some people do look gay, but it takes practice before it can look good.
i dont ski without poles, im trying to work my way off of them cause if you think about it, poles are really gay, what other extreme sport uses long sticks that dont do anything? they just dont serve a purpose other than to balance, but using a stick to balance in any sport is possible, it just makes it more gay, its kinda cheating.
and who gives a shit if its part of skiing, skiing is gay, people think of skiing as gapers doing groomers, and that is very gay, so if poles are part that then ill be glad to not use them.  freestyle park and bc stuff is a totally different sport than just normal skiing.
ive seen alot of people in colorado using no poles lately, at keystone last week almost half the people in the park didnt have poles and most of them looked really good.