The ice flows by plastic deformation under gravity, and by sliding over the bedrock, when local temperature is close to the melting point. Mechanical test in laboratory and in-situ deformation measurements have shown the strong viscoplastic annisotropy of deep polar ices. To study the influence of this anisotropy on the flow, we have developped an original and robust numerical model, solving the complet set of mechanical equations. The results show that the anisotropic behaviour of the ice change significantly the flow in polar ice sheets and the datation of ice cores. For isothermal "ice sheets", the surface obtained in the anisotropic case is more flat than in the isotropic case, and shear strain rates are higher and more concentrated at ...