Kids in CDA and surrounding areas

[banjomike]

Originally Posted by cartman

Thanks for that explanation, banjomike! We're thinking of moving to a state where there's snow and I would be interested in trying some snowshoeing and/or cross-country skiing and wondered how it all worked.

I didn't get into enough specifics on snowshoeing.

There are 2 types of snowshoes; one type has a curled tip like a ski and a long tail. This snowshoe is used a lot like skis- they slide along in the snow, but since they have a lot more traction and flotation than a ski, they're faster than a ski in some situations. And they don't turn like skis.
This can be an advantage in mixed timber, along creeks w/ willows, etc.

The other type are round and flat. A person who uses them has to lift a foot up and set it down, much like hiking. You can't glide with them. They're really good for the times of year when a person sets out on a hike but can expect to come across some snowfields along the way. Or when a person needs to make a quick trip out to the woodpile in 6 feet of fresh snow.


Everything- the stuff that's motorized and the stuff that isn't, has something for anyone at any skill level. (And price level).

Most of it, expect for the really top-range expert equipment, is usually available for rent in any of the larger cities, so a total novice can try something out over a weekend without having to drop the bucks into full-bore.

Most of it has stuff a novice shouldn't even try out at the expert levels. A pro-level snow machine, for example, is like a Ferrari is to a Ford sedan. Out here in the winter, a person can find themselves in more literally deep trouble than he's ever experienced on one of those snow machines.

And out here in the boonies in the winter, anyone can be the only human for miles and miles around. A person can't ever anticipate help is coming if you get into trouble.