Redfeather Alpine Snowshoes - 30"

Attach Securely, Easy Entry & Exit, Good Traction, Lightweight, Stable

All Terrain, Icy Conditions, Off Trail, Rolling Terrain, Steep Pitches

Advanced

Feels true to size

Feels true to width

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Without gear I'm 6'1" 190# and live in Pacific NW. Snow here is heavy, so I cannot speak to how these do on powder, but on typical Cascade snow these things are GREAT. Plenty of float (remember, not powder) and very easy to move around in. Some reviews on other sites talked about tripping. These are NOT casual small shoes - you need to walk in them like you have snowshoes on!! Probably not so good for racing/running. They do "snap" up when you step and throw some snow, but I wear gaters, so not a problem. The crampons are amazing. I may be a bit on the daring side, but instead of switching out to boot-crampons, used these to climb up some steep icy slopes (probably 45-60degree pitch) and didn't have problems. Ordinarily I'd have used crampons and ice-axe here. When I bought them I hoped I could wear them with my Tele boots so I could shoe in then ski down but didn't see any reviews about such. If you have the same question, they worked great with my size 12 Tele boots. Having the great crampons lets me go higher and steeper then I could with skins. All around good snowshoe but ecellent vs. others on ice and hardpack. I give 4 stars ONLY because it's not perfect, and I grade hard. Climbing steep SNOWY slopes without ice for the center-mounted crampons to bite is the only weak point I found, if you can call it that. But remember, I'm on the daring side and want to walk straight up, not zig/zag. Some of the plastic MSR shoes look like they might handle this one particular situation better ... but I doubt any single shoe can do EVERYTHING perfectly. This is an awesome snowshoe and I'm very VERY glad I bought it over others I looked at. If you want an aggressive yet nimble climbing shoe, this is it.