Snowshoes Articles & Videos

• Build Your Own Snow Shoes

  If you find yourself having to travel through deep snow, snowshoes are the best way to go. The size of the snowshoe helps to disperse your weight so that rather than sinking into the snow you are able to glide across it. You can purchase a… read more

• Review of Snowshoe Resorts

  Snowshoe Mountain is a West Virginia ski resort that offers lodging options from hotels to mountain chalets. The resort is divided into six neighborhoods: Mountain Base, North Mountain, South Mountain, Silver Creek, West Ridge and Village C… read more

• How to Put on Tubbs Snowshoe Harnesses

  Tubbs makes a variety of snowshoes, from the lightweight Frontier model, designed for trail walking, to the heavy duty Couloir and Mountaineer, designed for rugged mountaineering challenges and deep snow. The bindings on Tubbs snowshoes are… read more

• How to Attach Snowshoes to Your Backpack

  Snowshoes are the only efficient means of uphill travel in the backcountry. They're also necessary for skiers who are too light to make effective use of climbing skins on their skis. The only problem is, what do you do with those snowshoes… read more

• How to Care for Snowshoe Leather Laces

  The traditional snowshoe is a wooden object lashed onto the feet with leather laces. While modern showshoes are made from plastic or metal, it is not uncommon to see them also lashed on with leather laces. Leather is a tough, durable materi… read more

• How to Size Snow Shoes

  Your weight--and the type of snow you prefer to travel in--will determine what size snowshoe you'll wear. In general the larger the snowshoe, the more weight it can support. Don't forget to factor in the weight of your snow gear and pack; t… read more

• Highest-Rated Snowshoes

  Outdoor adventurists have come a long way from willow bows with interlaced twine. Snowshoe technology continues to keep pace with the spirit of pioneering and exploring that lives so heartily in the souls of outdoors experts. While the high… read more

• Types of Snow Shoes

  Snowshoes have long been helping folks traipse across snow, but not all snowshoes are created equal. Different types of snowshoes benefit different types of hiking. You also want to pay attention to the price and materials. Snowshoes used f… read more

• How to Replace Lacing on Sherpa Snowshoes

  Snowshoes are footwear used for walking or running over snow. It functions by distributing your weight and preventing you from sinking completely into the snow. Sherpa snowshoe was developed by brothers Bill and Gene Prater in the early 197… read more

• How to Choose a Snowshoe

  Snowshoeing is a fun winter-time recreational activity for all members of the family. Choosing what snowshoes to buy depends on a variety of factors, the main factor being what type of snowshoeing you plan to do. read more

• Mackinac Island Facts

  Visit Mackinac Island (sometimes called Mackinaw Island), located east of the Mackinac Bridge that connects the lower and upper Michigan peninsulas. The island contains 70 miles of paved roads and dirt trails for environmentally friendly tr… read more

• How to Build Aluminium Snowshoes

  Snowshoes made with aluminum frames are lightweight and durable. When combined with a PVC fabric deck, they provide as much float as a traditional wood and sinew snowshoe twice their size. Finishing the snowshoe with a homemade rubber bindi… read more

• Redfeather Snowshoes Review

  Redfeather Snowshoes come in three models: technical, recreational and youth. Redfeather offers frames in extruded aluminum tubing or injection-molded nylon and either V-shaped or rounded tails. Redfeather snowshoes come with live-action hi… read more

• What Are Snowshoes Made Out of?

  Snowshoeing is a fun and exciting way to get around in the snow. Once made out of wood, animal hide and sinew, modern snowshoes are made from an array of materials that have made them lighter and stronger. read more

• Homemade PVC Snowshoes

  A popular winter Scouting project is building homemade PVC snowshoes. Most of the plans, including those that appeared in the 1998 issue of Boys Life, use an Ojibwa-style design that requires complicated bending jigs. The bear paw style of… read more

• History of Snowshoes

  Snowshoes let us hike in winter. Modern snowshoes make our hikes easy and fun, but what is the history of the snowshoe? Origins in Central Asia and Native American societies gives a story of the snowshoe. read more

• Homemade Snowshoes

  The purpose of snowshoes is to make traversing snowy fields easier. By distributing your weight over a wider surface area, you'll be less likely to sink into the snow. You can make your own snowshoe using just some 550 cord, a pocket knife… read more

• How to Build Snowshoes

  In the right circumstances, knowing how to make snowshoes can be a life-saving skill. These shoes will allow you to walk on top of deep snow by spreading your weight out over a large area. Even if you aren't in immediate danger, making and… read more

• How Do Snowshoes Work?

  Snowshoeing is an easy and affordable way to enjoy winter trails. Snowshoes are specially designed to distribute your weight over a larger surface area so that you don't sink into the snow. Snowshoes' large surface area and other features a… read more

• Parts of a Snowshoe

  Snowshoes are those funny-looking, webbed contraptions that historically were strapped to the bottom of the feet of trappers, hunters and explorers so they could walk on top of deep snow. Today, snowshoes most often are associated with outd… read more

• How to Fit Snowshoes

  Snowshoes are designed to allow you to walk through snow by keeping you from sinking straight down to the ground. Snowshoes are able to do this by increasing the surface area that makes contact with the snow. In order to get the best perfor… read more

• MSR Denali Ascent Snowshoes Review

  The MSR Denali Evo Ascent snowshoes come in a standard 22-inch length and have available flotation tails to accommodate heavier pack weights and varied snow conditions. The deck is made of a highly durable plastic composite with an adjustab… read more

• Tubbs Snowshoe Instructions

  Snowshoeing is an excellent form of winter recreation that can be pursued by the young and old, and enjoyed by the entire family. While you're enjoying the aerobic benefits of snowshoeing, you can enjoy beautiful winter scenery. Anyone who… read more

• How to Tie Snowshoes

  Modern snowshoe designs feature a system of bindings that allow users to tighten and loosen the fit of the shoe as necessary. Some outdoor enthusiasts prefer to snowshoe with traditional racket-shaped wooden shoes, which require the use of… read more

• How to Build Snow Shoes

  Walking in the deep snow can quickly tire a person out--not an ideal situation when in the middle of the wilderness. In addition, deep snow can soak the lower part of a person's body, causing coldness and numbness. The solution? Snowshoes.… read more

• What Are Snowshoes Made Of?

  People use snowshoes mainly for backcountry exploration, and hiking through deep snow and ice covered regions. Proper snowshoes are needed to be able to pass through powder and packed snow without falling through or getting hung up on snow… read more

• What Do the Numbers on Snowshoes Mean?

  Having the right size snowshoe will enable you to have an enjoyable outdoor experience. Pay close attention to the numbers on the snowshoes or their packaging to ensure that you get the right fit. read more

• How to Walk in Snowshoes

  Unlike with skiing or snowboarding, the only real skill you need in order to snowshoe is the ability to walk. You'll find snowshoes used for everything from gnarly backcountry adventures to recreational use in city parks. An important part… read more

• How to Build Emergency Snowshoes

  Snowshoes were used centuries ago to maneuver through the snow for survival. Although often used for sport today, snowshoes can save your life during a blizzard, while camping and hiking or when your car stalls in a remote area. A few branc… read more

• Types of Snowshoes

  Snowshoeing is a great way to maintain or improve your fitness level during the winter when the jogging trails are covered underneath 3 feet of snow. But, before you venture out into the cold, there are a few things you should know about yo… read more

• Health Benefits of Snowshoe Running

  When the weather gets cold and nasty and there's 3 feet of snow on the ground, it's easy to come up with excuses for not continuing your running program. Snowshoe running can help you continue your fitness program all year round. Snowshoe r… read more

• How to Choose Snowshoes

  One of the easiest and most entertaining winter sports is something that you already know how to do: snowshoeing. Snowshoeing has been around in one form or another for hundreds of years. Originally devised as a way for settlers to get arou… read more

• Facts About Snowshoes

  Snowshoes are one of the oldest forms of transportation. Based on various rock drawings and paintings, archaeologists speculate that snowshoeing began 6,000 years ago, in the area we now call Central Asia. It is believed that the ancestors… read more