anyone wanna go snowshoeing in edmonton?

[markB]

all summer i was looking for a good trail through blackmud and whitemud creeks. well, while walking my dog in the ravine tonight, it hit me- the creek is frozen (duh...)

so i'm gonna buy showshoes and hit up this sweet frozen trail sometime soon. a daytime expedition would be fun, but i think in the dark with headlamps would be more fun. some of the creek is packed trail, some is XC ski track, and some is just snow with animal tracks.

i think the best 'untouched' scenery is gonna be south of 23rd ave, in either ravine. plus, it's close to where i live.

this is where i'm thinkin.

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&z=14&ll ... 8&t=h&om=1

so i think im gonna check it out tomorrow evening. you're all invited to join me, or you can take a raincheck until after the Fat Ass run.

[Size5]

I've SS in there and it is lovely. I'm a fat asser so I'm a rain check but I want to go!!!!

S5

[ultraslacker]

sounds so fun!

But I don't own snowshoes. :(

[markB]

sounds so fun!

But I don't own snowshoes.

neither do i but i'm gonna fix that problem tomorrow.
Gearboy, what do you recommend? i'm looking at the Atlas Run model.

[ultraslacker]

sounds so fun!

But I don't own snowshoes. :(

neither do i but i'm gonna fix that problem tomorrow.
Gearboy, what do you recommend? i'm looking at the Atlas Run model.

they're so expensive! I could buy 3 pairs of running shoes for the price of a pair of snowshoes. lol

(priorities... ;)

[Gear Boy]

sounds so fun!

But I don't own snowshoes.

neither do i but i'm gonna fix that problem tomorrow.
Gearboy, what do you recommend? i'm looking at the Atlas Run model.

http://www.runningmania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13939

See this thread for stuff on SS.

[Size5]

sounds so fun!

But I don't own snowshoes.

neither do i but i'm gonna fix that problem tomorrow.
Gearboy, what do you recommend? i'm looking at the Atlas Run model.

they're so expensive! I could buy 3 pairs of running shoes for the price of a pair of snowshoes. lol

(priorities...

But they don't wear out!

S5

[seuss]

can't you rent them from MECto give them a try?

[markB]

blackmud creek was a bit rough - lots of cracking ice today and i had to break a lot of trail. whitemud creek was awesome though. there are skidoo tracks and a nicely packed trail. i went without snowshoes- wouldn't have needed them much today. however, i'm very glad i had poles and gaiters. i'll try to take my camera along next time. it's so nice down there.

[ultraslacker]

cool!

did you buy some snowshoes though?

[markB]

nope, they were out of the Atlas Run model at MEC

[Albertatraildog]

When I'm done healing up, I'd love to go SS with you.

I run in Atlas DT-SLs. Got them two years ago and they are very very cool. I think that this year Atlas replaced the DT-SLs with the Atlas Race and the DTs with the Atlas Runs. If you are looking for a racing/running SS (vice a backcountry deep snow shoe) then these babies are just the ticket. Very light and very runnable.

ATD

[da]

now I want to go. I may be in Calgary within the month (there's no snow here...)so hopefully my friend and I can go then!

[ultraslacker]

now I want to go. I may be in Calgary within the month (there's no snow here...)so hopefully my friend and I can go then!

no snow in calgary either! you'll have to come to edmonton for that. :)

[da]

but there's snow in the mountains right?

[ultraslacker]

but there's snow in the mountains right? :wink:

if you go far enough in! lol

actually there was lots of snow out at powderface... but when we did prairie mountain it was practically bare.