After years of skiing and racing, I've learned that I won't use any other poles than Scott's poles. S4(Series 4) aluminum is one of the lightest, most durable material used in any pole today. Their grips feel great in your hand and don't ever cause any fatigue no matter how much traversing you do. The newcastle pole features everything I love about Scott poles, plus a sick graphic, and really steezey white leather wrist straps. Anyone skiing lots of powder needs this pole. the powder baskets are absolutely massive and do a great job preventing you pole from poking all the way down to the base on those deep pow days. This pole is great, and highly recommended.

Picked up these poles after snapping a pair of the Scott Tartan's and I'm glad I did because they're a lot sturdier. The grip (like all Scotts nowadays) is comfortable and... grippy making for smooth plants. I'm a fan of the wrist straps too. The other review says they freeze easily, which is true - but I like that. I wear my straps pretty loose and like how they freeze in the shape of my wrist - I've never had the strap freeze together so I can't use it. And, even when it freezes you can still form them around your wrist. I rode with them ~20 days this season and didn't have them come undone once. Overall they're sturdy, reliable poles. I would definitely recommend them if you can get over the silly racing flag-esque design.

Super durable and looks cool as well. Not crazy about the leather straps. In cold weather they freeze up and are hard to form around your hand. The strap also comes undone, it helps to duct tape it.