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Differences between cheap and expensive poles
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I’m an intermediate skier, and at that age where I have to buy my own gear for the first time. I’m looking at buying some new poles, is there really that much of a difference between a pair of low end ($25-50) and more expensive ($90+) poles? Obviously durability is a large factor, but as far as technology and design is there something that makes the more expensive poles worth the cost.
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The best poles are free poles.
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Not really - my biggest lesson on this was breaking a pair of 140$ poles first day out because i was skiing pretty fast through tight trees and snapped one, only for the other to snap cos some dickhead crashed into me later that day lol. After that ive tended to either use the cheapest poles or gotten them for free from lost property at the places i worked. Not really any difference unless you're a ski racer or something - cheaper poles may be more prone to breaking but if youre skiing hard and taking falls youll snap the expensive ones just as easily. Otherwise function basically the same
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Lol every skier must go thru the process of buying expensive poles, breaking them, and realizing the cheap poles were the best all along.
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When I first started skiing (like 7 yrs ago) I was convinced I needed BCA adjustable poles. I ended up skiing with them like 4 times and felt like a goon. Sold them and ended up with some poles one of my buddies left in my car. Unless you’re touring I see no reason to buy expensive poles. Composite poles look cool until you land wrong and break your ribs bc they don’t snap when they should.
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it legit sticks dog buy whatever looks cool and is cheap
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SeanthebeanI’m an intermediate skier, and at that age where I have to buy my own gear for the first time. I’m looking at buying some new poles, is there really that much of a difference between a pair of low end ($25-50) and more expensive ($90+) poles? Obviously durability is a large factor, but as far as technology and design is there something that makes the more expensive poles worth the cost.
The difference is price.
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I have one of the same poles I’ve had since I was like 15. Some shitty pole. The other one got stolen (who steals one pole)
sure it’s bent but sure it’s a pole.
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