ALEXANDER GRANTSTIRLING UK, United KingdomVerified Buyer4 of 5Good quality poles as usual from Swix but surprised that tips were the standard alpine tips rather than the pointy ones useful on icy surfaces that Swix Mountain poles came with previously.Piotr KulagowskiŁódź, PolandVerified Buyer5 of 5SuperAlexander von NeuhoffNeukirch OT Koitzsch, GermanyVerified Buyer3 of 5Not yet tested, everything looks ok.Wayne R.Sylvan Lake, CanadaVerified Buyer5 of 5What can you say, there ski poles they do the job.Ruth H.Ottawa, CanadaVerified Buyer5 of 5The large, fully flexible basket makes these poles perfect for all conditions in the backcountry.