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Ya, apparently they missed the memo.... :D
Well young begginners with no poles probally has little to do with park riders w/o poles and more to do with instructors starting them out like that.
With a group of begginers we (instructors) generally dont like them poking each other eyes out so we dont let them use poles... this carries over into them freeskiing w/o poles.
wow are terrible
great thread rowen
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ZOMG it's Wallisch's kids! The grom on the left is wearing FULL TILTS!!!
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This is a direct result of the "No Pole Crisis", children smoking before they finish breast-feeding
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Babies can now go sans-poles even before they walk upright.
Thank you Rowen for bringing everyone into the light on what a travesty this actually is. Next thing you know, they'll be afterbangin on the bunny hill like no one's business. Truely a tragedy...
Words of wisdom from an NS noob, versus the thread creator who has clearly not been paying attention to how skiing is taught for beginners. its an amusing thread as a joke, but seriously THIS IS NOT A FREESKI TREND SPREAD TO 5 YEAR OLDS. Poles are unnecesary and a distraction if you are just getting the feeling of skis doown. I dunno about dangerous, just not needed. When still in a snowplow, you won't pole plant.
Sparknotes- Kiddies have been skiing w/out poles forever as a thecnique to make basic skiing easier. The no pole-on complex has been in freeskiing for a 5 years max. Hate to be the buzzkill, but there's no connection.
this is hows its done