Gear Review
MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoe - Women's
Trippin'
By Charis Weathers
Ranked #176 - Snowshoes
October 24, 2008
These snowshoes are AWESOME for climbing and having great traction. They are easy to get one, they are quiet (unlike the MSRs with plastic decking, like the Denalis and Evos), and - unlike the Atlas - they DON'T flip snow on your butt! For me, the televator thingies are totally worth it; they really do help on steep inclines. BUT - and this is a large but - if you should happen to tread the frame of one snowshoe onto the other, then look out, a faceplant is possibly coming your way. Because a lot of the crampon action of this snowshoe is on the frame itself, if you step on one of the snowshoes the trod upon shoe CANNOT slide out from underneath the offending shoe because the frame crampons are holding it down (make sense?). This isn't an issue with snowshoes that have tubular frames (ie. Atlas, Tubbs, Crescent Moon). SO, although I love these shoes, I do have to be quite careful when using them. I'm still not willing to switch to another brand, but this is a major drawback for clutzy me.
View Details: MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoe - Women's
Helpful Votes: 3 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Frame Material:
- aircraft-grade aluminum
- Binding System:
- PosiLock (AT binding)
- Crampon Material:
- aircraft-grade aluminum, stainless steel
- Deck Material:
- urethane
- Binding Material:
- PosiLock (3 toe straps, 1 heel)
- Dimensions:
- (width, both lengths) 7.25 in
- Snowboard Boot Compatible:
- no
- Snowshoe Weight:
- (pair) [22 in ] 3 lb 7 oz, (pair) [25 in ] 3 lb 11 oz
- Recommended User Weight:
- 225 lb
- Recommended Use:
- winter backcountry
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- lifetime
Change me.
1 Comments Last Reply: January 6, 2010 By: kan2842295
Reading that these snowshoes "DON'T flip snow on your butt!" has made me decide to purchase these snowshoes. My 6 year old Atlas womens do that all the time and it is quite annoying... and very wet at the end of a day of snowshoeing! Can't wait to get mine!
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes