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What is the thing called at the end of a ski, you know the plastic bit that stops the pole going deep in the snow. My friend has given me a pair of poles, but the "thingy" is very small so I'd like to get a bigger one so my pole doesn't go too deep in the snow. Oh and where can I get a new pair from.
I know this will sound rather rude to some of you, but I am comfortable with the size of my own thingy, it's just the one on the pole that is small.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The basket?
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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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At the end of the pole you mean. It's a basket. But not a basket of fruit...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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k1orange, Yep Basket it is they are about €3 in most shops that have them
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k1orange,
If the poles are fairly modern a good ski shop should be able to replace the baskets with larger ones. However, this is not always the case.
My poles are old. To increase the diameter of my baskets I have tied on a larger pair onto and below the smaller ones because I can't replace mine with new ones.
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k1orange, have a quick google under "Powder Baskets"
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| k1orange wrote: |
| so I'd like to get a bigger one so my pole doesn't go too deep in the snow. |
I'm not sure the change would be worth the effort. The small sizes work quite well (for me), especially on typical pistes which are usually pretty hard. Maybe if you're going to ski metre deep champagne powder, it might make a difference. But even there I rather doubt it.
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espri, It would probably make a difference. I found myself in knee deep powder on piste last March - so swapped my poles with husband, who had his off piste poles (big basketed) with him - for me, who isnt experienced or confident in deep stuff, it made a world of difference 
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| genepi wrote: |
| espri, It would probably make a difference. |
You might be right for skiing in powder; I was thinking more of using the poles to get up again after a fall, where I think they would have to reach the ground anyway, independent of the baskets.
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A shop in Val Thorens, the one opposite the Malaysia nightclub at the top of the drag lifts, replaced mine for free for me when it came off. Took out my wallet and he waved me away saying no no no. Its ok.
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Mind you, if you don't bother pole planting and just bend over with your erse in the air, waving them behind you like a demented 70's TV aerial, you won't need baskets 
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It certainly makes a difference off piste - very easy to get them changed and often they don't even charge. Easier for them to get the old one off and new one on but you could do it yourself if you have a hammer (best way to hammer the new one on fully is if you have a short piece of steel tube that will fit over the pole point).
Tip for straightening a bent pole without breaking it - get a member of the opposite sex to bend over, and bend it over their bum.
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You know it makes sense.
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There are some people who will pay for that sort of service, apparently 
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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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| garethjomo wrote: |
| A shop in Val Thorens, the one opposite the Malaysia nightclub at the top of the drag lifts, replaced mine for free for me when it came off. Took out my wallet and he waved me away saying no no no. Its ok. |
I had similar service from a shop in Canazei (The one at the entrance to a small shopping arcade near the closest bus stop to the bottom of the home run) - and it wasn't even one which standard baskets fitted (being supposedly a walking pole), so he had to bodge a fit using circlips to hold it on.
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Poster: A snowHead
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alex_heney, I was beginning to wonder what sort of service you were referring to 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thanks very much for all your advice. I will see if I can get some new ones before I take the old ones off. If I run out of time I'll just take them to a shop when I go away again next week.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks to all that replied. Whilst away last week I got some new baskets fitted (in the 2nd shop), They cost me a whole 5 euro which was money well spent when it started to snow. My new baskets were so good, my friend went in the next night and got his thing englarged to.
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k1orange, that's nice. 'got his thing enlarged to' what, by the way? '... enormous proportions'? '... everyone's surprise'? '... my delight'? '... no avail'? '... win a bet'? '... prevent complaints'? '... give me somehere to hang my helmet'?
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Tue 27-01-09 19:08; edited 3 times in total
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FAQ
And definately not a fruit basket... 
And how does one enlarge one's pole? 