ALBANY, N.Y. – Over the past 30 years, snowshoes have shrunk. Once resembling huge wooden tennis rackets strung with catgut, most models now are about twice the length of your boot and only a few ...

These boots are sturdy enough to comfortably strap into a snowshoe binding, but flexible enough to hike in when the snow is packed. This is a warm, comfortable boot for snowshoeing, winter hiking, or ...

When the snow falls, it’s time to go exploring. Brad Frazee said the winter is the best time of year to go hiking, especially if you have snowshoes. The 36-year-old from the Uniontown area of Fayette ...

Buying snowshoes is a pretty imprecise art. Sure, you can look at snowshoe specs and estimate your weight and typical pack and go from there. In your case, the starting point would be 180, plus let’s ...

A thick blanket of snow can make a hike look immensely inviting, but you aren’t going to get very far without a quality pair of snowshoes. This footwear uses a wide frame to evenly distribute your ...

Adaptive Sports Partners of the North Country is gearing up for an expanded adaptive snowshoe and winter hiking program this season thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund at ...

One of the highlights of winter hiking in the Sierra Nevada is the surreal calm of the forest under a blanket of snow. There are very few leaves to rustle and, when the snow is powdery, not even ...

CARLTON -- Jim and Linda Couture were keeping a date on Sunday that they'd made almost a year ago. "Jim saw it right after New Year's last year," Linda said of the First Day snowshoe hike at Jay Cooke ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a recent visit to the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, writer Gigi Ragland saw many tracks in the snow, revealing the activity of winter ...