Ski Poles

Owned by Lowell Skoog
Last updated: Mar 03, 2021
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IDView AView BSizeDescriptionLocationNotes
MTR.2008.14144cmWood (hickory?) shaft, contoured handle, leather strap, wooden ring, leather webbing.Archives, N3Pair, circa 1920s?
MTR.2008.15145cmBamboo (1-in diameter) shaft, wrapped leather grip, leather strap, wooden ring (7-in diameter), leather webbing.Archives, N3Pair, circa 1930s.
MTR.2008.16123cmBamboo shaft, leather strap, wooden ring (7-in diameter), leather webbing, tape wrapped around pole in places.Lowell Skoog's housePair, circa 1940s.
MTR.2008.1990 - 100cmBamboo, leather strap, wooden ring, leather webbing. Poles are slightly mis-matched (one 90cm and the other 100cm).Archives, N3Kid's poles, pair.
MTR.2008.20133cmMetal shaft, O-U Sports brand, hard rubber grip, leather strap, wooden ring (5-in diameter), leather basket webbing.BasementPair, circa 1950s?
MTR.2009.7132cmBamboo shaft, leather strap, wooden ring (7-in diameter), leather webbing. Each pole has 5-inch band of orange paint near handle. Poles owned by Anne Margaret ("Nancy") Goodfellow. Donated by son Bill Walker.On loan to WSSSMPair, circa 1940s.
MTR.2013.1155cmBamboo shaft, leather strap, wooden ring (8-in diameter), leather webbing. One pole has black tape wrapped around it every few inches. Poles owned by Paul Wiseman, former Mountaineers President and History Committee member.Archives, N3Pair, circa 1940s.
MTR.2014.21130cmTrue Temper steel shaft, hard rubber grip, leather strap, metal basket ring (6-in diameter), leather basket webbing.Archives, N3Pair, circa 1950s?
MTR.2014.34Adjustable

Ramer adjustable aluminum ski poles with self-arrest grips and regular rubber grips. Length adjustment from 40" (101cm) to 56" (142cm) using push-button system. Removable plastic self-arrest grip is 6" long. Regular rubber grips have no self-arrest pick. Grips are removable using push-button system.

On loan to WSSSM1990s. Donated by Lowell Skoog.
MTR.2014.39Adjustable

Black Diamond "Whippet" aluminum ski poles with removable self-arrest picks and non-self-arrest strap-inserts. Length adjustment from 38" (97cm) to 56" (142cm) using cam-lock system. Steel self-arrest pick is 6" long. Pick is held in place by tab-and-slot system and may be replaced by a strap-only insert.

On loan to WSSSM2000s. Donated by Lowell Skoog.


The following items are of lesser interest and are currently stored in the basement:

IDSizeDescriptionLocationNotes
MTR.2008.17130cmBamboo, leather straps, metal ring (6-in diameter), leather webbing.BasementSingle pole.
MTR.2008.18122cmBamboo, stitched-on leather grip, leather strap ("Tom Shi??" on strap), wooden ring (7-in diameter), leather webbing.BasementSingle pole.