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Which Poles Should I Get?
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Spicolli Sr. or the 4Front Crossfades? anyone know how the two compare? Give me your input on each pole.
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i have the 4frnt ones and they're really nice. swix stuff. cant go wrong with the joysticks either tho. just flip a coin.
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dont know. i got mine for free. they're probably like 110$ for the 4frnt and the joysticks theres a few models. lowest one is like 60$ and the highest is like 130$ (totally estimating these prices from just what i remember)
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i would just get the cheaper one...this year i got good poles and when i brake em i am going to just go back to my microscopic mis-matched poles i got from rentals...
i find unless you are skiing big lines and skiing super agressivley, then just get cheap poles.
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poles dont matter bro. i've never paid a cent for mine. i find 'em.
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why you would pay money for poles is beyond me. just dont even use poles. i broke my poles this summer so i just decided that this season i wont use them
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are the crossfades durable? i hear they're suppose to be ill .... and they're going for about 50 ... while the spicolli's are 40 ...
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Scott S4 shaft with the straight handle. Eg Nightstick or Slalom. Best poles around.
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just steal some crappy ones
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haha iam getting joysticks i had salomons last year totally RAPED those poles they are so fucked up
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just buy 15 dolor poles that arnt special. poles dont really matter and if your worried about them breakingm jsut buy like a second pair. thats what i did
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just get some good cheap (or free) poles, and cut them down to like 40"
buying expensive poles is beyond me (and a lot of others it seems)
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i saw some sickass poles, but i don't remember the brand. i think they had handles though.
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id buy poles with hanles, straps, and baskets if i were you
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dpesnt matter, get cheap ones and get a new pair, they will prolly end up bending anyway
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hahaha you gotta be kidding me, there poles pal, find some sticks in the woods.
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If you're one to use poles use Joysticks.
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so does this one clearly haha. Yeah come one its pointelss. Buy a cool hat or something.
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my spiccolis were $60 and i love them
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you spent 60 dollars on poles...bahaha
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hahahah rentals are the best you can't brake them
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ur a dumbass y dont you buy poles from the 5 doller bin like every other skier
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JOYSTICKS ARE SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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is price an issue for u? if not i would say joystick or armadas
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dont get poles if you need other people opinions... or get some at your local village values
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Go to the DI in SLC and pick up a mismatched pair. Mismatching poles kill it. Just make sure they have big basket for all the powder.
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mismatched/lost pole pile at everyresort, many time rental workers will just give you some also
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do poles really make that much of a difference?
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its all about stolen rental poles
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preferably pink and white with leather straps.
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I got my joysticks for $40
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Im scared to spend lots of money on poles, becasu ei tend to snap them.
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i dont kno y but garage sale poles or old ones from your basement will never brake if theyve lasted this long there gonna last longer
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exactly what i was gonna post.
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armada has some sweet pole systems, they come with 2 sets of baskets and they are very flexible so you wont break them if you land on them, which is always a plus.
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ya they're sick. if you do break a shaft everything is interchangable so you only gotta pay like 25$ for a new shaft.
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get a scott series 4 aluminum pole there the shit. there durable and light.
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Exactly. Listen to this man.
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joystick spicolli.....i love mine..except the basket fell off of one of em like 2 weeks into the season..o well still really sick
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i get free ones from my local hill. then spray paint with custom designs so they look cool. maybe swap out the baskest tho. i hate super huge baskets.
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ok, now i know i'm not the only person who doenst care what poles he has, in my mind they dont make that much of a difference in your performance...you could probably use those long wooden rulers (i forget the real name) and do the same stuff.
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i went to tuckermans last year and forgot my poles, so we went to cranmore, stole some bamboo sticks and grips off the things they use to put up fences and made a mean pair to use. they were killer, although a bit heavy.
get swix poles...its not worth spending a lot of money on poles unless theyre gonna last a while, obviously, so get those and rip it up wicked neat.
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Spicollis are $40 and 4frnt Crossfades are $49.99 before any tax... both are sick poles, as are the Armada Instruments which are $74.99
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