How-to-Snowshoe: Learn the basics from the experts

How-to-Snowshoe: Learn the basics from the experts | L.L.Bean

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Snowshoeing is easy and a great way to get outside and enjoy winter. L.L. Bean product developer Nathan Mack provides an overview of the essential equipment and basic techniques to get you out on the trail this winter.
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@1960markN 12 жыл бұрын

This is a pretty good video, but fails to address the REAL basics of snowshoeing. 1) When do you REALLY need snowshoes? - (in "more" than 12-14 inches of snow) 2) How much distance can you expect to travel in snowshoes? (1/3 to 1/2 the distance compared to a dry summer day) 3) you did a good job of describing the necessary wide stance, but how do you get UP after tangling up your feet, stumbling, and falling in deep snow? (strip off your pack and at least one snowshoe), a few other BASICS

@RawDogTV 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Eric-ew8jt 5 жыл бұрын

Fire kit , tarp and s cutting tool. It’s not a matter of if, but when

@JesusChristIsLord__ 6 жыл бұрын

Don't forget navigation (GPS, maps, compass), sustenance (food & water), and protection (sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.).

@snowshoeingequipment4743 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great tips

@plinyelder8156 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for telling us what the heel lift is for

@violeteyes814 10 жыл бұрын

Great low impact calorie burning exercise and its fun

@kingstonschoolatd 12 жыл бұрын

Wonderful

@BryanSheasby 6 жыл бұрын

Using a hydration compatible backpack so you don't have to take the pack off every time you want a drink is also a good idea.

@lavona8204 Жыл бұрын

Also... insulated hydration pack..

@ireneclarke4815 4 жыл бұрын

Snowshoeing is a good sport for everyone, I like the bigger shoes keeps you going even in deep snow

@chasity3576 7 жыл бұрын

He forgot snacks! LOL

@michaelcaza-schonberger9282 5 жыл бұрын

chasity reagle if you can’t go a few hours without food, you’ve got problems.

@hisnameis.07 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@littlebirdling238 3 жыл бұрын

😆👍

@RawDogTV 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@paquam1 11 жыл бұрын

Just bought myself new snowshoes today! I can't wait to go Weds with a friend of mine. Thank you for posting this and thank you the tip on the backpack! It crossed my mind as something to ANY time you go hiking, but for some reason it totally slipped my mind to pack one for snowshoeing. No idea why but great reminder! Thanks again!

@tomhammen6570 7 жыл бұрын

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@aa0324 Жыл бұрын

What’s the point if you just sink in powder anyways? It would be cool if they converted to skis to go downhill.

@sinfonianbarelytone9191 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips. What about steep downhill travel? I find it impossible not to slip on the back fan tail which is very dangerous on regulations hiking trails.

@llbean 7 жыл бұрын

Hello, thanks for your question. Here are a few tips our Outdoor Discovery School instructors recommend for downhills: • Traverse the hill by walking down at an angle across the slope of the hill, like a switchback trail/road would. • Side-step down the hill • Use poles for added stability and balance • If you start to fall, sit down.

@sinfonianbarelytone9191 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. My concerns are it's not a road but a hiking trail with a standard two foot wide path. I will try the sit down technique. I was hoping for insight into walking down hill without sliding 6 inches each step before the claws catch.

@m4187 7 жыл бұрын

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@sinfonianbarelytone9191 7 жыл бұрын

Matthew Lanese Sorry? Was that a link?

@m4187 7 жыл бұрын

No.. Sorry about that... You tube app malfunction :(

@ColtonBlumhagen 11 жыл бұрын

Snowshoes are not used to increase your speed, they are used to keep you above the snow pack.

@Vladimir-JT 5 жыл бұрын

which also increases your speed...…. less resistants

@RawDogTV 3 жыл бұрын

@@Vladimir-JT exactly

@generalmatt3150 6 жыл бұрын

how to snow shoe: just walk!

@brittneywilliams5205 2 ай бұрын

It's my birthday🎉 butt I broke my arm 😢

@michaelcaza-schonberger9282 5 жыл бұрын

You don’t need sticks unless you have extremely bad balance.

@llbean 5 жыл бұрын

Poles can also be very helpful in navigating varying terrain. Poles are highly adjustable in differing depths of snow and they add stability when traversing uneven terrain & snow depths which adds to the overall enjoyment of the activity. ^rc

@michaelcaza-schonberger9282 5 жыл бұрын

L.L.Bean not once have I needed poles, and I snowshoe as often as possible (this is the beauty of living in Calgary Alberta Canada, I’m close to Banff).

@ericl2969 4 жыл бұрын

Most of us in the Midwest and North will be encountering enough brush that poles are just a nuisance or even a huge liability, at least some of the time. In nearly 50 years of snowshoeing in Wisconsin, I've never once felt the slightest need for poles. Snowshoeing in steep mountainous terrain is probably where the whole pole idea got started, just as that seems to be where the idea got started that snowshoes as tiny as what most people use nowadays are actually good for anything (outside of super-steep hillsides or very heavy crusted snow, those little things don't accomplish much).

@sinfonianbarelytone9191 7 жыл бұрын

Oh and going down sideways isn't practical. Takes too long.

@Jerseyhighlander 9 жыл бұрын

Why would I want to buy a pair of LL Bean labeled, Atlas snowshoes, (made in China), from you when I can get Atlas products practically anywhere, and likely cheaper. You're just selling another companies products with your name on them. Besides, these trendy, tiny metal tube and plastic snowshoes stink compared to traditional wood frame & web shoes. Lets see a video of you walking through a foot and a half of powder with them.

@mikegardner267 8 жыл бұрын

+Jerseyhighlander Who said you would want to do anything?