this thread is pretty much amazing. i wasnt a fan of riding with poles for a little while there but now im back to them. riding without poles has gotten boring so, yeah. only ride no poles when filming
Yeh, if you don't ski with poles you look like a beginner and no matter how much you throw down in the park you have to realize though no poles is fun when going downhill, it looks stupid and is not practical for flat ground.
it seems way more popular as soon as that andy mahre and pep fujas edit came out
i dont really care either way. poles seem kinda pointless but i like them for pushin myself around and etc. i dont find that they get in the way at all either...
I don't know about everyone else, but I started skiing no poles when I broke my hand early season. My buddies starting doing it because of days of filming, one would go without poles to film and decided to try skiing park and pow without them.