Skiing without poles?

**samuelf** · 01-04-2007, 01:15 AM

I heard Kye Peterson is doing this. He is so hot right now! Any anyone else doing this? I don't understand why you need poles. I can't believe i never thought of skiing without them before.

**rideit** · 01-04-2007, 01:19 AM

What is funny to me about your post is that I snowboarded with them all last weekend...and enjoyed using them for a few things. (BC) But yeah, If you are getting wicked sick and twisted, they are just dangerous...I mean, look at nordic jumpers or serious park rats. Same shit, different tools, I reckon'.

**Deep Days** · 01-04-2007, 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by samuelf

I don't understand why you need poles!

Because you squirm around like a three-legged dog on traverses without poles. Because poles set rhythm in the bumps. Because poles afford balance when you really need it. Because poles keep you capable of getting up when you beater in deep snow. And finally, because you can joust across the hill if you're really bored with skiing (not likely or common).

Only reasons to ski without poles are because you are race training and working on balance sketchily or because you lost or broke one or both.

Edit: LoneStar, is this dude for real or what?

**GapersGoHome** · 01-04-2007, 01:49 AM

I like to carve corduroy with no poles, sunglasses, a bogner one-piece, and a fur headband. Am I on the wrong board?

**samuelf** · 01-04-2007, 01:51 AM

Originally Posted by rideit

What is funny to me about your post is that I snowboarded with them all last weekend...

Squatch · 01-04-2007, 02:06 AM

gotta love ceiling cat.

i like to double pole-plant while skiing. poles are pretty much a necessity.

**SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU FUCKING MORON!** · 01-04-2007, 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by samuelf

I heard Kye Peterson is doing this. He is so hot right now! Any anyone else doing this? I don't understand why you need poles. I can't believe i never thought of skiing without them before.

**samuelf** · 01-04-2007, 02:12 AM

they are not using poles

**SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU FUCKING MORON!** · 01-04-2007, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by samuelf

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hahahaha....

**samuelf** · 01-04-2007, 02:24 AM

**BakerBoy** · 01-04-2007, 02:58 AM

Andy Mahre can ski switch without poles faster than 95% of this message board can ski forward. Math? But then again, he's Andy Mahre, and he can do whatever the fuck he wants.

Squatch · 01-04-2007, 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by BakerBoy

Andy Mahre can ski switch without poles faster than 95% of this message board can ski forward. Math? But then again, he's Andy Mahre, and he can do whatever the fuck he wants.

yeah, but what's his post count?

**gwat** · 01-04-2007, 08:43 AM

Skiing without poles is like getting a blow job from a guy. It feels great till you look down and realize you're gay.

**P_McPoser** · 01-04-2007, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by Squatch

yeah, but what's his post count?

bwa.............

**ill-advised strategy** · 01-04-2007, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by BakerBoy

... he's Andy Mahre, and he can do whatever the fuck he wants.

he has to enjoy this short, short window of time before he's completely bald.

**tex1230** · 01-04-2007, 09:35 AM

It's really tough to do ski ballet without poles

**Monique** · 01-04-2007, 09:40 AM

If you can't make extra-fancy pole plants whilst skiing under a chairlift, how will the people on said lift know how rad you are?

BTW taking away poles for a while is the most reliable way I've found to get intermediate skiers to stand up straight, relax and pull their feet underneath them[/techtalk]

**Roo** · 01-04-2007, 09:45 AM

Without poles nobody would fix plumbing around here for less than £100 an hour.

**Deep Dicks** · 01-04-2007, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by Deep Days

Because you squirm around like a three-legged dog on traverses without poles. Because poles set rhythm in the bumps. Because poles afford balance when you really need it. Because poles keep you capable of getting up when you beater in deep snow. And finally, because you can joust across the hill if you're really bored with skiing (not likely or common).

Only reasons to ski without poles are because you are race training and working on balance sketchily or because you lost or broke one or both.

Edit: LoneStar, is this dude for real or what?

I love poles too! The bigger and meatier, the better. I love setting a rhythm on a pole as it bumps into me

I also love to beater off poles, getting them really deep!

**warthog** · 01-04-2007, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Roo

Without poles nobody would fix plumbing around here for less than £100 an hour.

British Mexicans?

**Roo** · 01-04-2007, 10:38 AM

Similar, except the food isn't as good.

**AsheanMT** · 01-04-2007, 10:54 AM

Poles are useful but I think the pole plant has lost some of its importance since the death of straight skis. Shape skis are so easy to turn that I rarely to never do pole plants anymore. I mostly use them on the flats when I'm skating and to switch my naxo's into tour/downhill. They are also good to hit people with. imo

**adam** · 01-04-2007, 11:01 AM

They are a useful tool for chinese downhill.

**AsheanMT** · 01-04-2007, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by adam

They are a useful tool for chinese downhill.

WTF is chinese downhill? Do I even want to know?!?

**Lone Star** · 01-04-2007, 12:36 PM

a chinese downhill is a skintrack. since china's on the other side of the world, and most skintracks go up, they have been half-jokingly referred to as the chinese downhill. from a chinaman's perspective in china, dontchaknow?