Patent ID: 8235424

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a ski pole comprising a first pole end, a second pole end opposite the first pole end, and a shaft connecting the first and second pole ends; and a first map coupled to the ski pole, the first map comprising a first map end and a second map end opposite the first map end, wherein the first map is coupled to the ski pole at the first map end, wherein the first map is printed on a weatherproof material; a second map coupled to the ski pole, the second map comprising a third map end and a fourth map end opposite the third map end, wherein the second map is coupled to the ski pole at the third map end, wherein the second map is printed on a weatherproof material; a first tab attached to the second map end, the first tab comprising a connecting material operable to secure the second map end to a corresponding connection material on the ski pole when the first map is wrapped around the outside of the ski pole; a second tab attached to the fourth map end, the second tab comprising a connecting material operable to secure the fourth map end to the corresponding connection material on the ski pole when the second map is wrapped around the outside of the ski pole.