Black Diamond

Black Diamond Powder Baskets

Backcountry.com

Black Diamond Powder Baskets are a backcountry skier's wet dream. Downward facing teeth improve traction and minimize basket skating on steep terrain, while upward facing claws are ideal for pulling up on your tele-vators or heel lifters. If you live life away from lift lines and guys in jeans and rear-entry boots, you should own a pair of these. They'll make life in the backcountry that much more enjoyable (is that possible??). BD baskets are also easily removed when converting lower pole shafts into a probe.

Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)

The Black Diamond Powder Baskets are a dream for backcountry skiers. Similar to the functional 3/4 BD Basket, they feature both an inner ring of teeth for bite on firm snow AND a larger, floating 100 mm diameter surface area for powder. Rubber/plastic hybrid. BD baskets are also easily removed when converting lower pole shafts into a probe. Sold in pairs.

Marmot Mountain

The new Powder Basket is similar in nature to the 3/4 BD Baskets but made of two materials of different density: the hard inner teeth bite, while a larger, floating, 100-mm diameter surface area stays on top when you’re blessed with the light stuff. Inspired by the recognition that baskets DO matter.


REI

Heading for the deep powder? Retrofit your Black Diamond Poles with these baskets for better flotation.

  • Hard inner ring with serrated teeth provides grip; large, flexible outer ring keeps poles afloat
  • Weight: 1.3 oz. per pair; diameter: 100mm (appoximately four inches)


Mountain Gear

Powder Baskets from Black Diamond are made of two materials with different densities merged together to create a basket with a compact core for hardpack and a lightweight outer radius for deep powder. Sold as a pair


USOutdoor.com

Black Diamond Powder Baskets

The Black Diamond Powder baskets have a hard biting inner diameter design for good hard-snow grip and the 100mm diameter basket is great for you powder hounds.


TahoeMountainSports.com

If you ever have been the slowest one on a powder day and then looked down and seen that your baskets are miniscule compared to your friends? If so, time to upgrade

Features:

  • Float on top of the snow, don't sink into it
  • Sold as a pair
  • The Powder Baskets feature a 100 mm diameter surface for powder with an inner ring of teeth for bite on firm snow
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Material:Rubber/plastic hybrid
Recommended Use:Backcountry skiing
Weight:1.3 ounces, 38g per pair
$4.00 - $4.95
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Legend

  •     - Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)
  •     - Backcountry.com
  •     - USOutdoor.com
  •     - Marmot Mountain
  •     - Mountain Gear
  •     - REI
  •     - TahoeMountainSports.com

Reviews:

Does the trick

alpentalic at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: *****
I got a few pair, and they fit perfectly on my BD poles, as well as my BCA poles. Good stuff. Does the trick as expected.

Great for resort riding

Climbinskier at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: *****
If you find that you will be using your BD poles mainly for resort riding, I would go with the Powder Baskets. They provide a little more surface area to keep from completely punching through on deep days. Great low price to pick a spare pair.

mmm powder

JohnGchrist at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: *****
Went right on and worked great.

makes any pole better

Gabe Westheimer at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: *****
these on my lifelinks make a great pole.

Excellent Baskets

MountainMan Cowboy at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: *****
Great baskets, but I have noticed that Black Diamond needs to extend the naming regime of their entire line of baskets due to the fact that they have multiple kinds of "powder" baskets depending on whether you buy these seperately or buy the carbon fiber flick lock poles. It becomes confusing for the customer, which can be simply cleared up by just a little bit more effort on behalf of Black Diamond's executives. Sometimes I wonder about these executive type people, but try not to. Because this usually leads to indigestion. C'mon folks! Do your job, it's not that difficult.

Basket improvement

Daryl Greaser at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: ****
These replacement baskets are similar in size to the originals, however, they are stiffer, and therefore are better in light powder conditions. I found that these baskets work better with the heel risers on my Silvretta bindings than the originals. More precise feel to them. Worth the money if your originals are a little soft!

must have

Troy Rutledge at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: *****
when you move from the trail to the snow these will allow you keep the leverage you need when using your arms

Simple Design

UTClimber at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: ****
Great baskets when you are in the deep powder. Easy design to change baskets.

powder baskets

Derek F at Backcountry.com on 11/24/2008
Rated: *****
With these baskets on my Black Diamond Syncrho Elliptic trekking poles and my Atlas 1012 Series snowshoes on my feet, i feel like a caterpillar crawling over anything in my way!
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