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If your goal is to have premium, lightweight yet durable ski poles for the resort, look no further than K2’s carbon poles. Broken up into the Style for women and the Power for men, these ski poles have a way of giving you every feature you didn’t know you needed to feel like a pro on the slopes.
Prominent features include the lightweight design, easy strap adjustment, and comfy Ripcord Grip with holes to decrease weight. When tackling moguls, we barely noticed the feather-like poles until it was time to pole plant. Each plant was strong, shock-absorbing, and surprisingly confidence-inducing.
The Ripcord grip proved to be comfortable both with gloves and with mittens, and the padding on the adjustment strap is a nice added touch. The straps also stay open easily, so you’re not going to be messing around trying to get your hands in at the top of the lift. The downside to these poles would be the color offerings. The men’s version only comes in red and orange, while the women’s is only offered in black.
Overall, these poles have a high price tag but are well worth the investment for any resort skier.
Things we like:
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Carbon web makes for a durable pole with low weight -
Comfortable ripcord grip has holes in it, to make the poles even lighter
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Unique strap system makes it easier to adjust the poles while getting on and off the lift
Things we don't like:
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Limited colors -
High price tag
- Shaft: Carbon
- Width: 14mm Carbon Web
- Length: 42-28” (W), 44-52” (M)
- Basket: 60mm (W), 70mm (M)
- Weight: 0.5 lbs
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Things we like:
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Carbon web makes for a durable pole with low weight
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Comfortable ripcord grip has holes in it, to make the poles even lighter
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Unique strap system makes it easier to adjust the poles while getting on and off the lift
Things we don't like:
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Limited colors
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High price tag
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