Bamboo ski poles

Light, flexible and tough,
with respect for climate and future winters.

Sustainable

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Light

Durable and sustainable

Why ski poles of bamboo?

Well, because bamboo ski poles are both durable and sustainable! Bamboo provides the perfect balance between rigidity and flexibility and doesn’t bend like regular aluminum poles or snap like carbon fiber sticks. But above all, bamboo is eco-friendly and climate-smart as the canes only need sun, soil and rain to create itself. And while it does, bamboo binds carbon dioxide more efficiently than almost any other plant on the planet.

Both Tonkin and Calcutta bamboo are very flexible, but remain straight. If a cane cracks, it will usually do so along the fibers and can be fixed with tape to be able to keep on skiing.
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Colorful

Color is the new black.
Pick your own colors!

Who are you?

“I love that I can pick the colors of grips and baskets to match my mohawk. Furthermore, these climate-smart poles extend my career.”

Snögubben Sven Plake, skidfilmstjärna och radikal friåkare av rang.
Sven Plake
Snowman & ski legend

“Bamboo ski poles are my cup of tea, and because you can pick any color on grips and baskets they are also perfect for the athletes in the Samurai ski club.”

Stig-Helmer Olsson.
Stig H Olsson
Toaster quality controller

It all began with my great-grandfather

“These bamboo sticks are tougher and don’t kink like regular aluminum poles as soon as I get angry.”

Kalle Anka med bambustavar
Donald Duck
Freeloader

Pole talk

Hand-colored engraved plate by F. H. van Houe from 1680, showing scenes from the Laplanders’ (sami) life in winter, featuring a skier with two poles and reindeer pulling Sami akja sleighs.

Skiing through history with bamboo poles and spears

The bamboo pole had a massive following among skiers, especially in Scandinavia, for almost fifty years, say from 1905 to 1955. The reason for their use came about because of...

Pole talk

Hand-colored engraved plate by F. H. van Houe from 1680, showing scenes from the Laplanders’ (sami) life in winter, featuring a skier with two poles and reindeer pulling Sami akja sleighs.

Skiing through history with bamboo poles and spears

The bamboo pole had a massive following among skiers, especially in Scandinavia, for almost fifty years, say from 1905 to 1955. The reason for their...
Fabian Rimfors holds a bamboo ski pole to be photographed in our pop-up photo studio built on the grandstands at Simrishamns sports ground.

The art of making magic out of thin air—Winter photography at a football match

Being small and without resources doesn't have to be negative. On the contrary. Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say. This week, the...
Hand holding a pair of ski poles with pink grips and long grips of wrapped hemp cord.

Testing new grip extensions: hemp twine and overgrip tape

Extended grip poles have become a trend in backcountry skiing lately. Many skiers seem to appreciate the simplicity they offer. Some have even ditched their...

Make your own bamboo ski poles!

“I’m an old hand at skiing and love things that are long-lasting, like bamboo ski poles. Wish I’d had Rimfors ski poles 4 000 years ago to improve my swag and image.”

The Rødøy skier, a rock carving of a skier, from 2000 BC, discovered in 1933 on the Rødøy island in Norway.
The Rødøy skier
Caveman & Olympic icon

“If I’d had these cool bamboo poles I probably could’ve gathered the support of the Dalecarlians already in Mora on the uprising against the Danish king.”

Gustav Vasa med skidor.
Gustav Vasa
King

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