Turn Steeps Into Stairs

By Gregory Schill Ranked #251 - Backcountry Snowboarding May 31, 2009

After bootpacking at Mt. Baker for most of the season, I finally broke down and bought these snowshoes for backcountry snowboarding. For that, they are perfect! The bindings/deck accommodate my relatively bulky snowboard boots (men's size 7.5), and when I'm strapped in I can barely feel the extra weight on my feet. Furthermore, the flexible bindings make the Denali Ascents extremely packable, fitting snugly in the vertical board carry on my Heli-Pro. With these, I was able to cut my ascent time considerably, the Saber Teeth gripped the slippery spring Cascade snow well and the Televators made trekking up the steeps like walking up stairs. Finally, even without the tails I have yet to experience and flotation problems, but then again I'm a tiny guy (125 lbs).

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