Cross-country.
You use different length of poles in classic and free (skate) cross-country. The longest poles are used in free cross-country.
In ski racing, downhill skis are the longest, but slalom skis are the widest.
downhill skiing
'Sticks' used to ski are called skiing poles.
downhill skiing
snow skiing :)
The turning pole is one of the poles on the gates used in downhill skiing. The turning pole is the name for the inside pole that the skier skis around.
The record for the longest time water skiing continuously is 26 hours and 24 minutes, achieved by David W. Wathen in 1986.
Ski jumping.
Clint Walker
Pole Vault
It depends what type of skiing you want to do. There is cross county, helicopter skiing and downhill.
Pole Vault