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March 10, 2010
by Matt Sutkoski
People run, bike, walk and swim for charity. So why not snowshoe?
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March 08, 2010
by Jim Fagan
My wife and I have been to Red River several times for both summer and winter vacations. It has long been a favorite spot for Texans to escape the dreadful summer heat that is inevitable. Affordability and close proximity have always been major draws-not just to Texans. From our home in Denton (40 miles north of Dallas) we can be in Red River in less than twelve hours. Due to its small size and location slightly off the beaten path, Red River is sometimes overlooked by Texans looking for a mountain getaway.
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March 02, 2010
by Debbie McKeown
On Saturday Feb. 27, 2010, a field of elite athletes from eight countries gathered on Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain for the World Snowshoe Invitational. Held during the closing days of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the race represented an incredible opportunity to showcase the sport of snowshoe racing to the world. Over 30 international athletes joined Canadian snowshoers to send a loud and clear message that snowshoe racing should be an Olympic event.
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March 01, 2010
by Mike Caldwell
Another terrific season of Mad Trapper Snowshoe racing is now in the books. And thanks to global climate change, each passing year gets more interesting and more challenging. This past winter the only real snow we saw book-ended the season. We had a great dump of snow in mid December, with spots of rain and light flurries through January and February. It wasn’t until late February, the week prior to the Mad Trapper Grand Finale, that any measurable amount of snow fell again.
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February 28, 2010
by Neil Jefferson
Back for its second year the Muskoka Loppet Snowshoe Event was a huge success. Indicative of the growth of our sport, we had 43 participants this year, compared to four last year. Here's why:
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February 28, 2010
by Michael McCullough
Perfect weather conditions greeted the sprinters at the 2010 Empire State Games snowshoe races held on Saturday, February 20 at Paul Smith's college north of Saranac Lake, NY. Participants must have qualified at events held throughout New York before competing in the games. Here are the details of the wonderful experience for the racers:
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February 28, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith
This is it! The week of the USSSA PowerSox Nationals at the Highland Park, Fabulous Fabius, New York. All Qualifying races are done, recorded, the results posted. Qualified Snowshoers are making their way to the snowshoe warrior battleground at all points Tully, using every mode of transportation available. Get there if you dare . . . You dare not get there!
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February 25, 2010
by Debbie McKeown
After years of anticipation, the 2010 Olympic Winter Games have finally arrived in Vancouver. Since moving to Metro Vancouver 3 years ago, my husband Jack and I have taken every opportunity to participate in anything Olympic-related. We have volunteered, queued for tickets, purchased those famous Canadian red mittens, and the list goes on. Now that we are in the thick of the Games, here’s a glimpse of what life looks like from the perspective of a self-proclaimed Olympic Junkie:
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February 21, 2010
by Ryan Alford
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February 21, 2010
by Laura Clark
After seven lucky years of hosting the Camp Saratoga Snowshoe Race, the Saturday, February 13th date didn’t faze us at all. By this time Jeff and I had so many long time volunteers and participants in place that things ran about as smoothly as could be expected for ‘The Year of No Snow.’ The only confusion? Read on, campers:
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