Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I have some snow stakes that work great in sand, but they work best if you put two in at different angles but you need twice as many that way. Have used them in beach sand.
Not sure why they only come with holes in them now, I have some of the longer ones that have no holes.
https://smcgear.com/smc-snow-stakes.html
The holes are for tying your string. You get greater holding power by tying your string underground instead of at the surface. That's what people do in mountaineering.
On the product description they also say the holes let the snow freeze together solid.