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No Poles! Oh Goodness!

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mski
Posts: 4791 - Karma: 3,803
Until quite recently I have only seen a few people skiing without poles and it never bothered me at all. I even did it every now and then because it helps quite a bit with grabs and it feels cool. But as of lately I have seen a considerable about of people skiing without poles and its becomeing a trend! whats up with that?
Feb 13 2007 10:22AM
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k2peskieruk
Posts: 87 - Karma: 13
Probably something to do with the video of Pep and Andy and PC that everyone has seen.  Now everyone is seeing what it really is like rather than just directing hate at the no polers...
Feb 13 2007 10:24AM
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jns^
Posts: 332 - Karma: 11
^yup def the pep & andy edit that's starting to make a trend.
Feb 13 2007 10:26AM
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freeskibum82
Posts: 6355 - Karma: 5,057
anyone read the profile of TJ in freeskier where he talks about forgettin his poles and then it became a trend cause someone saw him doing it.. and he said he wants to make it clear he skis with poles.. forgot those people and the no poles cause its cool.. it only works to become more air aware.. not a style..
Feb 13 2007 10:31AM
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Greenish
Posts: 2047 - Karma: 367
everybody's jus copyin pep and andy. it is mad fun tohugh
Feb 13 2007 10:37AM
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jKutcher
Posts: 3936 - Karma: 4,260
haha yeah at park city no polers are every where now
Feb 13 2007 10:43AM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
I had to for a while because I broke my left hand and I got to say that it is wicked fun.
Feb 13 2007 11:15AM
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nitsua
Posts: 4631 - Karma: 726
i did it cause i broke my thumb. it helps a lot with balance and shit.kinda fun to
Feb 13 2007 11:16AM
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Sk3bUm
Posts: 2517 - Karma: 297
i forgot my poles one day a couple of months ago & never picked them up again.
Feb 13 2007 11:54AM
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KillerMonkey
Posts: 6436 - Karma: 109
I do it when I goto my local hill cause when i am teaching kids how to ski I dont use poles so on my free time I just dont use poles anyway. Its actually not that much different except for a little more freedom with your hands. And its also cool when you're the only kid on the hill not using poles and still killing it.  Anywhere else I'll probably bring my poles just because ill probably plan on skiing other stuff besides the park as well.
Feb 13 2007 11:55AM
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*DwC*
Posts: 1112 - Karma: 28
I have seen a ton of people without poles...it much be the next big thing...but i still like mine :)
Feb 13 2007 12:05PM
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WONTON
Posts: 6951 - Karma: 55
bunch style biters is what it is
Feb 13 2007 12:13PM
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mavw
Posts: 130 - Karma: 10
I like to ski things outside teh park too, so if i dont have my poles on a steep mogley ass run, i eat it.
Feb 13 2007 12:16PM
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=nick=
Posts: 10471 - Karma: 2,182
i ski with and without depending on my mood, tons of kids biting it now because of the pep/andy edit...
Feb 13 2007 12:20PM
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mohawkskier
Posts: 743 - Karma: 98
i like poles it makes the lift line way easier and i mean if you want to ski any sort of none groomer/park they are handy for rythm
Feb 13 2007 12:23PM
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dustingreenall
Posts: 106 - Karma: 76
its alot of fun me and my bro rory did it and then all the little kids started doin it and then we got madd at them saying they were gay cause they had no pole

also try snowblading it makes you thanks 171 skis haha
Feb 13 2007 12:29PM
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Sholte
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idk but its fun for a while in the park, but everybody is doing it every where. its getting kind of annoying, especail when i see people with no poles in the BC
Feb 13 2007 12:39PM
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mski
Posts: 4791 - Karma: 3,803
Yeesah it certainly fun, but when it comes to filming my visual liking is for poles. Your hands are much more controlled looking with poles! I'd like to encourage people to at least film with poles, but thats just me.
Feb 13 2007 12:55PM
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4ReeL_
Posts: 3187 - Karma: 1,563
i do it, iv been doing it since i learned how to ski
Feb 13 2007 12:58PM
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Skierkiddo
Posts: 185 - Karma: 10
i think it feels funny lol, i can see how it could help your balance tho
Feb 13 2007 2:17PM
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DeSena
Posts: 4126 - Karma: 1,352
i completely agree with that, since big people like wallisch are doing it alot of kids look up to tom so do it to
Feb 13 2007 2:24PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,889
fun in the park, and for doing butters and dicking around.


but when i really want to rip i always use poles
Feb 13 2007 2:49PM
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ry.will
Posts: 3225 - Karma: 47
i started doin it like 2 weeks ago when i saw that video of pep and andy doing it, i used to hate it, but now its sooooo cool.
Feb 13 2007 2:58PM
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hoodratz47
Posts: 12021 - Karma: 9,503
kinda depens on how i feel when i get to the hill.... if im working on the hill.. no poles for sure.. and if the park is nice.. but if im in the bc i sure as shit want my poles...

yeah ive skied pole and poless off and on 4 a while
Feb 13 2007 3:01PM
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TheMasterChoice
Posts: 30 - Karma: 10
everyone seems to be comming around, i rode for 6 hours the other night without poles.
Feb 13 2007 3:08PM
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*emma*
Posts: 610 - Karma: 89
ya i used to always ski with poles, adn i thought i would try it for fun last weekend and i had so much fun. now it is becoming more popular and more people are trying it, and its realy fun. grabs are so much easier, and i feel a bi less weighed down. whatever, its fun
Feb 13 2007 3:11PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
hahaha nice.

its aite, but poles are for me. period.
Feb 13 2007 3:52PM
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doublexl
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i have skied without poles before. it is good for your balance but i feel so bad without them.
Feb 13 2007 4:29PM
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crooks
Posts: 14693 - Karma: 786
haha yeah myself and my friend evan actually just made the transfer like 2 weeks ago, i used to take a couple no poles runs as a joke but now i dont even bring them to the mountain

its weird getting used to for rails but for jumps it makes it a ton easier to grab

the only thing i dont like is when im seshing a rail i have to hike up higher to drop in or skate in
Feb 13 2007 4:33PM
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watchmefall15
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 11
my hands dont like it it feels weird, i need poles
Feb 13 2007 4:44PM
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eheath
Posts: 61671 - Karma: 123,725
I've done it and its kinda fun, but i know i look like a douche when i do it and i feel off balance so i try not to. Plus i ski a lot more all mountain etc in montana so i like my poles.
Feb 13 2007 4:47PM
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JPOB
Posts: 423 - Karma: 266
it's much fun...especially riding switch

but i usually use poles, i only tried it cuz wallisch and stepp make it look like oodles and oodles of fun
Feb 13 2007 4:50PM
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STACKS
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 42
yeah mski
Feb 13 2007 5:05PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
i tried no poles, omg it was horible i did not like it at all
Feb 13 2007 5:12PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
I dropped the poles about 3 weeks ago, like 2 weeks before the edit came out. I was the ONLY skier at my hill no-poling it, and i do it because its super fun, but now, I look around, and other ppl are doing it as of a week ago. I did it to try somethign new, they are doing it because its a trend. pisses me off.
Feb 13 2007 5:13PM
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=nick=
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word
Feb 13 2007 5:16PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
every one without poles now needs to rock the habds in pocket steeze
Feb 13 2007 5:16PM
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InitialG
Posts: 1505 - Karma: 14
I broke a pole one day, skiied without 'em, wasn't a fan

it can look sick though
Feb 13 2007 5:19PM
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skitoggrob
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SKIERS SHOULD USE POLES 75 % of the time

Feb 13 2007 5:19PM
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=nick=
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because theyre doing it just to be cool, not because theyre trying to be individuals. theyre just jumping on the bandwagon, something NS is very good at
Feb 13 2007 5:24PM
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=nick=
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i think its great kids are doing it to have fun. honestly. its when kids do it just to be "cool", and when kids do do it cuz they think theyll have better style even tho its horrible, thats what i dislike.
Feb 13 2007 5:30PM
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SIX
Posts: 4595 - Karma: 506
Yea I noticed that too. I have nothing against no poles. But I have something against people doing no poles because they saw it in the X-games or because of the Andy and Pep edit. It's beginning to be a trend...
Feb 13 2007 5:39PM
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georgemihaly
Posts: 149 - Karma: 12
I rocked poles on and off the past two seasons and now this season it seems to be getting all this hype....Who really cares? and for all those people that say "no poles looks really wack compared to poles", ive seen alot of people who do rock poles and look aweful and have what I consider lame styles, being able to look steezy with poles may be harder but if you can pull it off all the power to you, i wouldnt mind seeing some edits of poleless riders/post links if you gotem
Feb 13 2007 5:39PM
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XXL_Steeze
Posts: 1746 - Karma: 15
Haha...speaking of no poles, I dropped them and took a flat rail today and "jerked off" and the other hand was in Nazi/Hitler salute...haha
Feb 13 2007 5:39PM
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GetPitted
Posts: 3443 - Karma: 2,299
Jea babies i'm stayin true
Feb 13 2007 5:41PM
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creighton
Posts: 3837 - Karma: 3,400
no poles is rad.. poles are for racers
Feb 13 2007 6:27PM
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chickenwang
Posts: 5639 - Karma: 40
i hate people like you that say that
i skied no poles all the time way befor that edit came out
Feb 13 2007 6:33PM
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JibEarth
Posts: 753 - Karma: 26

send a link to this edit, and i have gone out a few days no poling it and i must say i am not a fan but w/e

Feb 13 2007 6:33PM
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sugarloaf
Posts: 7866 - Karma: 299
no poles is sooooo fun. makes me so much more aware of what my arms are doing.
Feb 13 2007 6:37PM
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Crossfade
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man riding with no poles makes it so much easier to preform monster grabs
Feb 13 2007 6:41PM
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