 Poster: A snowHead
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Seeing as I always forgot until I'm pushing along a traverse in deep snow....where can I get some wider baskets for my ski poles?
Cheers,
Greg
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kitenski, Ski shop?
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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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| NAKEDZOOKEEPER wrote: |
| kitenski, Ski shop? |
The one(s) near me doesn't have any 
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kitenski, try in a resort. I took mine with me to the US, but forgot to swap them over. On a couple of times I really wish I had!
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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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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| kitenski, try in a resort. I took mine with me to the US, but forgot to swap them over. On a couple of times I really wish I had! |
I *always* say I'll do that, and never do, hence trying to get organised this time, if I can get them in the UK without getting ripped off!!
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kitenski, what poles ya got?
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Black Diamond and Leki do spares - I bought some BD ones a few years back for scottish winter walking that coincidentally I found fitted my Salomon pole ok. Don't know why tiny baskets are so prevalent.
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Scott do replacement powder baskets but the original ones arevery difficult to get off. I cut mine off.
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| spyderjon wrote: |
| kitenski, what poles ya got? |
a trusty pair of scratched and worn (but straight) Salomon Xscream poles...
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| kitenski wrote: |
| spyderjon wrote: |
| kitenski, what poles ya got? |
a trusty pair of scratched and worn (but straight) Salomon Xscream poles... |
They are so 2001.
Get yourself in to EB's at Castleford & buy the new Scott's with the big squarish basket & decent grips 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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well apart from baskets they work well enough, no need to spend money!!
Which Scotts.........
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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kitenski, make sure you take your poles along, as there are a whole range of slightly different diameter fixings. In St Anton a few weeks ago it turned out that my spares (ex Salomon) were slightly too big for my now Scott poles (so wouldn't stay on in the face of any force) so got some new spare ones. Despite the shops having a whole array of slightly different baskets the shop didn't have exactly the right size (very slightly too small), so gave them to me for €1 each (they would have been €2 each).
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Ellis Brigham at Cas sell Scott powder baskets, you can also buy huge Leki ones from walking shops.
Then you buy a load of glue......................
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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| GrahamN wrote: |
| kitenski, my spares (ex Salomon) were slightly too big for my now Scott poles (so wouldn't stay on in the face of any force) so got some new spare ones. |
hmm, wonder if your spare Salomons would fit my Salomon poles....
JT - how come you got telescopic?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kitenski,
To pack down into my bag for light travelling. It didn't quite work out though as the lenghts are different. And also, if I needed extra for poling
But you can get full lenght, I think
http://www.bdel.com/gear/poles_overview.php
you might be bale to get Field and Trek to get them or Backcountry
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