Snowshoeing tips

•Start Slowly. For the first time, in order to feel comfortable in your snowshoes, start on a packed, flat trail.

• Walk slowly and take small steps. Lift your feet up naturally and walk like you normally do. Don't lunge your feet forward, force them forward or leap.

• Try not to step on the tails of the forward snowshoe with your forward-moving foot. The easiest way to stop stepping on your snowshoes is to walk with the snowshoes parallel to each other.

• Backing up is extremely hard to do as the tail of the snowshoe always gets stuck in the snow. This might cause you to fall. It is easier to go in a small circle to turn yourself around or raising your left leg and twisting it to face the opposite way. Then lift your right leg and face it the opposite way.

• Use poles. You can use hiking poles, but remove the existing baskets, and attach snow baskets.