Wiktionary
n. A slender stick used by skiers in both hands to improve speed and balance.
WordNet
n. a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing
Wikipedia
Ski poles, also referred to as Poles, are used by skiers for balance and propulsion. Modern ski poles are most commonly made from aluminum and carbon fiber, though materials such as bamboo are still used. Poles are used in alpine skiing, freestyle skiing (with the exception of aerials), and cross-country skiing. Ski jumpers do not use poles.
Usage examples of "ski pole".
She knelt on the floor of the lift car, staring through the twisted opening which had once held a crystoplast window, and the hole she'd gouged out of the wall of snow beyond it with a salvaged ski pole looked back at her.
One ski pole floated in the open water where she had broken through.
She brought her other hand about to slap out the flame-and the ski pole whirled around, upsetting her balance, and she spun out of control on the skis.
The loose soil flew to left and right, settling so slowly in the weak gravity that it seemed to float in air-yet a ski pole, swung through such a cloud, cut a knife-sharp hole without swirling it.
The loose soil flew to left and right, settling so slowly in the weak gravity that it seemed to float in air - yet a ski pole, swung through such a cloud, cut a knife - sharp hole without swirling it.
The day after would be dress rehearsal, at full-speed, using a ski pole as the rifle, but today was technical.
He was waving a ski pole frantically, indicating that the boy was to wait for him.