In reply to stevewalls:
> What kind of snow conditions do these cope with? Does the small basket limit them much? Would the Himalaya poles be better for winter use?
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> Cheers
Not found it a problem myself for walking on packet snow or neve but possibly if snowshoeing in really deep snow.
I have the older Himalaya Trail model and my partner the Trail and the only difference is I can unscrew the small round basket whereas the Trail model's asymmetric tip is one piece to save a few grams weight!
The newer Grivel Himalaya poles have a bigger basket but I'm sure you could easily retro push fit another plastic powder basket.
Looking at the Grivel website I see they have updated the basket on the latest models and have improved the push-button lock with a plastic sleeve - though I can't see a separate Trail and Himalaya model now...