How to Sidestep in Snowshoes

Video Transcript

Hi, my name is Sheryl McGlochlin with crazysheryl.com and on behalf of Expertvillage.com we like to welcome you today. We want to talk about how to actually walk in some different positions when you are snowshoeing. Lots of time you will not be able to just walk straight ahead like this you would have to maneuver in different directions. We are going to talk about side stepping. You have to be able to pick up your foot and we are going to do a little demonstration here. You just pick up your foot and step to the right or whichever direction. You need to be able to pick up your foot high enough as you are dealing with powder snow it may be a little bit more challenging. We would see if we can get in some deeper snow here. This foot flaps a lot so you would have to pick up your foot otherwise you would be tripping on your leg. Lots of times to be able to maneuver and get around different objects you would have to go sideways instead of forward. This is a good exercise to practice in a school, in a school yard or a in a park, someplace before you actually go up in the mountains. So you can get some of these skills down before you actually go up to a wilderness area. That is how you side step.