snowshoe
Sign in to saveSnowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footwear.
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- Development
- Origins
- North American Indigenous peoples
- Use by Europeans
- Pre-contact Eurasian ski-snowshoes
- Post-American-contact
- Modern
- Selection
- Bindings
- Accessories
- Techniques employed with snowshoes
- Walking
- Turning
- Ascending
- Descending
- Adverse effects
- Winter recreation
- Competition
- Maintenance and repair
- See also
- References
- External links
Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footwear.
Traditional snowshoes have a hardwood frame filled in with rawhide latticework. Modern snowshoes are made of lightweight metal, plastic, and other synthetic materials.