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Started by Pavelski in Ski Technique - 46 Replies

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82ross
reply to 'the hundred or so uses of ski poles' posted Nov-2007

Why didnt anyone else think of 100 :)
------------------------------------ Never enough time in the season

Pavelski
reply to 'the hundred or so uses of ski poles' posted Nov-2007

Here is a very unique use but one you should all remember in a "survival" condition!

All serious skiers learn how to survival at least one night in the outdoors if ever....

We all know how to make an snow cave!

What many many people do not remember to do is to make several air holes!

With ski pole ( handle end) you make two or three holes in snow cave ceiling!

It will help in your survival!

RossF
reply to 'the hundred or so uses of ski poles' posted Nov-2007

right what now, 150 haha! only joking.

JamesA
reply to 'the hundred or so uses of ski poles' posted Nov-2007

I'm late to this thread but here's a few uses that I do/have.

101 Placing the poles of several skiers to use as gates and allow the kids a chance to wend their way down between them. The kids love skiing between them.

102 Using the poles as tomato or bean plant support poles in the summer time. I use broken ones for this that I salvage from garbage cans at resorts. They never rot and are sturdy.

103 Saw an advertisement for a car that was promoting it’s use as transportion to ski hills. They showed the gear shift replaced by a ski pole. I think it was an up-market car like a Beemer X-drive or Mercedes all wheel drive. I think that I’ll adapt one of my broken poles to the gear shifter of my VW ’85 Vanagon people mover……the idea is that cool :lol:.

IceGhost
reply to 'the hundred or so uses of ski poles' posted Nov-2007

I just used this today.
XX. Use as shower curtain rod
XX. Use while driving to get something out of your backseat
XX Cat toy
XX Use broken poles as a BACK SRATCHER!!
Uh oh, I think I broke'd the lift

Edited 1 time. Last update at 13-Nov-2007

Pavelski
reply to 'the hundred or so uses of ski poles' posted Nov-2007

IceGhost,

Wow!!!
I think I will have to award a prize for the most imaginative use of the poles to you!

Now has far as back-scratcher did you take out baskets?

This Fall I used my old poles as guides for laying out flower bulbs in garden!

Another great use, ( but do not tell this to students in high school) is using poles as great a bean shooters! Yes! You take a section of pole, cut a 1 meter section and tapered end actually "tighthens" bean as it comes out! Thus creating greater pressure !
Try it

IceGhost
reply to 'the hundred or so uses of ski poles' posted Nov-2007

:D I kept the baskets on
Uh oh, I think I broke'd the lift

Blazeskibunny
reply to 'the hundred or so uses of ski poles' posted Dec-2007

104 or so..... to beat silly snowboarders....who go through your course :twisted:

Edited 1 time. Last update at 11-Dec-2007

Topic last updated on 13-December-2007 at 09:25