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Dion Race Snowshoes review – from Dave @ Distance Runwear

“Click-clack, click-clack…” The sounds of snowshoeing always give me the sense that I am about to confront an Englishman standing atop a guard tower and enter into a fruitless conversation about migrating coconuts and African swallows. References to classic films aside, there are good reasons to listen to your snowshoes as you run, it can [...]

Top Ten Reasons to Snowshoe this winter

Snowshoeing on the local north shore mountains
Bears hibernate in winter – not people! Don’t use the winter months as an excuse to settle into your armchair in front of the TV. Head to the local mountains and play in the snow. Snowshoeing is one of the best winter activities, and here’s why …

Great cardio work-out! [...]

Snowshoeing nationals at Cypress highlight sport’s resurgence

Written by Ian Walker and published Saturday, March 08, 2008 in the Vancouver Sun
If you can walk, you can snowshoe. Or so people are learning, anyway. Snowshoeing is enjoying a resurgence of sorts with the development of snap-on bindings and durable lightweight shoes weighing less than a kilogram. It’s the fastest growing winter activity [...]

Are we there Yet(i)?

An entertaining article written by Kelly McManus of the North Shore Outlook, February 20, 2008
I have no idea. I have absolutely no idea how badly it’s going to hurt. That’s why Thursday Feb. 14, I have the brilliant idea to try the Yeti Snowshoe race on Grouse Mountain, the third seasonal race in a [...]