When snow sports neophytes are contemplating whether to try skiing or snowboarding, I am admittedly biased in favor of the latter, but one of my points is not subjective at all: with a snowboard, you’ve got just one thing to keep track of, rather than four.
One emerging ski brand, however, is dinging my case by dropping that figure to three, or at the very least three and half. Meet Yardsale’s P1 and P2 ski poles, which improve upon the basic design with one fundamental upgrade: the addition of magnets.
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Now, what’s so special about magnets, you ask? Though they won’t prevent the proverbial yardsale while you are actually skiing, they will make your life easier whenever you are moving around the resort with your skis and poles in hand.
The proprietary system, which recently won over yardsale-prone Kendra Scott on Shark Tank, uses magnets in the handles and the baskets to help your poles click together in the parking lot or on the chairlift, making the toting of your equipment just a bit less complicated.
Yardsale’s colorful poles have a few other neat features as well. The straps are constructed using a 3D knitting process which, the brand says, helps them stay open, making it easier for you to get your gloved or mittened hands in and out of them.
