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Best freeride poles

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BigNaturalsOnly
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Hey NS's I'm already in the market for some new poles this season. My current pair is a set of Black Crow Metas. I've managed to bend one and bust the basket on the other. Some I'm wondering what you all have for recommendations.
Jan 8 2021 8:33PM
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WoFlowz
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Rossi BC100 took me 3 years to end up bending them
Jan 8 2021 8:34PM
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BigNaturalsOnly
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The band came from it getting run over by another skier 🙄
WoFlowzRossi BC100 took me 3 years to end up bending them
Jan 8 2021 8:39PM
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Bended_Toenail
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Bamboo poles are the best poles




Edit: no poles are the best poles

**This post was edited on Jan 8th 2021 at 8:44:20pm
Jan 8 2021 8:43PM
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WoFlowz
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Clark91The band came from it getting run over by another skier 🙄


Oh yeah and he came in flying and he was all like wooooshhhhh and I was like schhhhhhhh on the ice and then I fellllll and it was like bammmmmm and then I got up and hit him with my pole he bent and the sound of the pole against his helmet could be heard for miles.....
Jan 8 2021 8:51PM
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ThaLorax
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I really like the Atomic Benchetler poles. They're adjustable, have binding tools built in, and the grips mimic mtn bike grips, which I love. Only issue is that they come with powder baskets, don't come with a smaller set for non-pow days, and the smaller ones are really hard to find with the pandemic and all....
Jan 8 2021 10:01PM
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clorox
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Scotts tend to last longer in my experience for park poles. Had some black diamond telescopic poles I liked but fuck black diamond. The integrated screwdrivers in atomics adjustable poles sounds intriguing.
Jan 8 2021 11:04PM
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ThaLorax
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finderScotts tend to last longer in my experience for park poles. Had some black diamond telescopic poles I liked but fuck black diamond. The integrated screwdrivers in atomics adjustable poles sounds intriguing.


For resort skiing, I have a pair of Scott Team Issues that I've had since like 2007. The leather straps (wish they still made leather straps!) literally wore off, a skier hit me and bent them in half so I made him bend them back, and a dog chewed the grips so I used gorilla tape on them. That was all 8-10 years ago. Still rocking them though.
Jan 8 2021 11:10PM
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hdubs
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ThaLoraxI really like the Atomic Benchetler poles. They're adjustable, have binding tools built in, and the grips mimic mtn bike grips, which I love. Only issue is that they come with powder baskets, don't come with a smaller set for non-pow days, and the smaller ones are really hard to find with the pandemic and all....

Pow baskets in the park is the move bro don't be a pussy.
Jan 8 2021 11:15PM
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DominatorJacques
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Clark91Hey NS's I'm already in the market for some new poles this season. My current pair is a set of Black Crow Metas. I've managed to bend one and bust the basket on the other. Some I'm wondering what you all have for recommendations.


Best is no poles, but if you must, maybe I could interest you in a super old pair of Goode fiber poles. You can't break them!
I never could. I will never use them again ever. Then again, being vintage, it would be hard to part with them!
Say because Dominator Jacques bought them for $200.00 in 1980, you give me $2,500.00, and they are yours!
Jan 8 2021 11:20PM
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mitchey
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The best poles are whichever ones you can snake from the lost and found
Jan 9 2021 1:18AM
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SkiHillShiter
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Idk man they’re poles. Just get the cheapest ones you can find.
Jan 9 2021 12:34PM
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BigNaturalsOnly
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I'll disagree with that one. A nice feeling grip is important too me
SkiHillShiterIdk man they’re poles. Just get the cheapest ones you can find.
Jan 9 2021 7:16PM
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poofartpee
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composite or bamboo poles for sure. been using some K2 Extreme Poles for like 8 years
Jan 11 2021 3:00PM
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closeyetfar11
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Old rental scott poles. Effing indestructible. Just please don't be the dickbag that steals someone else's from a ski rack.



DominatorJacquesBest is no poles, but if you must, maybe I could interest you in a super old pair of Goode fiber poles. You can't break them!
I never could. I will never use them again ever. Then again, being vintage, it would be hard to part with them!
Say because Dominator Jacques bought them for $200.00 in 1980, you give me $2,500.00, and they are yours!

Oh, they can break. Not easily, but when they do be ready for lots of invisible splinters.


Edit: poles with screwdrivers in them are intriguing..

**This post was edited on Jan 11th 2021 at 6:16:39pm
Jan 11 2021 6:15PM
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DominatorJacques
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closeyetfar11Old rental scott poles. Effing indestructible. Just please don't be the dickbag that steals someone else's from a ski rack.




Oh, they can break. Not easily, but when they do be ready for lots of invisible splinters.


Edit: poles with screwdrivers in them are intriguing..

**This post was edited on Jan 11th 2021 at 6:16:39pm


If you broke a Goode fiber pole, you are indeed the shizz! Nuts!
Jan 11 2021 7:37PM
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shin-bang
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theyve been a big controversial in the past... but the only pole that lasts me more than a season are some short panda poles. i crash hard and i crash a lot. literally would thrashing a pair of alu in a day/hours. guess my skiing just needs to improve?? ha
Jan 11 2021 8:08PM
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BigNaturalsOnly
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We sell the gooded poles at my shop. I'll give them a try.
DominatorJacquesBest is no poles, but if you must, maybe I could interest you in a super old pair of Goode fiber poles. You can't break them!
I never could. I will never use them again ever. Then again, being vintage, it would be hard to part with them!
Say because Dominator Jacques bought them for $200.00 in 1980, you give me $2,500.00, and they are yours!
Jan 11 2021 8:38PM
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DominatorJacques
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Clark91We sell the gooded poles at my shop. I'll give them a try.


I hope they are not as expensive as when I bought mine! Loved those pole though. Still have them, just don't use them anymore.
Jan 11 2021 8:46PM
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CatdickBojangles
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Jskis makes some killer poles and they aren’t super expensive and are pretty damn tough. Plus they are the only poles I’ve ever seen with a warranty. If you break them they send you new ones.
Jan 11 2021 9:06PM
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jca
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I wasnt a fan of my Panda Poles at all. The grip is too thick for my liking and they're pretty heavy compared to aluminum with the bamboo and large solid plastic basket/tip unit. Then the basket/tip thing broke off. Not for me personally.
I had a pair of K2 composite poles that I loved but the tip started to splinter apart after ~5 seasons.
Jan 11 2021 9:52PM
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BigNaturalsOnly
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$59 retail
DominatorJacquesI hope they are not as expensive as when I bought mine! Loved those pole though. Still have them, just don't use them anymore.
Jan 11 2021 10:11PM
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DominatorJacques
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Clark91$59 retail

My how times have changed. That's a good price! Given inflation over the years since I bought a pair, it's unbelievable!
Jan 12 2021 9:51AM
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skidemon22
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I have had Scott Team Issue and RS-18 poles forever. I've bent a few, and just ordered new ones. The SRS (safety release strap) has def saved me from a few injuries, since it can release in both up- and downward directions. 10/10 recommend
Jan 12 2021 11:47AM
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