How Often Do You Use Ski Pole Straps? (Poll)

Just about every ski pole on the market comes equipped with a seemingly innocuous feature: straps.
At face value, their inclusion makes sense. Who wants to ski a narrow, icy chute after losing their grip and watching one of their poles skitter away downhill? No one, we’d venture.Yet, despite helping to keep your gear all in one place, pole straps can also be dangerous, according to the Utah Avalanche Center. In a blog post, the forecasters recommended, outright, that you shouldn’t we