Home for Morpho Snowshoes is Thonon-Les-Bains in France on the shores of Lake Geneva and at the foot of the Chablais massif of the European Alps. It’s an idyllic place to be for lovers of the outdoors offering sailing, skiing, snowshoeing, mountain … Continue reading
Easton Mountain Products may have only introduced their first line of snowshoes in 2008, but their significance in the snowshoe industry has existed for nearly 30 years. As a major supplier of aluminum and carbon fiber components, Easton Mountain Products … Continue reading
If you’re looking for equipment designed by outdoorsy people with a penchant for innovation in engineering, MSR provides many options for you.
The company, founded by engineer/inventor Larry Penberthy in 1969 with the mission of making climbing equipment safer for … Continue reading
I discovered an interesting book published in 2007 on sex and camping by Michelle Waitzman titled “Sex in a Tent: a Wild Couple’s Guide to Getting Naughty in Nature.” The book informs couples how to plan backcountry trips, as well … Continue reading
While snowsports – ergo snowshoeing related – products were mostly absent in Salt Lake City for the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2011, a few gems were still lurking around to be found.
A pair of Northern Lites snowshoes weighs about one-half the weight of ordinary metal frame snowshoes. And one feature of the snowshoe design was borrowed directly from nature. The ultra light weight combined with little clips or fins to secure decking materials to the frame yields a snowshoe that is ideal for both women and men and for racers as well as hikers. But how did this walking over the snow footwear and famous for its incredible light weight come about or develop?
According to company founder, Danny Giovale, Kahtoola isn’t a snowshoe company. Instead, they focus on, “the whole spectrum of traction,” getting people where they need to go no matter the terrain. Fitting that Kahtoola means “directly” in Tibetan.
Richard Havlick’s fascination with snowshoes began when he was a teenager. His mother brought home a pair of snowshoes that she bought in a garage sale. Intrigued with snowshoe design, he wanted to make his own. This was the beginning of the Havlick Snowshoe Company.
When Perry Klebahn presented his innovative snowshoe design as a graduate engineering thesis at Stanford University’s product design program, he was awarded the first patent for snowshoes in more than 40 years. On the basis of that patent, Klebahn founded the Atlas Snow-Shoe Company with Jim Klingbeil in 1990, a year before he graduated.
Yukon Charlie’s is one of the premier snowshoe manufacturers in the country. A good deal of the company’s success, since its inception 15 years ago, is its unwavering commitment to customer service. Most of that success can be traced to the fact that Yukon Charlie’s is a family run company with strong family values.
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