To pole or not to pole? The question has been given serious thought by many of our readers and the top five answers have been chosen by Scott USA, a clear proponent of poling.

Here are the winners of some serious prizes from Scott:

1st Place

Clandestino Films, firm believers in skiers using poles. Congratulations guys, you’ll recieve Scott goggles, poles and the Scott P3 skis.

2nd Place

Second place goes to Freeskier.com user naterizzle.

His article gives many a humorous reason to shred WITH poles.

3rd Place

Third place goes to Freeskier.com user Josh.

His opinion is that without poles, much less fun would be had on the snow.

4th Place

Fourth place goes to Freeskier.com user Wesley.

He says skiing WITHOUT poles is the way to go, mostly because it makes it easier to grab Lui-Kang.

5th Place

Fifth place goes to Freeskier.com user Marcus Horn.

Marcus gives us a sarcastic look at the reasons for skiing with poles.

Second through fifth place will all receive poles from Scott USA, sorry Wes.