Why Should We Have Snowshoe?

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I always imagined snowshoes to be an essential tool in the past. An old activity necessary to make life easier in snowy regions but is obsolete in modern times. Picture Ethan Hawke in White Fang, strapping huge ‘tennis rackets’ on his feet to wade through the snow. Essential for fur traders and for anyone whose life depended on manoeuvring through snow, like Ethan Hawke’ character, who was digging for gold in the remote Yukon forests. But why would anyone need it now? Why would you go plodding through snow on purpose when we have vehicles these days?

Before moving to Vancouver, I had never really heard of snowshoeing. It’s a little embarrassing to admit this lack of knowledge, but in my defence, I had never been on winter holidays and never been to ski towns or snowy mountains where snowshoeing activities would be advertised. …show more content…

After months of struggling on hikes through the snow around Vancouver, I finally decided that snowshoes would probably not be such a bad idea after all. I saw advertisement for snowshoe trails everywhere, and threw my old prejudices of it being a thing of the past out of the window and decided to give it a go.

Snowshoeing is amazing!

I can’t believe I waited this long to give it a try. I could have avoided so much pain and sore muscles on my previous hikes. Joffre Lakes was all snowy and icy. 2 hours of hiking uphill with hiking boots was a huge challenge. This time my boyfriend and I went up to Mount Seymour, the only North Vancouver mountain we hadn’t visited.

There are several trails, but we decided to go on the easier one. It was a gorgeous day, the sun was blazing hot and after a few minutes outside I was taking off my thick coat and my fleece sweater soon followed. It’s kind of ironic. There you are, on top of a mountain with snow all around you, and you look like you should be on a sunny beach on the Italian

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