Black Diamond Whippet Self-Arrest Ski Pole - 2006 BCS

This is a bit nerve racking to ski with and looks more like a weapon then anything else. But they work very well and hold up to some very big falls. Have used mine for a couple years and have had nothing wrong happen to it.

It is simple, when you are skiing the steeps you can't afford any mistakes, but if you do loose an edge this is the tool to keep yourself safe and alive. Climbing up the coulior or stopping a slide for life. There is no doubt that everyone should have at least one of these!
I have two and they have saved my skin many times...from being sucked in by an avalanche I started or giving me access to the upper couliour that would have been too steep to climb w/o ice axes.

Now I never ski without them and neither should u!
The only other ski tool that could be more useful is the BD avilung.

These things are great for pulling your riser bars up while touring. I use one every once in awhile if I am planning on doing something where I would like to have something to arrest a fall or aid in booting up sketchy terrain. The whippet part is removable if you wanted to use the pole by it’s self. I believe that the pole it’s self is bigger diameter than other FlickLock poles.