Goffredo

This Skwal thing looks fun, and I'm looking to mix it up this winter. My main carving board is a Prior WCR 183 - if I get a SkwalUSA Carver 171 and some Bomber TD3 Skwal bindings, what can I expect? I mean, how do they ride compared to a regular carving board? Do they lock into the carve more quickly? Do they generally have better edge hold? Ridden flat (long traverse etc) are they any more sketchy as hell than a normal carving board? Looks like these things are great for destroying first-two-hours-of-the-day groomers. Oh, and why, exactly, are poles handy? As a total non-skier, I can only guess it's for maneuvering the flats at the top/bottom of the lifts -- but I usually just pop a boot out and skate so I think I'm missing something. Cheers! -Jeff