 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi,
Having made the switch from hiring to owning skis I now need to buy a pair of ski poles but am torn between buying in the UK or waiting till I get to resort (Morzine).
I've been a little dissapointed in the range available from the Snow + Brigham's of this world and seem to remember a wider range on offer in resort - but generally things are more expensive in-resort.
What would yyou recommend - buy or wait?
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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If you know what height you want why not get them from the huge range that you will find on the internet and get them posted to you in the UK?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Mjit, UK all the way on this. Shop around, you'll find stacks of deals around on almost any imaginable model - check what length you need and then go shopping.
Buy in resort is a recipe for cheap and nasty but £50 poles, which nobody on earth needs, the difference between those and the ones at £8 in Decathlon is marketing.
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Depends if you are fussy and want to have a feel of the pole in your hand with gloves on etc... I prefer buying in resort. You just need a decent shop. I found some great ones in Tignes last year after breaking my beloved Kastle ones I also got in a shop, in Jackson Hole. So unless you know exactly what you want then buy in a decent shop.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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primoz, my carbon poles were less than £50 in the UK. I bought the cheapest pair I could find in resort to leave out there. ... €22 aluminium. I can't tell the difference. They are just poles.
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holidayloverxx, I know, because those cheap (if £50 is cheap) carbon poles are normally even worse then 15eur alu poles  If you want to see difference, prices for carbon poles start at 120-130eur. Everything under that is waste of money in my opinion and you are better of getting 20-30eur alu poles.
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worth mentioning that Ellis Brigham cut some poles for me as they only had a larger size in stock so I'd imagine this is an option at most shops
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