It might sound like a cliché but if you can walk, you can snowshoe. Yes, it’s that easy!
Forget your preconceptions about snowshoes resembling those tennis racquet things you see hanging above the fireplace in your local ski club or watering hole.
Andy Reynolds from Soulfree Adventures says modern snowshoes are lightweight technical marvels. They give you much-needed grip on steep icy slopes and stop you from sinking in the fresh white fluffy stuff.
“Guiding people snowshoeing opens your eyes to what a brilliant activity snowshoeing is for getting people out and about in the snow,” Andy said.
“Coming from a ski touring background, I was always aware of the need to build a solid skiing skills base before heading backcountry.
“With snowshoeing, after a few little pointers, you can strap them on your feet and head on out.
“Technical skills really only come into it when negotiating steep icy terrain, and traversing steeper slopes – these require a few skills to perform safely, so beginners should stay away from steep icy terrain, which should really be obvious to most of us!”
Soulfree Hotham Snowshoe Tours operate tours daily out of Mount Hotham.
They provide an experienced local guide, all necessary equipment, and will safely guide you out of the Hotham resort and into Hotham’s spectacular backcountry.
They even maintain a blog of their tours, updated daily, take photos of you on your snowshoe tour ,and will provide you with a link to these photos and their superb photo collection at no extra charge.
Give Andy a call or send him an email. Phone 0488 477 271 or email andy@soulfree.com.au.
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