Beginner Snowshoe

Snowshoeing is a great way to enjoy your local trails all winter long!  It truly is almost as easy as walking. And it doesn't require a huge investment in the gear and equipment needed to get started.  Snowshoes are designed for specific body weight, stride width, and terrain, so if you are unsure you want to make the investment, first borrow or rent a pair at REI or your local mountain store, get snow baskets (usually the same brand) to fit your hiking poles, be sure your hiking boots are waterproof, add some high gaiters, and you will be good to go.

There are plenty of regular snowshoe trips on the CMC Calendar.  If it will be your first-ever snowshoe outing, be sure to speak to the trip leader beforehand to be sure the trip is appropriate for a beginner, and also let your fellow 'shoers at the TH know that you are new to the sport.  Everyone will want to be sure you have a good experience.

If you’d like some instruction first, try a beginner’s class.  To sign up, please check the listings below and also the CMC Calendar.  Depending on Covid, new classes likely will be added throughout the season.

2022 Schedule (Beginner Level)

• Beginner Snowshoe School: Payne Creek: February 27, 2022
• Beginner Snowshoe School - Burning Bear Trail: March 6, 2022
• Beginner Snowshoes School - Staunton State Park, Mason Creek/Bear Paws: March 13, 2022
• Beginner Snowshoes School - Kenosha Pass East: March 26, 2022
• Beginner Snowshoes School - Abyss Trail: March 27, 2022

Additional 2022 Trips 

• Snowshoe from Mt. Princeton Lodge: February 25, 2022
• XC Ski & Snowshoe St Elmo: February 26, 2022
• Snowshoe from Mt Princeton Lodge: February 26, 2022
• Chasm Lake Snowshoe: February 27, 2022
• Snowshoe from Mt Princeton Lodge: February 27, 2022
• Resthouse Meadows Trail Snowshoe: March 1, 2022
• RMOTHG Butler Gulch: March 2, 2022
• RMOTHG Jim Creek Snowshoe: March 2, 2022
• Snowshoe Babbish Gulch: March 5, 2022
• 10th Mtn Division Hut Snowshoe(ski) trip - Fabi's Hut: March 6, 2022
• Jenny Creek Snowshoe: March 7, 2022
• Browns Pass Snowshoe: March 10, 2022
• Brainard Recreation Area: March 11, 2022
• Snowshoe & Potluck: March 11, 2022
• Loch Vale, Embryo Lake: March 12, 2022
• Bear Lake 5 Lakes Snowshoe: March 19, 2022
• Red Mountain Pass Snowshoe: March 20, 2022
• RMOTHG Second Creek and Beyond Snowshoe: March 21, 2022
• Lake Helene Snowshoe: March 26, 2022
• Mayflower Gulch April 1, 2022
• Sawmill Creek Snowshoe: April 2, 2022
• Snowshoe Tennessee Pass Narrow Gauge Railroad Bed: April 16, 2022