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Backcountry boarding: who needs poles.
Just two more things to worry about !
For four years have boarded backcountry from Maine to Big Bear,CA, Wolf Creek CO, Canada, New Zealand (rented boards), etc. Obviously without poles. NASTAR Gold/Boards&Skis, NSPS, PSIA, 10th Mtn Div US Army, etc. background. Skiers should know that with a board, they can cruise backcountry areas they will NEVER reach with skis of any sort.......poles or no-poles !. |
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L H wrote:
Just two more things to worry about ! For four years have boarded backcountry from Maine to Big Bear,CA, Wolf Creek CO, Canada, New Zealand (rented boards), etc. Obviously without poles. Poles can still be very useful for getting /up/ things in the first place. Take 3 section poles and pack them down and stow them for the subsequent descent. Skiers should know that with a board, they can cruise backcountry areas they will NEVER reach with skis of any sort.......poles or no-poles !. Unlikely. Skis are often used because they're the best way to access places. If a board suits your style better, use a board, but getting to places you can't reach by skis is a rather daft basis to choose a board IMHO. A pal told a tale of how he abandoned backcountry boarding after he got stuck in a powder bowl... ;-) Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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"Peter Clinch" wrote in message Skis are often used because they're the best way to access places. Absolutely. I've been boarding backcountry since 1986 with something around 200 discrete backcountry descents, some of them pretty extreme. I would be very interested in knowing about a back country board route that cannot be reached by skis. I board extreme routes because I am a better boarder than I am skier. Still, unless a route is just a straight post hole or crampon up from the road, I use skis to get in to camp or even on a day trip to cover more miles to reach the route. When post holing or cramponing, unless I am using an ax, I find poles to be very efficient for improving balance, testing snow surfaces and providing speed checks when hiking down hill. Even split boarding, poles are extremely helpful, especially when trying to kick turn on a steep slope with split board bindings and snowboard boots. I know hardly a single back country boarder or split boarder who does not recognize the limitations of the board for travel and who does not recognize the relative degree of skills involved in boarding and skiing steep terrain. I suspect the original poster of mere trolling. Tommy T. |
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"Tommy T." wrote in message news:mFV1e.32618$ed6.3523@trndny06... I know hardly a single back country boarder or split boarder who does not recognize the limitations of the board for travel and who does not recognize the relative degree of skills involved in boarding and skiing steep terrain. I suspect the original poster of mere trolling. Tommy T. Yep, I do a lot of backcountry with boarder friends. They all use split boards with poles for the approach. And the claim that you can get places on a board that you can't on skis is just plain retarded. My guess is the OP has little experience in the backcountry. snoig |
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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:46:26 GMT, "Tommy T."
wrote: I suspect the original poster of mere trolling. Me too. Of course, the best access tool for backcountry boarding is a helicopter :-) -- Champ |
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