Whenever snow depths reach a certain point, writes Tom Lounsbury, snowshoes allow him to effectively walk on top of the snow ...

Snowshoes keep your body afloat in deep powder, provide stability on packed snow, and give your boots grip on ice. They are an essential piece of outdoor winter gear. The delicate, narrow shoe binding ...

Winter hasn’t really arrived yet, but on the theory that it has to snow sometime before April, or that there are probably some terrific deals to be found on snowshoes that haven’t yet sold because ...

A thick blanket of snow can make a hike look immensely inviting, but you aren’t going to get very far without a quality pair of snowshoes. This footwear uses a wide frame to evenly distribute your ...

BLOOMINGTON — Snowshoes have come a long way from the traditional wood-framed wonders with decks of woven leather that sometimes resembled super-sized tennis rackets. The traditional snowshoes are ...

Snowshoes look and feel like tennis racquets strapped to the soles of your boots. In fact, when French trappers -- the first white people to use snowshoes -- settled the Great Lakes area, they called ...

Snowshoeing has been around for years - Native American and Inuit peoples have been using them for centuries. Fur trappers and traders learned quickly and began using snowshoes to get around. Early ...

From selecting a route to assessing avalanche risk, Alex Roddie shares the skills that every new snowshoer needs to know. The ...

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