Black Diamond Pure Carbon, Fixed Length Carbon and Compactor Pole - REVIEW

Black Diamond produces nine styles of ski poles and a further twenty-one styles of trekking poles. They literally have a pole for every occasion. The variety is nice but can make your choice a little daunting. So, which is best suited for backcountry skiing you ask? That really depends upon what type of skier you are and what features are most important to you. In order to minimize the guess work I have whittled the selection down and focussed this review on just three poles. These are: the Black Diamond Fixed Length Carbon Pole, the Black Diamond Pure Carbon Pole and the Black Diamond Compactor Pole. Each of these poles is unique in their own right but are also well-suited to backcountry skiing (and many other alpine sports should you require a more versatile choice).

Read the full review of each of these poles in our review section, here.