Most skiers use poles. These handy spears are key to a successful turn, and make balancing while skiing—and navigating flat areas—much easier. Like any part of the mountainous kit needed to go skiing, ...

Let’s take a moment to admire the unassuming hero of our powder days: the ski pole. Ski poles are the uncelebrated champion of skiing. They aren’t as critical as ski boots or bindings and nowhere near ...

A trusted companion on the mountainside, a pair of ski poles provide stability and guidance while tackling the slopes — whether those slopes are steep and intense or flat and welcoming. The type of ...