"Great but..." - Review of MSR Lightning Ascent

I used these mostly on packed snow trails here in Utah and they worked very well traction wise on steep parts and of course on flatter parts. The only size available when I purchased these were the 22 in. so I tried to use those but they didn't do well in powder really. It snowed 2 ft. so I went and tried them in that but because of the small size I just sank a foot and a half each time. I ended up returning these and purchasing the stabilicers which are perfect for what type of hiking I do. I probably would have kept these snowshoes if I originally purchased the larger size but oh well. Great product, just not worth 250 for what I do.
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