Zac Zadell » outdoors http://zadell.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:49:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Snowshoeing http://zadell.com/2010/01/01/snowshoeing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snowshoeing http://zadell.com/2010/01/01/snowshoeing/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:55:18 +0000 Zachary http://zadell.com/?p=320
I have owned a pair of snow shoes for about 2 years now. REI had a sweet deal on a pair for $30 with free shipping so, along with some friends, I bought a pair. It wasn’t until the day after Christmas that I would actually get a chance to use them.


Some lessons I learned:

  • Mittens may be less agile than regular gloves, but they keep your hands much warmer.
  • When hiking at 5000 feet the altitude can be killer. Every extra pound of weight makes a difference.
  • Pack light and dress warm.
  • Walking in snow shoes takes getting used to. At first they are constantly in the way but after a while you will be gliding around.
  • Even a cheap, several year old GPS system can be pretty darn awesome when every direction looks the same.

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