The earliest snowshoes were most likely made from panels of stiffened animal hides or slats of wood...
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Winter Injury Treatment and First Aid
Cold works insidiously, dehydrating you, lowering your core temperature, and chilling your...
Traditional Wooden Snowshoes: Shapes, Designs, and Names
A rundown of snowshoe frame shapes and design features, and how they combine into conventionally...
Creative Canadian Turns Snowshoes Into Art
Canadian artist Michel (Mike) Labine has set the world record for constructing the largest...
Snowshoe Sizing and Options for Big People and Heavy Loads
Carrying some weight on your belly or your back and headed out into the powder? Then go big with...
Snowshoeing as an Activity for Arthritis To Stay Active in Winter
If you have arthritis or osteoarthritis you know how your joints can hurt. Aches and pains galore...
A Historical Perspective of Snowshoes
Perhaps thousands of years before people invented the wheel, a nomadic hunter looked out of his...
Tips for Camping First Aid: What To Bring and Do
Murphy’s Law is the real deal, whether you like it or not. If something can go wrong, it will go...
Why Should You Use Snowshoes?
You get three major advantages from a snowshoe that you do not get from a boot or shoe alone:...
Destination Engagement: Hiking Mountains in New Mexico and Colorado
How happy I was just to stop climbing, just to be here, to breathe without that gulp for the next...
Snowshoe Advocate Jackie Hering Wins 2022 Person of the Year Award
Each year, Snowshoe Magazine presents the Cindy Brochman award to an individual that embodies...
How To Repair Traditional Wooden Snowshoes
A traditional pair of wooden snowshoes, framed in ash with a network of webbing made from woven...