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No poles is sick!!

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jos-in-nz
Posts: 90 - Karma: 99
iv skied the last 2 days witout poles and it is soooo much fun,so all you haters out there try it b4 u ragg on it!! it so sick cos its like learning all your tricks again!
Feb 19 2006 8:18PM
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Elife
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 44
great, ive been trying to slow my progression for years
Feb 19 2006 8:19PM
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bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
ive tried. i cant do it. thats why i respect people who can.
Feb 19 2006 8:20PM
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eheath
Posts: 61601 - Karma: 123,020
I don't like it.
Feb 19 2006 8:21PM
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chapz
Posts: 10182 - Karma: 66
ivenever tried, i prefer poles
Feb 19 2006 8:47PM
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Pklink04
Posts: 5608 - Karma: 392
hahaha, thats rich
Feb 19 2006 8:47PM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
it looks fun just to goof around with, ive never tried it....

whatever works
Feb 19 2006 8:48PM
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troublemaker3
Posts: 1954 - Karma: 225
skiing without poles = skiboarding
Feb 19 2006 8:48PM
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Good_Deed
Posts: 1260 - Karma: 1,321
try skiing woods with out poles, good luck
Feb 19 2006 8:49PM
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B.L.A.K.E
Posts: 932 - Karma: 27
you better be able to ski with poles before you ski with out them, so many kids cant make a turn out of the park these days.
Feb 19 2006 8:51PM
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SnowMedic
Posts: 2132 - Karma: 25
i hate, it i feel like i have nearly half of my balance and it doesnt look very good.
Feb 19 2006 8:51PM
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Holyflyingskiman
Posts: 385 - Karma: 18
I have been seeing a lot more pictures of peopls with out poles, i havent seen to many people where i ski with out them. but the amount of pics is way to many, poles are a part of skiing, it looks kind of lame with out them. yeah sure you can try to be all stezzy for rezzy with out them on rails and shit. fact of the matter is use poles it looks better. and dont be a pussy and be scared of crashing on them.
Feb 19 2006 8:55PM
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BennyB
Posts: 2800 - Karma: 62
i find it quite pleasureable
Feb 19 2006 9:02PM
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forfun
Posts: 4916 - Karma: 66
riding without poles takes more skill and steeze than with poles. so there!
Feb 19 2006 9:06PM
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patrickcowan
Posts: 3713 - Karma: 218
i did it at high north cause i fucked up my thumb. I dont think it is any harder on jumps but rails are a little tough
Feb 19 2006 9:10PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
i did it, i like poles better
Feb 19 2006 9:12PM
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l337
Posts: 1244 - Karma: 14
Cool!!
I'm still not trying it
Feb 19 2006 9:14PM
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theguynextdoor91
Posts: 241 - Karma: 10
i have to do it when im filming but i wouldnt be caught dead without them when im actually skiing
Feb 19 2006 9:18PM
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timoski
Posts: 3036 - Karma: 45
because when you learn with poles you think you need them to ski, specifically the extra weight on your hands makes initiateing turns EASIER..therefore learning how to turn using your body/legs, not your hands makes you a better skiier...you begin to think "out of the box" kind of
Feb 19 2006 9:25PM
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skiwoj
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 52
i agree that skiing without poles is very challenging, and i dont mind how it looks, if i was good enough, i might try it but u cant hate on people for having their own style
Feb 19 2006 9:25PM
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levistewart
Posts: 3360 - Karma: 111
no pole is for steezy peps.
Feb 19 2006 9:29PM
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BCKicker540
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 11
whenever i see someone ski with no poles all i can picture is a 5 year old with bright red mittens thats stuck in the liftline moving his skis back and forth. and then i laugh.
Feb 19 2006 9:32PM
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Schoening
Posts: 14332 - Karma: 1,268
so many people go no poles in washington. a lot of them are good and the rest are just kids that wanna try and look cool
Feb 19 2006 9:35PM
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BobYohan
Posts: 3001 - Karma: 375
haha me too. i might give it a try for training purposes cuz I could see how it would help you be more aware of balance. but i do not or ever will think it's good style.
Feb 19 2006 9:46PM
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BobYohan
Posts: 3001 - Karma: 375
haha me too. i might give it a try for training purposes cuz I could see how it would help you be more aware of balance. but i do not or ever will think it's good style.
Feb 19 2006 9:46PM
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illwillcox
Posts: 304 - Karma: 12
yea its hard when you wanna lean on something, like poles. i can't do it because when i am waiting to drop or something i wanna sit down. going in lift lines is pretty lame as well.
Feb 19 2006 9:48PM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
i did it when i broke my poles, i didnt like it, turning didnt feel right, i was stuck in the lift line, and like the guy up there said skiing trees was terrible
Feb 19 2006 9:51PM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,814
occasionally i'll instruct in the park without poles, but when i'm actually trying to throw down in the park or skiing anything in the backcountry, i can't go no-poles. Kudos to those who can though.
Feb 19 2006 9:58PM
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Polar_Bear
Posts: 133 - Karma: 10
i feel stupid when i dot it. i forgot my poles once and i went and bought new ones after one run. but whatever floats ur boat.
Feb 19 2006 10:04PM
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nothanks
Posts: 13551 - Karma: 31
It really is pretty fun, I'm all for my poles and poles in movies/comps but just fun days in the park goin no poles is pretty fun...."don't knock it before you try it" is a good slogan....
Feb 19 2006 10:06PM
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ineedarealname
Posts: 2658 - Karma: 20
this is true, i am in fact, a dumbass
Feb 19 2006 10:10PM
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sneather
Posts: 6672 - Karma: 19
i can't ski without them ... i love them
Feb 19 2006 10:20PM
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[lineskier]820
Posts: 923 - Karma: 11
when i let my boarder friends use my poles to push themselves on flat ground w/o unstrapping their bindings i go nopoles but otherwise i dont like it at all it just doesn't feel right but whatever floats ur boat cause even pollard did it for a little while
Feb 19 2006 10:28PM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
actually it makes you more solid, you dont depend on them for balance. You can nab your grabs like a madman, i dont do it often but it is fun. thatss wht skiing is about.
Feb 19 2006 10:29PM
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Melvs
Posts: 15174 - Karma: 480
that's my exact feelings, it's fun to do from time to time, it's a completely different feel, a lot more freedom I think.
Feb 19 2006 10:48PM
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K2_Pubz_360
Posts: 906 - Karma: 10
its a ton different wit no poles
Feb 19 2006 11:01PM
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ryan.c
Posts: 6592 - Karma: 14
hahahahahaha very nice
Feb 19 2006 11:05PM
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kkmann
Posts: 1067 - Karma: 74
i LOVE goin no poles
it feels like im all over the place :D
Feb 19 2006 11:12PM
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90iwish
Posts: 324 - Karma: 10
When i got my first lesson for active living day at school, you werents allowed to get poles.
Feb 19 2006 11:48PM
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reggyboy
Posts: 1608 - Karma: 13
always, gotta be rocken the poles
Feb 20 2006 12:27AM
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GotamaBCshredder
Posts: 5062 - Karma: 424
no poles is a challenge because you look gay unles your REALLY good, then its awesome
Feb 20 2006 12:29AM
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MNS
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 3,241
its all in personal opinion. i think some people look steezy when they ride without poles.but if someone likes riding without poles thats there opinion no point in getting mad over it at all. i wonder if it would help your balance cause i think poles help my balance alot...i think i'll try it sometime and see what its like
Feb 20 2006 12:42AM
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Public_Maverick
Posts: 3255 - Karma: 11
to me, poles are a part of skiing
Feb 20 2006 8:47AM
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prophet
Posts: 4734 - Karma: 1,007
i ahvent done a cork 3 since mid july, that was also coincidentally the last time i skied without poles... and also coincidentally the last time i knocked myself out... so im rolling with polls.
Feb 20 2006 8:54AM
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tomc51
Posts: 512 - Karma: 15
poles are a big part of style
youd have to be pretty good to pull off looking good with no poles
Feb 20 2006 9:05AM
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ninjea
Posts: 2083 - Karma: 28
i learnd to ski without poles. then i learnd to ski with them, so i guess it really is one step back to get rid of them
Feb 20 2006 9:18AM
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shredder14
Posts: 41 - Karma: 10
thats gay
Feb 20 2006 10:23AM
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Liam.
Posts: 5172 - Karma: 21
whats the chance of someone like tj schiller or simon dumont not using poles...i dont think the "no poles" fad is going anywhere
Feb 20 2006 10:49AM
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steezerampage
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 214
I used to always see these threads, and just pop in and be like thats gay. But this weekend I skied with the best skier I know and He was skiing without poles. I realized if your just having fun, tryin something different, its fine, but if you think you should throw your poles away and that skiing with out them is better then with them, your gay
Feb 20 2006 11:00AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
pussyfooter has a nice mom, its people like you that make the internet less and less credible every day
Feb 20 2006 11:10AM
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hollygrove
Posts: 7845 - Karma: 93
I don't ski park so no poles is pompletely out of the question. Imagine skiing moguls without poles.
Feb 20 2006 7:37PM
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