This winter, thousands of fourth and fifth graders from across the country will be strapping on...
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Downhill with Snowshoes
Unlike the "other" type of human powered snow transportation, downhill snowshoeing technique is...
Build Your Own Snowshoes: Gil Gilpatrick Teaches You How
Gil Gilpatrick is a man who knows his way around a snowshoe. He taught himself how to build...
Snowshoe Minnesota’s North Shore: State Parks & The Superior Hiking Trail
Listen closely and you can almost hear the sound of gently falling snow; or perhaps the humming of...
A Look Back – An Overview of Traditional Snowshoe Design In Canada
Traditional snowshoes. Works of Art? Most definitely. Traditional snowshoes, created by skilled...
Snowshoe, West Virginia: Namesake Snowshoeing
I somehow found it quite appropriate that I tried snowshoeing for the first time at a place called...
September Signifies Change
Change is a good thing. The light of day is shortened by the beckoning darkness, geese are flying...
Selling Snowshoes at Retail: The Importance of Product Placement and Display
"This is the best kept secret in the world," said a sales associate as he explained his perspective...
Interview With Steve Beardsley: 2005 National Snowshoe Championships’ Chief of Course
I first met Steve Beardsley at the state Special Olympic Games. My first and lasting impression of...
A Presidential Election of Environmental Concern
As the Summer Olympics in Athens were drawing to a close, I found myself faced with my first...
Winter Wilderness
I like to think that the wilderness expands dramatically in the winter, if you think that a big...
The Last of the Snowshoe Lacers
Copyright © Claire Walter 2004. Tubbs aluminum-frame snowshoes are largely credited with the...