From golf courses to city and county parks, from national forests to your own backyard, practically anywhere with snow on the ground is a good place to snowshoe.
We just saved you a ton of money. Now go buy some Redfeather Snowshoes. Depending upon what kind of snowshoeing you might like to do, how much gear you will be carrying, and how tall you are, there is a Redfeather Snowshoe made just for you. It gives the kids a whole new perspective on winter. Ever try to give someone a hug who had five foot long skis on their feet?
Not happening. The following year, Atlas produced a running-specific prototype that eventually developed into the popular Run snowshoes available today. Crisscross bindings cinch with one pull, lightweight aluminum crampons provide stability, and a v-tail helps maintain a natural stride.
Spring-loaded suspension allows the binding to articulate independently from the frame and slope angle, which helps reduce ankle, knee, and hip fatigue while providing a lively energy return. For an even lighter ride, consider the 2. The cleats are coated in Teflon to prevent snow and ice from clumping, and the QuickFit bindings are super-simple.
The whole setup weighs in at 2. The price tag is a little hefty, but the quality is good: certified, organic carbon fiber from wild techno trees that is stronger than steel but still lightweight. Most Adjustable Bindings: Kahtoola Lambert races for Flagstaff-based Kahtoola , which makes their snowshoes by hand from the bending of the frames to the stamping of the decks.
The 2. While most other snowshoes are symmetrical, the Kahtoolas have distinct right and left shoes. And at only 1. Unlike the other snowshoes mentioned here, these lightweight composite snowshoes use direct mount, which means you just snap your running shoe into the snowshoe, no bindings necessary.
With the boots, the whole setup weighs just 2. You can wear your normal winter activewear for races, but with one caveat: your body is likely to heat up faster when snowshoeing. If you start to overheat, simply fold up the earflaps. Otherwise, everything often starts to look flat and it becomes difficult to determine the subtle changes in the trail. Light Jacket : The Sugoi Firewall Zip offers great wind protection for even the most blustery days. CamelBak : Consider an insulated pack for training, but leave it at home for racing—the extra weight will slow you down.
The Camelbak Annadel is a low-profile pack that holds 50 ounces of water and has room for a gel or two. Wool Socks : Bring an extra pair, as your feet will get wet.
Smartwool offers a variety of high-quality merino socks. The Debrisoc by Innov8—gaiters attached to wool socks—will offer even tighter protection. Search Search. Want to run, but it's snowing?
You're not as limited as you think. Twitter Icon. Learn From a Pro Former U. Start Slow Snowshoe running is harder than regular running, so plan on easing your way in. The author left runs with Laurie Lambert at a clinic. Ceal Walker Anybody who can walk can snowshoe, and anyone who can run can race in snowshoes. Know the Lingo Key terms to learn before heading to the store The parts of a snowshoe. Frame: The aluminum skeleton of the snowshoe to which the decking attaches.
Buy the Right Shoes Running snowshoes are fairly similar, but subtle differences mean there is a best shoe for you TSL Courtesy of TSL Unlike mountaineering or backcountry snowshoes, which come in various sizes that correspond to your weight and snow conditions, all running snowshoes are fairly similar. Here are some of our favorites: Best for Beginners: Atlas This Seattle-based company was founded in and was promoting snowshoe running on its trail snowshoes by Layer, Layer, Layer Essential apparel for epic runs in the snow Inov-8's debris sock.
I agree totally with AndyR about skiers not going as fast as they think they are. At one point we were travelling with an inexperienced school group on a gentle uphill slope, and I was overtaking them. At another point, a dozen skiers were queued up at the top of a descent, waiting their turn to descend one by one; a similar group of snowshoers would descend en masse, instead of standing around getting cold.
Ziggy A Local. Aug 24, 9, 4, On firm snow, level route, touring skis and with a midweight pack I do around 5 kph.
Apr 20, 3, Sunbury. I go heaps faster on skis than on snoeshoes regardless of terain. I would estimate about twice as fast. If iam just getting somewhere quick I leave my skins on for the downs so there is no fiddling around.
Oct 12, 33, 52, 1, Snow conditions, and weather are the limiting conditions. On a nice groomed downhill I reckon I can pull about 70kph.
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On XCD skis an inexperienced skier will be slower than a snow shoer, however IMO an experienced skier will be heaps faster. Nice BC etiquette is NOT to snow shoe in a nice set of ski tracks as it stuffs them for following skiers. Whatever the mode of transport, its great when people get out into the BC. Jul 24, 46, 42, 1, the sunny illawarra. Last edited by a moderator: Nov 14, Remove ads with a Ski Pass.
Skaters will smoke us all for distance - the record for the K to K is evidence of that. For mid-range, I concur with t-w, particularly if a bit of skating and stuff is utilised. XCD style skis would be good too May 20, 5, 88 Newcastle East.
On my pattern base skis, I travel about as fast as a snowshoer on gentle to moderate uphills, and a bit slower on steeper ups if I need to switchback or add kicker skins. On the flats I am significantly faster due to kick and glide, and downhill its no contest at all. The speed differential is much less if you add a fully loaded touring pack, then its a plod for both disciplines.
On my big skis with full length skins - well - its a different game, as the objective is to yo-yo something steep. I'd still back myself on skis over most snowshoers though. OK, lets even it up a bit. The snowshoers go on xc gear. The xcers go on snowshoes. I tend to agree with TFred on the pack carry, unless the course was all flat and downhill. Hah Hah I was wondering if I'd managed to start a snowshoe v ski debate!
Bet he wishes he was on snowshoes! I'm talking about backcountry touring in varied terrain, and I discount snowshoeing on prepared tracks, I don't do it myself but guess it could be an issue at Stirling or Lake Mtn. Who's kidding who! That's just another form of resort skiing! Hotham to Falls Creek, now that's cross country! Or first from Diamantina to Feathertop, now that'd be a cross country race! Back to the debate: The limiting factor with ski touring let's give it a more accurate name is your group.
You may well be a gun skier incidentally and from observation, quite interesting is that most skiers in my opinion also tend to over estimate their own abilities but unless your whole group are guns, your group's pace will be limited to the skills and fitness of your slowest team member. I am saying that with snowshoeing, beacsue the skill is pretty much the same as walking, everyone is pretty much on the same skill level, so we tend to keep together and as a group move more quickly with fewer stops and mucking about.
There's nothing like a few steep and icy bc hills to sort out skiers' skill levels on the ups and downs. And here's the snowshoe advantage: snowshoes LOVE the ice! The firmer and more hardpack, the better we grip and the faster we move, just about the exact opposite to skis. Then once you throw in a substantial touring pack weight, that really sorts out the gun skiers from the also rans and shows up glaringly the deficiencies in skills of those skiers who have over estinmated their abilities.
Heavy packs make skiiing skills that much harder and more stressful in steep icy locations. This is not that much of an issue on snowshoes. Skiers look on as snowshoers smoke em. XC used to mean more or less one thing before the activity differentiated into a variety of disciplines.
Once we'd do classical, turns and touring on the same set of skinny skis. Now, I have 3 sets of kit to cover those bases.
Nowadays in the US at least Nordic seems to mean classical and skating. BC skis still have to cover touring and turning for those who earn their turns and divide into pattern base for rolling terrain or 'waxing' for skinning in big mountain stuff. Most of the tourers I see are just walking on skis not have mastered diagonal stride; once you have your speeds go up considerably.
Yes the stride is the thing I love most about pattern based skiing.
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