

[Glenn]

Heres my follow up question for those who SIT on EM : Do you guys EAT Atomic CHILI for lunch or other suitable 'whistleberrys " then STILL sit on em in the afternoon ??-- if so I Ain't borrowing your poles

This reminds me...I need to get to Stratton this season...if only so I can say that I "hot boxed" the gondola.

 

[Euler]

I just hold 'em unless I need to do some gear adjusting for myself or my son with my hands. Does the "cold metal" many talk about really make a diference through gloves/snow pants? The metal's the same temp as the plastic, just fels colder to the skin since it is a better conductor of heat...I can't imagine the difference is very noticeable once the insulating layer of gloves or pants is thrown in there?

 

[jaywbigred]

I just hold 'em unless I need to do some gear adjusting for myself or my son with my hands. Does the "cold metal" many talk about really make a diference through gloves/snow pants? The metal's the same temp as the plastic, just fels colder to the skin since it is a better conductor of heat...I can't imagine the difference is very noticeable once the insulating layer of gloves or pants is thrown in there?

I notice a big diff on most days. The plastic/rubber handles have been in my hand the whole day, and my hands get really warm when I'm skiing. I sweat through a lot of gloves, even on cold days. Therefore, the handles/grip I have been holding is all warmed up from my hand, whereas the rest of the pole is colder, esp. the metal. Kind of like if you bitch a beer for too long, eventually your hand warms it up.

 

[KevinF]

I just hold onto them. In 15 some years of skiing, I've never dropped one. If I need to fiddle with something that requires two hands I'll either wait until the top or ask a seat mate to hold them for me. If the lift stops for a while, I'll just hang the poles off my wrists.

I never understood why people like sitting on them.

 

[icedtea]

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.

It could be due to the ever decreasing snow pack. All the gloves dropped throughout the year are now showing up.

 

[wa-loaf]

It could be due to the ever decreasing snow pack. All the gloves dropped throughout the year are now showing up.

I thought about that, but these were all sitting on top of the snow. No melt rings around them or anything.

 

[Stache]

"Okat class, Hold both poles by the middle with your inside hand, look over your outside shoulder for the frame of the chair. Grab the frame with your outside hand and sit down."


After I bring the bar down I lay my poles accross the back of the chair to the top of the bar and use them as an arm rest.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I threaten old dudes with them. Especially if they have an accent.

ahahaha, like the kids at iceface