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Snowboarding with poles....

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manbear
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So where does it say that snowboarders can't use poles.....?   I've been using poles and they've been way helpful especially in the powder and on the cat tracks. Plus you don't ever have to unstrap to get on and off lifts.  You can pole wack just like the skiiers all day long!  Oh and did I mention they're hella stylish...hahah. Does anybody else use them while snowboarding? or have any buddies who do?  START THE REVOLUTION! 
Jan 25 2011 2:16AM
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nskerb
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notice how this is a ski website, go away
Jan 25 2011 9:56PM
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Bi-ShredinalGuy
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maybe he skiis also.. i ski and snowboard
Jan 25 2011 10:54PM
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manbear
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you are correct sir... skiied from age 5 to 11 then from there till now snowboarding... but I still like to ski every now and then.  But I do have a Chris Benchetler poster on my wall right next to Scotty Lago ha

Jan 25 2011 11:28PM
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*Dos*Planker*
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no
Jan 25 2011 11:31PM
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Potguy
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The snow biarders invented baggy clothing just like how ben franklin inventef
Jan 25 2011 11:43PM
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Potguy
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*invented electricity
Jan 25 2011 11:44PM
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array.
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AHAHAHA yes win very much +k I love you
Jan 26 2011 12:16AM
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funtimes
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granted I have not been a member of ns for that long, but you have only been a member since december. you dont have the right to say that. also, there are a lot more snowboarders on this site than you think. the only people who care if you ski or snowboard are gapers who come out to the west for one week out of the year. you are probably a naive 12 year old from the east who thinks there is a battle. there is no war. get over it. several people do both including pros.

if somebody wants to snowboard with poles especially on powder days then more power to them. If the snowboarder is good with them, then I think it looks wayyy cool.
Jan 26 2011 12:30AM
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RyCo19
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Off-topic I realize, but really? I didn't know of any other than that edit where someone (I think JO?) did a rodeo onto an airbag on a snowboard... and I think Wallisch filmed something silly on a snowboard last year?

But are there any pros that really are competent on the other, and do it more than just dicking around?


...or I could have just swallowed the trollbait whole...
Jan 26 2011 12:39AM
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funtimes
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In IDEA pep, mahre, and pollard all snowboard. they actually have whole snowboard segment in the movie. i think its at mt hood. i have also seen benchetler snowboarding too in some random edit a while back. also, there are some point n shoots from nimbus that have pollard snowboarding in them, and i believe it also has dylan hood snowboarding in it too (dont quote me on that though haha). i remember reading an interview with shane mcconkey a while back where he said he liked to snowboard too. you can see the whole film IDEA on nimbus independent's vimeo channel, along with some point n shoots with snowboarding in it.
Jan 26 2011 12:52AM
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jeR.
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^ yeah pollard snowboards alot and hes sick. to the OP one of my good friends is basically the only snowboarder in our crew of skiers and he wishes he could use poles give him some inspiration post some edits of snowboarders lookin steezy with poles
Jan 26 2011 10:04AM
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tall_t
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i saw this old school dude with an 80's board mounted up with ski bindings.
Jan 26 2011 10:17AM
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jibnut
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I actually don't use poles, if I'm snowboarding, I use actual skiers to tow me around if i'm stuck on flats or something where I don't want to strap out of.
Jan 26 2011 10:21AM
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Mr.Huck
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It's commonly referred to as "penis envy'.
Jan 26 2011 10:52AM
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manbear
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So I guess all the times I've filmed using poles they've been POV so that doesn't help much. I'll have to get some new shots next time.  But I did do this back 180 of a cliff with poles..

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Jan 26 2011 12:02PM
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manbear
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Guess that didn't work...... here's the link

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/content/viewvideo/id/403031/
Jan 26 2011 12:02PM
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funtimes
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here you go homie

Courtesy of Newschoolers.com
Jan 26 2011 2:25PM
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manbear
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More videos coming next week.  anybody else got videos or pics of boarders trying to be skiiers and using poles?
Jan 28 2011 2:17PM
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