I ski with normal poles but sometimes I ski with no poles because its fun, fuck people who say it isnt, they just havent tried it or just suck at skiing, its fuckin sick draggin hands and slashin and shit. I wouldnt like to ski all the time like that, but if you do, thats chill. I think short poles are lame, its like useless. At leaste with no poles you wernt a pussy about not using poles, you made a decision, poles or no poles.