Snow shoe trails and helpful infomation

Trail Maps and helpful infomation so that you may get the most out of your snow shoeing experience.

Walking in snowshoes

The method of walking is to lift the shoes slightly and slide the overlapping inner edges over each other, thus avoiding the unnatural and fatiguing "straddle-gait" that would otherwise be necessary.

Turning

simply walk in a small semicircle, on a steep slope or in close quarters such as a boreal forest this may be impractical or impossible.

Ascending

On very steep slopes it is still beneficial to make "kick steps," kicking the toes of the shoes into the snow to create a kind of snow stairs for the next traveler to use.

Descending

Once a trail has been broken up a mountain or hill, snowshoers often find a way to speed up the return trip that manages to also be fun and rests the leg muscles.