Customer Reviews
Rated 4.8 out of 5 by more than 350 skiers and splitboarders.
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At this point it’s pretty well known but the Folkrm poles are simply the best. Once you start skiing with a long grip pole it’s impossible to go back.
I used these poles ski guiding, teaching avalanche courses, and also took them up Denali while guiding on the West Buttress. I love the grip, easy to hold, easy to cut hand pits, easy to plunge into the snow to observe different layers within the snowpack. They stood up to a Denali beating, aside from the stylish hot pink getting a little faded.
Ultra light poles, with ergonomic grips love the feel of them when I’m skiing and or skinning up. It makes it easy to switch grip height while touring up on steep terrain. The extended handle top cap makes it super easy to flick your heel riser up or down and lock in your toe pieces while transitioning.
The only recommendation that I would bring up to the team would be to make one or both poles marked every 5 cm starting at the extended handle top side of the poles all the way to the basket with a line and the cm height mark so you can measure snow height, slab thickness or any other snow observations very rapidly in the field!
Nice and light, very comfortable, just what I wanted for poled in the backcountry.
I’m so impressed with the lightweight design and the long grip. I needed a different size and customer service was quick and super easy to work with.
On my third pair of Folkrm poles, I have other poles they just don’t get used.
Started on the fixed grip Wyeast poles, steezy OG mountaineer style in bright green.
When the Pahto dropped I adopted early and hard, it’s easily the best pole for all conditions: now in a smaller more compact size!
When I broke a pole Folkrm sent me a new set just in time for a hut trip (thank you AJ!)
No muss, no fuss, just bomber gear and baller service.
A colored grip à la og Batons would be sick design wise…
Big fan of the oval cross-section, serrated long grip (great as an advocate snow saw), and well balanced weight distribution.
I'm on my second set of Wyeast, and the are the lightest poles I've ever had, which reduce swing weight and hand fatigue. The extra length always gets used as we ski in variable terrain all the time around here. Support is outstanding to boot!
I don't have a lot of time yet with the Pahto ski poles, as I just recently got them. However, my first impressions have been good. My other poles are the Leki Helicon Lite, which have shorter and less grippy set of grips compared to the Folkrm poles, and the Helicon Lite uses plastic stage clamps, not metal like the Folkrm. I might like the baskets on the Helicon Lite more, but practically everything else is done better on the Folkrm. If the Pahto poles last me as long as my old Black Diamond Traverse poles (going on 13 years now), I'll be delighted. Otherwise, seem to be a very solid set of pole. Most of my equipment is from European brands, so nice to support a homegrown brand when it makes sense.
Absolutely excellent
Great Poles. Makes the switchbacks and the skin track seem easy. Folkrm's customer service is top notch.
I purchased these poles a few months ago now and absolutely love them! I ended up loosing one and the reached out the the Folkrm crew and they were extremely helpful and super chill. I highly recommend these poles and Folkrm all together as they are not only one of the highest quality ski pole companies but with a ski town friendliness vibe to the whole crew.
These poles are awesome! They’re lightweight, comfortable and versatile!
There is a noticeable difference in weight and swing balance from my Jones, BD, and BCA poles. The balance of the swing is where they really excel.
The long grip is VERY comfortable and versatile—Not only for their designated use, but if one starts to get some serious leg cramps, they are really great to use as a massage roller because of the firm foam grip that is similar to a TriggerPoint foam roller. I know, it sounds extra, but on those rare times during epically long days, this is a neat unintentional feature of the grip.
4 stars only because they are fairly long even when fully collapsed, and much like all the other poles out there, when they’re fully collapsed the pole still slides out a little bit until the circumference of the poles thickens about 4” from the basket.
The length when fully collapsed isn’t a huge deal unless you wear an airbag. In which case you need to have the basket end facing down and handle not sticking up over the top of your pack. Subsequently, they do come down past the bottom of your pack making for a possible risk to your legs or pants.
Bring on the colors for the Pahto Poles!
After one use, I am satisfied. The poles are light weight enough, great grip, and I found myself switching hand positions often. I'll need more use to get a feel for the balance, but it doesn't seem like it will take long.
I would probably go for the adjustable poles if I did it again to be able to fit on a pack better.
