Snowshoeing

[rousie13]

Do any of you guys snowshoe? I'm thinking about getting into it this winter to keep me in aerobic shape and get me outside a lot. What equipment do you need, where did you get the equipment and how much? If you do any other cool winter activities, let me know about them too.

[Altiman94]

snow boarding or cross country skiing?

[nismofly]

yep never been snowshoeing, but i cross country ski and snowboard. brett are you telling me you lived in upstate new york by me and youve never done any winter sports of any sort?

[rousie13]

I downhill ski and snowmobile.....but I want to do something that gives me a good cardio work out.

[vicki]

I'd recommend renting. While snowshoes aren't super exp (around 1-300$), I wouldn't invest in it unless it's something you know you'd really enjoy. Climbling mountains with ~50 lbs on your back in the dead of winter and having to break your own trail sometimes isn't exactly everyon's idea of fun. I'd find some rental places. I think I might go snowshoeing this winter if I can find someone to go with me.

[gabossie]

snowshoeing is tons of fun. You can get a cheap set of shoes that look like milk crates or you can even make your own (what I used to do). It's really not hard to make some, they are pretty simple in construction. I suggest, if you just plan on going for a day trip, get a day pack and a ****ty snowboard on your back, hike up the mountains, and snowboard down, makes things alot more fun. If it's overnight, you'll have to much other weight to worry about a snowboard.

[nismofly]

I downhill ski

hey did you ever go up to lake placid to ski whiteface? i have a house up there i go to every winter with some friends

[rousie13]

hey did you ever go up to lake placid to ski whiteface? i have a house up there i go to every winter with some friends

Never been to Whiteface.....I didn't start that long ago, so I still suck. haha

[nismofly]

aahh, you should go sometime if you ever come back

by accident i hit the moguls on my board a few years back, it wasnt very comfortable

[240DRFT]

you should just tape some tennis rackets to your feet

[180crafter]

you should just tape some tennis rackets to your feet

Thats exactly what I was thinking!!!

Cue Wile E Coyote image!!!

[nsrZ32]

Snowboard. My nephew (16) snowboards big time. Gets into competitions and stuff. Has a blast, keeps him busy, and keeps him in great shape. Then you can pick up some snowboarder chicks and haul around your board in the handy pickup truck lol

[rousie13]

Snowboard chicks are so hot.

[nismofly]

ya they are, i live in that house in placid with a bunch of friends, a few are girls who weve met snowboarding...good stuff

[rousie13]

ya they are, i live in that house in placid with a bunch of friends, a few are girls who weve met snowboarding...good stuff

Man I just want to come up there to hang out and have fun in Lake Placid.

[vicki]

Oh and Brett - tackle football in the snow... ROCKS!

[nsrZ32]

Oh and Brett - tackle football in the snow... ROCKS!

Big 2nd on that.

[vicki]

yeah it's so hard finding chicks who wsnt to play and most guys are reluctant to let me play due to size, i.e. they're all huge mother bastards and I'm tiny in comparison.

[nismofly]

haha id just have to go easy

no probs with that...

(im probably one of those sorts that would be fairly big compared to you)

[yelnatsch517]

Haha, then I'll play. I'm a typical tiny asian man. 5'10" at 135lbs.

[240DRFT]

so...was that a no on the tennis racket snow shoes?