Poles

[aspenskibum]

I tried do a search function on this but didn't really find much.
I currently have beat to shit old scott race poles. they have served me well and have taken a ton of abuse but are pretty beat up and a tiny bit too small for me since i've had them since i was like 15.
I'm kinda inclined to go with scott poles again, but thats pretty much just cus its what i'm used to.
What does everyone think some good poles are?

important aspects for me
-grip: must be somewhat soft, and comfortably shaped
-not composite, i break them
-strong as hell, i want to have these forever
-i don't want something adjustable, i allready have that, i want something burly that won't break/bend
-weight is not too much of an issue, neither is looks

[runethechamp]

My favorite swix poles are composite, but you won't break them. Had my current pair for 4 or 5 years.

[marshalolson]

rip-off some rental poles.

[addict]

Funnily enough I have some "Scott Classics" that I bought in Aspen in 1995. They have been bent many shapes that I didn't realise a pole could bend, and bent back with assistance of the ever handy heat gun (which I love and plan to marry). My "friend" even tried to turn them into "Extreme Racing Poles" with some creative bending. I personally changed them from "Scott Classics" to "Customised Addict Pro Model Backcountry" poles with the addition of hockey tape grips on the shaft, patented spare duct tape storage area and the largest powder baskets I could find (mismatched in colour for gnarness). I like stories.

[Lostinthetrees]

Yo! you trolling?

With a handle "aspenskibum" why the hell r u asking questions about poles?

[aspenskibum]

Yo! you trolling?

With a handle "aspenskibum" why the hell r u asking questions about poles?

ummm, cus i wanna get some burly poles

[Arty50]

Leki Titanium. It's actually made of aluminum, but these poles have been absolutely bombproof. I'm now on my second pair, only because I was a dumbass and lost my first set. In over 200 days of skiing with these poles, I have only managed to put a slight bend in them 3-4 times. Two of those times were from beating/dragging them through sierra cement while looking for a lost ski. The other was from taking a beater I guess.

And by "slight" bend, I mean slight bend. I was easily able to bend them back by hand, and the bend never left a dent like it does in other poles. I think the reason for this is that the poles are highly elastic. In other words, they're not super stiff. But I don't really see where a stiffer pole does me any good (while skiiing you nimrods) other than when I'm poling accross the flats.

One piece of advice though, get the normal grip instead of the trigger. All the trigger mechanism does is get frozen in stormy conditions. It's a huge pain in the ass.