I think that the only thing thats gay about it is dissing him for not ussing poles when he can out ski you with more style on any terrain with out ussing poles. The fact that Andy can rip with no poles and ski better and have better style than 99.999% of all skiers just goes to show how great of a skier he is. The only reason that most of us use polesis that we need the added balance they give us, Andy doesnt, serious try to imagine what it would be like if he was ussing poles.
Ive spent many days iwht Andy in hte B.C. If I felt that it was a liability for him not to use poles, I wouldnt ski with him, but hte fact is he still moves faster than anyone else I know.