Komperdell Leather Snowbaskets for Ski and Trekking Poles

Crosscountry skiing

I first just tried removing the basket from the pole with my hands. Then I tried holding the pole with a pair of pliers and twisting the basket off. That scraped up the pole and did not remove the basket. I eventually had to clamp the pole in a vise and have my 23 year old strapping muscley son twist the basket off. The pole ended up deformed by the vise so I could not return the pole, but I durn well returned the baskets. Just buy a pair of ski poles rather than trying to mess with these.

Nice large size snow basket.

A great add on for back-country winter touring. Big powder baskets

I didn't need these baskets this past winter (not even close to normal amounts of snow), but in past years I wished I had baskets like these. Lots of miles on untracked deep powder snow would have been easier with these baskets.

I have been looking for decent ski pole basket replacement for my husband's poles for a long time. These look like a replacement that will actually fit the bill.

I tested these large powder baskets during an avalanche class with six other participants, none of whom had such large baskets on their poles. We were touring in fresh, but heavy, powder all three days I tested these. My observation is that the extra diameter was not worth the extra weight. Putting these heavy baskets on Komperdell carbon fiber poles created an extraordinary swing weight in an otherwise very light pole.

Added these this winter when the snow got up to 2' to 3'.... Big, big difference. Used for snow shoeing. Couldn't live with out them now.

Works well in deep snow. Really a big help when snowshoeing. a little hard to get on but that means wont fall off on the trail.

Seem pretty nice, but don't fit Komperdell Nordic Adventure. Though this might be useful to other buyers.