Whether you're a recreational snowshoer looking to explore a winter landscape or a snowboarder using snowshoes to get to the top of your run, snowshoeing enables you to move efficiently across snowy terrain.
But when you hit a wind crust, bare spot in the trail or finally reach the peak of the hill and are ready to snowboard down, your snowshoes are no longer needed and can be quite cumbersome to carry around. Strapping the snowshoes to your backpack relieves you of this burden, letting you walk or snowboard hands-free.
Step 1
Bring the bottoms of your snowshoes together so that the cleats intertwine. The tails should both point in the same direction.
Step 2
Slide the snowshoe tails into your backpack's exterior pocket. If your pack doesn't have an exterior pocket or the pocket is full, lay the snowshoes against the pack so that the toe of the innermost shoe curves over the top of your pack.
Step 3
Attach the pack's compression straps loosely around your snowshoes, then pull the straps down to fasten the snowshoes snugly against your pack. If your backpack doesn't have compression straps, use small bungee cords stretched from the lashing points on one side of your backpack to the lashing points on the other side to secure the snowshoes in place.
Tips and Warnings
- If your backpack doesn't have rear compression straps, but does have side compression straps, strap one snowshoe to each side of the pack instead of nesting them together. The snowshoe toes should curve in over the top of the pack from each side. Route the compression straps around the cleats on each snowshoe to prevent possible abrasion.
Things You'll Need
- Bungee cords (optional)
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