He does use poles. One i out of the picture, and the other is behind his back. He is one of my good friends and would never ski without poles. But he does try to look like Tanner. Hehe. Ik os Niko ?
I know ... I wrote TWO wrong things. The guy on the photo is Nikolaj Vang from Denmark. And ofcouse its called a handplant! And for the record we're not from Finland. I love this trick!