Ski Poles - Zipline Graphite Hybrid Composite Podium 16.0 K - U.S. Ski Team Official Supplier GRAPHITE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY - Ultra Lightweight Performance, 16.0 mm "tapered" pole, Aramid and Graphite Fiber construction CHOICE OF OLYMPIANS AND WORLD CUP SKIERS - Zipline is the choice of Olympic Gold Medalist David Wise along with U.S.Ski Team Athletes K.C. Oakley, Canadian Ski Team athletes Kerrian Chunlaud, Simon Lemieux, and Elliot Vallaincourt. Olympians Laura Grasemann (Germany), Jimi Salonen (Finland), and Vinjar Slatten and Tevje Andersen (Norway) plus World Cup skier Adrien Bouard of the Germany ski with Zipline Ski Poles DUAL DENSITY GRIP - Improved grip for better feel. TUNGSTEN TIP - Precise pole plans in the hardest of snow conditions 16 MM DIAMETER TAPERED SHAFT - 16MM diameter at the handle tapers to 14mm at the tip for lighter overall weight, firm shaft, and lighter "swing weight" SUPER LIGHT - Kevlar Graphite Hybrid Technology provides effortless swing weight