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 On: 2003-12-08
I have used these snowshoes on the Pacific Crest Trail in California in May as well as on tamer hikes in Ontario and New Jersey (OK, not so often in Jersey). They are light and excellent going uphill because of the built-in crampons and traction bars. I think they are excellent for hiking in places where your have several hundred yards or several miles of slushy snow like you find on the Pacific Crest Trail in May and June because you dont mind carrying them on your pack when not in use, but are excellent in hilly terrain. They are also short and very easy to get around in. The rubber straps are very easy to get on and off, faster than any other snowshoe Ive used. On one 60+ miles hike I wore them about 15 miles on and off and they were great. Ive not bothered using my crampons since I bought my Denalis.These snowshoes are also excellent in areas where the snow is not so deep and you may not want to work so hard because they are so light, you dont mind wearing them. Be warned that this snowshoe is so good they can get you in trouble. You may find it so easy to get around and so easy to go up/down steep slopes, you may be tempted to go off-trail in backcountry and get yourself in trouble. In fact, I almost entitled this review "snowshoes so good they could get you killed." :-) I also have a pair of Atlas snowshoes, which are also very nice. But I did notice that if I loan a pair, people will prefer to use the Atlas snowshoes because they look more like a snowshoe should look. These snowshoes dont look as nice as other models. And they may not be great in powder - Ive never tried. But up/down terrain that may be snowy like on the PCT or the AT, I would not take anything else.
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