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Snow Shoes 8-Nov-2004 At 8:11:18 AM oweng

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Ive used both "Yowies" (a plastic type), and a pair of tubular aluminium 'tennis racket' type.

The Yowies are lighter, seem more robust, and seemed better on steeper icier snow (having a hard plastic edge, you can kick the edge into hardish snow when traversing).

The Yowies have a smaller footprint than the tennis racket type that ive used, so probably wouldnt be as good for huge dumps of snow.

I like the simple velcro strap in system of the Yowies, and the fact that your foot is securly strapped down. This seems to help with stability on steep stuff, but also makes it easier to turn and 'reverse' if you find that you have picked the wrong direction. (I found that the hinged strap in system on the tubular aluminium jobs, which allows your heel to lift of the base of the snowshoe, made it bloody hard to step backwards or sideways without getting the snowshoes caught).

I prefer the Yowies, but im sure other people will prefer the tubular aluminimum type!