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PowderWings Lite Snowshoes Modern snowshoes, with their lightweight frames, durable decking, and surefooted cleats, are a boon for winter athletes. But when it’s time to lash them to your pack, they’re every bit as cumbersome as their wood-and-rawhide progenitors. Not so with PowderWings, collapsible snowshoes that fold into their own shoebox-size fanny pack. The PowderWings Lite ($289; 800-453-1192) has a sectioned and shock-corded aluminum frame that fits together like a tent pole. A tough Hypalon deck snaps around the frame, and a nylon strap cinches the assembly tight. It’s a good idea to practice putting the shoes together before you’re in the backcountry, but it’s not hard. During a blizzard in Rocky Mountain National Park, And collapsible, I found, doesn’t have to mean flimsy. My test pair felt as solid underfoot after a month of use as it did the first day. The lace-and-buckle bindings, which accept running shoes and hiking boots alike, are very secure, and the toothy cleats never slip on even the hardest-packed snow. The Lite (four pounds, 13 ounces) is heftier than most dedicated training Copyright 1997, 国产吃瓜黑料 magazine |
PowderWings Lite Snowshoes
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