“Awesome, aggressive snowshoes!”

“I tried out these snowshoes for the first time last weekend in the Smokey Mountains after they got a foot of snow overnight -- They worked great! They really let me plow through the powder and keep me balanced going over some rather uneven terrain. One thing to note is that these are rather aggressive snowshoes -- best for steep ascents, clinging to ice, deep snow, etc... I was using them towards the end of my hike (at lower elevation) on a smaller amount of snow (about 8 inches) and I ended up taking them off because the large metal piece that helps you cling to ice that is on the underside of the snowshoe was getting jammed up into the ball of my foot. My fiance didn't have this problem because the same piece on hers doesn't project below the rest of the snowshoe. This wasn't that much of a problem, in the end, because in that amount of snow I didn't absolutely need the snowshoes. I later realized that I could remove the infringing piece by unscrewing it I wanted to use the snowshoes in less snow. Overall, I love 'em. They are the first snowshoes I've owned, and I would let them take me anywhere!”