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Ski Haus stocks snowshoes from Atlas and Crescent Moon. We offer daily rentals at $10 for a full day. Snowshoe with poles! It is an easy way to increase your workout and burn more calories. Dogs love to snowshoe, too!

Atlas Aspect 24 & 28 - New for 2012 Here's a brand new snowshoe from Atlas, the Aspect 24 & 28. The frame is a huge departure from what Atlas has produced in the past but what hasn't changed is the great design, production, and durability you expect from this great snowshoe company. You can snowshoe into the winter backcountry with complete confidence with the Aspect’s tenacious, confident traction. All new ReactiV-Trac construction features aggressive saw-toothed perimeter traction around the outside of the frame, while its integrated elliptical nose and spring loaded binding helps you step up and through deep snow. A new heel lift eases calf fatigue on steep ascents, and the decking maximizes surface area for great floatation. If you are a backcountry snowboarder or ice climber and have the need to throw these in a pack then these are your snowshoes. The Aspect is easy to stow. It also features a shallower nose angle and the new PackFlat binding accommodates larger snowboard or mountaineering boots. In lightweight, packable 24” and 28” lengths, the Aspect is a reliable addition to any mountaineer, ice climber or backcountry snowboarder’s kit for going big and getting home in time for dinner... We really like this snowshoe and we know you will too!

Atlas 1225 (men) 1223 (ladies) This may very well be the best snowshoe made. My personal experience with this snowshoe is it works great no matter what day I take them out or how deep the snow is. What makes it so good? Bindings are what really seperates one snowshoe from another and the Atlas 1225 binding is really good. Once you set the straps around your boot there is no slipping or fussing. Left and right bindings, ramped foot plate for easy boot location, snythetic straps for no icing and great boot retention, one pull over the top closure and opening. Off the back is a very effective climbing bar for ascending steep hills. Simply pull it up and the heel of your boot presses the talons underneath for increased traction. The climbing bar also relieves stress to your calf and achilies tendon making for an easier climb. Last thing is the tubing. Atlas has hydroformed the tubes around the tip and the length of the snowshoe to increase its strength. Everything about this snowshoe is durable and effective. Mens sizing: 1225 & 1230 Ladies sizing: 1223 & 1227

Keen Revel Boots for Men and Women Most snowshoe bindings will accept any footwear that you are comfortable wearing out in the snow and cold. Finding that boot is the issue. Ski Haus has a fine choice for you. The Keen Revel for men and women is nice and light, waterproof, and easy to snowshoe in. Keep those feet warm and dry with Keen Revel Boots. It's nice to snowshoe without the big bulk that some boots present. The Keen Revel keeps you light on your feet, fast on your snowshoes, and happy. $140

November 14, 2011 Conditions Update The past few weekends Steamboat Springs has had a few storms roll through leaving some really nice snow up on the pass. If you are ready to strap the snowshoes on and do some romping around, the pass is ready for you. Just a friendly reminder to stay to the side of crosscountry ski tracks. Break your own trail and go explore!

Snowshoe Etiquette Ski Haus is an unique mountain shop since all of our employees love to do such a wide variety of winter sports. We love to alpine ski, alpine tour, telemark, snowboard, cross country ski, and yes, we love to snowshoe, too. All of our employees are sure to follow the proper etiquette/protocol of each disipline... skier code on the mountain, avalanche safety in the backcountry, and even snowshoe etiquette when it comes to xc trails. Proper snowshoe etiquette has the snowshoer staying off a xc trail. Hike to the left or the right of the trail so the sker's trail remains smooth for kicking and gliding. A snowshoe will really beat up a xc ski trail making it harder to set kick and harder to glide out. Please respect the effort that a crosscountry skier went through to break this trail and do the same when it comes to making your snowshoes trail. Knowledge is a great thing. Know your winter sport! Thanks.

Dogs like snowshoeing, too! My dog Bentley loves to snowshoe with me. Or I should say he loves to snowshoe in front of me, behind me, off to the side of me, and anywhere he sees and smells some tracks in the snow. I like to snowshoe with him because he can set his own pace and I don't feel like he gets worked like dogs can get worked when they go skiing or biking. Skiing and biking with dogs is way too much work for them and they don't get to rest or set their own pace. Snowshoeing is a different pace and if he gets too far ahead, well, I call him back and he gets to double his distance at his own pace. Take your buddy snowshoeing... they love it!

Snowshoeing Sizing Most snowshoe manufacturers publish a weight range for each size of snowshoe they make. We feel this is fine but it only tells half the story of choosing a snowshoe. The other half is what kind of snow will you be snowshoeing through most often. A packed trail? A huge guy might go with a smaller snowshoe. Deep powder? Maybe a smaller women may want the larger deck... User weight only is half the story. Consider your snowpack when choosing a snowshoe for yourself.

Snowshoeing with Poles We recommend snowshoeing with poles. Personally, I like them. I'd rather do something with my arms rather than just let them swing and hang as I walk. Snowshoeing with poles provides stability while descending and they add power as you climb. They give you more of a full body workout. Using poles will burn more calories than just walking or snowshoeing without. Studies have shown you will use 16% to 23% more energy as you work your upper body, arms, shoulders, and core torso muscles while snowshoeing. I can't snowshoe without them. They have become a natural extension of my snowshoe session... An adjustable pole is nice. You can fine tune the height specifically for you. Some people will take the time to adjust a pole for climbing (shorter) and lengthen the pole for the descent. Usually I don't take the time to do that but I have adjusted the length of pole depending on how deep the snow is. Three of our best selling adjustable poles that people like to for snowshoeing are the Black Diamond Travese, Fischer Variolight, and the Rossignol BC Adjustable.

How to Choose your snowshoe size. Many snowshoe manufactures publish weight ranges for their snowshoe models. If you weight this much - then use this size snowshoe. That is helpful to some extent. It can eliminate a few models that you won't have to consider but the weight chart doesn't tell the whole sizing story. Figure out what what kind of snow you will be in most often. For instance when I snowshoe I go right out my kitchen door and hike up the hill behind my house. I use the same trail pretty much everyday. The only snow that I'm worried about breaking a trail through is the snow that has fallen overnight. I don't need a big decked snowshoe. I can use a smaller deck to save weight and increase manuverability. But the next guy who weighs the same as me and is using his snowshoes up on the pass with a big pack and breaking a fresh trail everytime he goes may want the largest deck he can find to increase floatation. We weigh the same but our priorities are different. Which snowshoe size is best for you? Don't just consider weight but consider where you will be snowshoeing most often. That is really the deciding factor.

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