No poles?

[Fred Pabst]

Seems my hill has been overrun by mostly teenage boys, skiing backseat, with no poles. Not really a new trend. Is it snow boarder envy? I did know this one dude that did it just to be able to properly carry his morning coffee. It has definitely been a few year progression. What are the cool nick names for this semi-new genre of skiing?

[Benny Profane]

I saw a trio today at the lift. Mystifying. One wonders if there are other pop culture fads that bind them.

[Core Shot]

Park Rats

[XXX-er]

the kids doing this are usually not snaking your pow lines but yell at them with the same zeal usually reserved for yelling at kids to get off your lawn

[Woodsy]

Park Rats

Hey boomer...

Bunch of ripping skiers used to kill it at Alta (no park) a few years ago, no poles, speeding, buttering and flying off everything.
Just a dif take on the mountain.

[Benny Profane]

the kids doing this are usually not snaking your pow lines but yell at them with the same zeal usually reserved for yelling at kids to get off your lawn

Well yeah, and they certainly aren't out there long, because there is nothing more tiring than getting around on skis without poles all day. Snowboarders can skate, at least.

[m2711c]

snake style can not be defeated....

[Shredhead]

I was at the FIS World Championship’s of Free Skiing last week. About 5% didn’t have poles. But most of the good ones do and they can carve a turn.

I don’t care if they are WC athletes. If they sit on their tails and straight line to the venue, they’re gapers.

[Shredhead]

Snowboarders can skate, at least.

Benny 101.

[stuckathuntermtn]

I thought this had long since peaked.

[stealurface831]

Fred, have you not skied or followed skiing in the last decade and a half?


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[Benny Profane]

I thought this had long since peaked.

Unfortunately not. I thought that rap autotune would go away, too.

[ZomblibulaX]

snake style can not be defeated....

No poles + heavily rockered twintips with short running length = snowbladers.

I’m not doing hand-drag fives so I can’t hate. Even if they do ski around with Christ-on-the-cross arms.

There’s worse things in the world. Like snowbikes. Those people are scum.

[Shredhead]

There’s worse things in the world. Like snowbikes. Those people are scum.

Wife wants to get me one, instead of TKR.

[garyfromterrace]

.... What are the cool nick names for this semi-new genre of skiing?

Stupid?

[ill-advised strategy]

No poles?

No, poles.

[VTskibum]

See lots of this at my park centric area. Aside from the no poles kids, there’s one ~6’ teen who has poles shorter than my 7 y/o’s which is amusing. Think w his arms hanging straight down his poles just touch the ground, definitely more ridiculous than no poles


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[romeo tango]

....poles shorter than my 7 y/o’s ....

themz the shizz grandpa!
stabbin' the knuckle
right before you rodeo off

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[old goat]

Epicski is back

[XXX-er]

how do they even ski without poles to stab the snowboarders with ?

[Dexter Rutecki]

Yeah, there's a rationale behind it (at least there was 15+ years ago when this started becoming a thing among park rats--then it kind of went away, before returning in force recently), but it really doesn't make sense. It's fashion. Tall tees for 2021. It will disappear because it hinders a lot more than it helps, to the degree that it helps at all. Me, I prefer to ski, and I assume I'd feel the same even if I were 17 years old today...but the more they sit around in the park, the more they sit around in the park, so don't complain.

[senior researcher]

2160. You speed wedge slayer's.

[Conundrum]

I bet most of these mother fuckers are wearing the Leki quick release pole straps and leaving their poles at home.

[stealurface831]

I bet most of these mother fuckers are wearing the Leki quick release pole straps and leaving their poles at home.

ime, keeping those fkn strap things for more than a week is quite the feat. lost mine so quick.

[Conundrum]

ime, keeping those fkn strap things for more than a week is quite the feat. lost mine so quick.

Have you tried leaving them attached to the poles?