Poster: A snowHead
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a few people i have seen on the slopes use walking poles instead of ski poles is there anyone out there do this and any reviews on this
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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My walking pole came with changeable baskets for use in cross-country or alpine skiing, so was clearly designed to be multi-purpose. But since I only have one, and I already have a pair of ski poles, I haven't tried it.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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a few people who use blades use them instead of poles so they can fit them in there bags so they don't get charges extra for ski carrage just wondering if there is any differance but i can't see them being any
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jase2472,
A ski pole is supposed to take a bit of weight so you don't want it collapsing on the hill, make sure you get some that are designed for skiing as opposed to walking.
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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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jase2472, after a hard day on the slopes, I feel as though need a zimmer frame to help get me to the car!
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make sure you get some that are designed for skiing as opposed to walking.
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Using walking poles on rough, steep, descents means putting a lot of weight on them, so I can't see any problems from that point of view. We have poles with multiple baskets too - the problem is remembering where you put them!
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I have a pair of walking poles (for walking) and they feel a bit more cumbersome and heavy than my ski poles.
I think walking poles will be usable for skiing but proper ski poles will probably be lighter and better balanced.
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My walking poles are very much the other way - very light - perhaps toooo light for skiing. I'd prefer to have dedicated ski ones that preferably don't have height adjustment - less to go wrong.
Walking poles aren't designed to really take that much direct force - they take weight yes, but if you're pushing too hard on them to trudge up a hill they'll probably give way eventually.
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I bought my wife some Leki 3-part ski-ing poles last year which she could use with her blades. As it happened, for most of the time, they were stowed in my backpack. However, on the few occasions they did come out they were perfectly good and seemed robust enough for the job. Having looked at them and compared them to 3-party walking poles from Leki, they don't look an awful lot different, apart from the grips - the walking ones have a peculiar (to me anyway) shepherd crook end, whereas the ski ones my wife uses are traditional ski-pole grips.
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