[pct-l] Snowshoe help

[Steel-Eye]

Good morning, Daniel,

I've used the Northern Lites Quicksilver 30 since I retired my huge, old 
wood and rawhide pair, and they seem to do a very good job.  The Northern 
Lites website has some guidelines for size vs. hiker weight, etc.  My pair 
weighs 45.0 ounces, but I could reduce that somewhat if I trimmed off the 
unnecessary length of harness straps.

We are getting quite a bit of snow here on Mt. Hood, much to the 
consternation of the rescue people looking for the three lost climbers. 
After watching all of that news coverage I got my little packable snow 
shovel out of the bottom of the closet and set it next to the snowshoes.  I 
haven't made a snow cave in years, so I'll do another one this year just for 
fun.  Fortunately most of the bears around here don't hibernate, they just 
winter below the worst of the snowpack. so they won't be tempted to move 
into a snow cave with me.

Enjoy the snow,

Steel-Eye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Braunstein" <dpbraunstein at hotmail.com>
To: <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 10:23 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Snowshoe help


> Need a little help please. I'm thinking of buying a pair of snowshoes 
> (takes too long for the damn snow to melt around here). My question is, 
> can anyone recommend a snowshoe for me to buy, bearing in mind that I am 
> 6' 7" and 265 lbs. Thank you in advance.
> dpb
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