Snowshoes have long helped travelers move through the deep powder, but modern snowshoers have a variety of needs and uses. You won’t see too many people on the trails with 6-foot-long wooden-framed, ...

It was a lonely search. I found several people with experience using vintage snowshoes, but they had all given them up for modern versions and suggested vintage shoes are better hung over your ...

An advantage to the more modern recreational snowshoes is that they’re useful even if there is little snowpack but a ton of ice. With cleats on the bottom, modern snowshoes make it easier to ...

If you love hiking and want to keep going through the snowy months, snowshoes are a ... Winter in snowy regions can be tough for getting outside. Staples such as running and biking become less ...

Ancient snowshoes were crafted using a wooden frame with animal skin lacings. Modern footwear follows a similar concept but uses lightweight metal and plastic instead. Today’s snowshoes also ...

Dana Smith, the manager of the Cleveland Metroparks' Institute of the Great Outdoors (IGO) programs, and Naturalist Stacey Allen were showing off some of the modern snowshoes rented to winter ...

Running snowshoes tend to be lighter than hiking or mountaineering styles. But, like all modern snowshoes, they have a wide plastic deck and spiky crampons underfoot to grip the snow.Credit ...

A quality pair of snowshoes costs about $125, she said. Modern snowshoes are not made of curved wood like in the old days. Now, the shoes are long, curved metal frames with straps on top to secure ...

One day while walking the aisles of a sporting goods store, I came across a display of modern snowshoes. The frames were constructed of lightweight metal, not wood, and the webbing was neoprene ...

This is called flotation. The deck of a snowshoe is responsible for distributing your weight, and the larger the deck, the more flotation the shoe provides. Modern snowshoes are even more ...

And ancient and modern snowshoes alike vary in shape; some have that tennis-racket-like tail, while others look more like skateboards. Ready to go for a stroll? Try walking through deep snow in ...