Pols for Powder

[vertaqua]

Has anyone thought about getting some of those collapseable mountaineering poles, for when you get stuck on the run out of a great powder run or stash of trees. I was thinking they could be stashed in a pack or something until needed. Theres this sweet glade at brighton that goes from super steep to flat and with knee deep powder you slow down quick and get stuck. You then spend the next 15 min trying to get back to the groomed part of the trail. Its pure pleasure followed by pure torture.

[zenderfall]

What skiboards you riding? Perhaps skiboards that can handle powder better instead.

[vertaqua]

Groove BG Pros, I could move to a longer board like the spruce flyers or the Revel8 110s(which look sweet and i might buy them anyway), but the problem is not float while I'm going downhill, its when I get to the flats and I get stuck. Even if its 100ft to the groomed, its still slow going trying to skate in 2ft of fresh powder. I looked on rei.com and they have some snowshoe poles for 55 bucks that adjust to 25in in the collapsed state. Then when I get stuck I pull out the poles extend them and push myself along till I get to the groomed then put em away in a backpack or something.

[akira523]

lol i use poles in powder. look for ones with the powder baskets.

www.backcountry.com has some nice ones for a good price.

Try skiboarding at a 40 degree angle in deep powder with no poles. You'll have a hard time. skiboards are often associated with non pole using. However look at what skiboarding has been centered around: the park. Many people need to think outside the box and go back to the roots when there was no park.

[SkaFreak]

I actually don't use poles even when I'm bombing the powder steeps. The times that I have discovered I come the closest to needing poles are when I'm in deep, flat powder. As long as there's enough of a slope to get any speed, you just need to sit back a bit and you won't have any problem (and that's on M7's, so I'm sure it will be better when I get some Revel8's this year.

[akira523]

when i use them the jsut drag along most of the time. Keep in mind he is in Utah powder. Different places have different powder. utah powder is realy fluffy, and sometimes bottomless. Poles are more useful hiking than riding though

[BrklynCarver]

I only use poles when I am stuck in deep powder. I keep them in my backpack when I know I'm going backcountry to make fresh tracks, otherwise, the poles stay home.

[oldskoolrider]

I found these on Amazon.com for $10 each. I ordered a set for my wife, who is going to start skiboarding this year. I'll let you know how they are once I get them. Just thought I would post up the link so you wouldn't spend alot of money at REI.

http://www.amazon.com/Swiss-Gear-SG66201-aluminum-telescoping/dp/B000GGTSD8/sr=8-2/qid=1165867882/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-9044266-0500137?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods

[oldskoolrider]

Well I'm still out of town, but the poles came in and my cousin took a good look at them. He said they are good quality, look and feel solid and collapse to a nice size. He said they felt a little heavier than normal aluminum ski poles.

It might be worth it to get a set of these to throw in your pack if you're doing a bit of deep powder riding. Just in case you get stuck. $20 is a tough price to beat.