 Poster: A snowHead
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This little review of six new ski pole designs, from the American Ski Magazine might be of interest if you're thinking of upping sticks for this winter.
Unfortunately the photo is a bit 'creative' and not too descriptive, but the text gives a bit of useful info.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Come on now. Do poles actually matter that much?? Do they make a difference? I mostly use mine for defending my place in lift queues!
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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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I used to think not (when I didn't really use them for much!), but when I was in Tahoe for a few days and didn't take my own skis and (ali) poles, I rented some carbon ones with the skis and they felt much better.
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I've had some Goode? poles for several years now and they're great, just a little harder to use them to open ski bindings because they flex so much
A general bit of advice when buying expensive poles get a spare set of baskets or two at the same time so when they get damaged you can replace them
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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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My poles were chosen based on a desperate hunt for cheap ones when I managed to snap one off under a chair lift!  I picked up a pair of Scott poles for less than £20 in resort and they're great!
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Lets develop into "how do you break yours?"
My experience was on a warm day down an icy and fast schuss. My coat was only loosely fastened with Velcro and blew open at the mighty speed I was going. I instinctlvely dropped a hand to fasten it and caught the pole on the ice. It nearly sent me flying in a most spectacular way!
Another favourite spot for pole breaking is on the chair up to the blacks above Ciel Alto (???) at Cervinia. The chair goes over a little hump just before the end and any sticking down are most efficiently snapped. I think that chair might have been designed by the ski shop!
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I got some Salomon Scream poles for about 30euros-wrongly priced I think!!!! But they are excellent poles.
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