Brianhead, Utah

The Truth About Snowshoes

Contrary to popular belief, shoeshoes do not permit one to waft weightless over snow. One still sinks, just not as far. And the aerobic benefit of learning the non-wafting nature of the snoeshoe experience is considerable. After sinking like a freight elevator into fluffy two foot drifts and flailing for an exit like a spastic calliope, even the densest newbie finds the lesson hard to miss.

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