KANG

As you know, you shouldn't judge by appearances - because these new ski poles from the now renowned Swedish manufacturer from Åre almost flew to the ceiling when I picked them up for the first time. KANG has rightly reinvented the wheel and designed sustainably produced aluminum telescopic poles, which I now affectionately call 'fat boy slim'.

First things first: I am positively biased - because the Bamboo Freeride ski poles presented here are not the first poles from the Swedish manufacturer Kang from Åre that have accompanied me in the mountains. I was so impressed by the entry-level Kang Bamboo model that I quickly went into raptures about the freeride version. But now let's get down to the nitty gritty and the hard facts about the GEAR OF THE WEEK: