ecc
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My husband just tried a pair of those very short and fat ski/snow shoe hybrids with the built in mohair skins. On a previous thread, almost everyone speculated that they wouldn't be useful in the back country.
Well, for a certain type of person they are apparently awesome! He loved them. He's an intermediate skier with a lot of fear (the bigger they are, the harder they fall sydrome) and he was able to confidently climb and descend some steep pitches with plenty of protruding rocks and logs to manoeuvre around. I tried them briefly and couldn't wait to get my skiis back on, but for him they were the answer to his prayers.
I think if you suffer from a large fear factor, are a hefty person (so that you can get some glide out of them), and find snow shoes too slow, these may be something to check out.
It may be good for your partner too, if he or she wants to ski tougher terrain and you don't feel up to it on skiis.
ecc
Well, for a certain type of person they are apparently awesome! He loved them. He's an intermediate skier with a lot of fear (the bigger they are, the harder they fall sydrome) and he was able to confidently climb and descend some steep pitches with plenty of protruding rocks and logs to manoeuvre around. I tried them briefly and couldn't wait to get my skiis back on, but for him they were the answer to his prayers.
I think if you suffer from a large fear factor, are a hefty person (so that you can get some glide out of them), and find snow shoes too slow, these may be something to check out.
It may be good for your partner too, if he or she wants to ski tougher terrain and you don't feel up to it on skiis.
ecc