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L H wrote:
If you think ski-poles are necessary, just ask a Snowboarder. Ever see one with poles ? We haven't..........yet ? I thought you just said you're an experienced skier? I've seen snowboarders with poles - they use them for poling on slight uphill traverses; some just keep them collapsed in their pack when not in use, others carry them in their hands. Poles are valuable assets for many reasons. The only occasion where they might be considered superfluous is when on groomed runs using shaped carver skis to arc rudimentary repeated arcs. While groomed runs are available at all popular resorts, nobody skis them any more - they're too crowded (thank you Yogi.) But I do agree with your previous comments about 54 being far from too late to learn to ski, unless the owner of that 54 year old body believes he's a tottering old geezer. |
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As you say, "On extreme terrain". That's the difference !
Snowboarding is a far different world. Try skiing on solidly frozen broken snow after it's been slashed and broken up by early morning skiers at Mt. Hood. We have and we found it impossible, that is, until we traded in our 203cm skis for our boards and boarded to the bottom with considerable success with nary a pole in sight. Same thing at Loveland, Wolf Creek, Telluride, Alta and Killington VT. No debate, just 55 years experience on hundreds of Double Slopes with no poles in sight. Have a safe landing ! LH 1/17/05 |
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As said, "We have yet to see one boarder with poles." Pls send pic for
our ski clubs to see with a little rationale behind the pic. |
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"L H" wrote in message ... As you say, "On extreme terrain". That's the difference ! Snowboarding is a far different world. Try skiing on solidly frozen broken snow after it's been slashed and broken up by early morning skiers at Mt. Hood. We have and we found it impossible, that is, until we traded in our 203cm skis for our boards and boarded to the bottom with considerable success with nary a pole in sight. Same thing at Loveland, Wolf Creek, Telluride, Alta and Killington VT. No debate, just 55 years experience on hundreds of Double Slopes with no poles in sight. Have a safe landing ! LH 1/17/05 True, a snowboard really is the weapon of choice for backcountry spring sun crust. Still, most of my backcountry snowboarding friends all use poles. They use a split-board with skins and poles for access. Of course, once they are actually riding the poles go in the backpack. snoig |
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Our local newspaper just had an article about people picking up skiing
in their 50's and 60's. With the life expectancy what it is these days, you could conceivably have 20-30 years of fun on the slopes ahead of you. They interviewed a guy who started skiing when he was 61. Now's he's 77 years old and still enjoying himself on the slopes. Fairplay wrote: I will be there for 4 days at the end of Jan..I have NEVER been on a sky slope and Im not palnning to do so at my ripe 54 yrs..What else is there to do there, while my family and friends hit the sowy mountains ??? Txs |
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Have fun but watch out for avalanges.
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Bri: My Grandson's name.
Your paper is absolutely right ! FYI: I have taught many, many people over 60 to ski successfully in the East, West and Australia (as a 70+ Club Member who ski FREE... (I said FREE). Llttle Brian started when he was 6 plus his Mother and three more daughters and their children......and ALL without poles..."Just two less things to worry about". Enough said. FYI: There are a couple of other "LH" msgs in "Group Skiing/Park City" re poles/instruction, etc you might find time to read. LH 1/18/05 |
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