A Trailside Guide: Snowshoeing (Trailside Guides)

by Olmsted, Larry

• ISBN13: 9780393317206
• ISBN10: 039331720X
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

The ancient, elegantly useful snowshoe has taken the outdoor sports scene by storm. With sales of snowshoes more than doubling every year this decade, snowshoeing rivals its trendy cousin snowboarding as the fastest growing winter sport in the United States.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE WHY SNOWSHOE?	5	(16)
THE ORIGINS OF THE SNOWSHOE	6	(5)
WHY SHOULD I SNOWSHOE?	11	(7)
As Snowshoeing Grows, Snowshoes Shrink	12	(2)
It's Not Just A Winter Sport	14	(1)
Tracking	15	(2)
Snowshoe Festivals: Try Them, You'll Like Them	17	(1)
WHO ELSE WANTS TO SNOWSHOE?	18	(3)
The Early Days of Snowboarding	19	(2)
CHAPTER TWO THE SHOES FOR YOU	21	(26)
SIZE MATTERS	22	(5)
West Is West, And East Is East -- Sometimes	23	(2)
Snow Has A Mind Of Its Own	25	(1)
Winter Weight Gain	26	(1)
WOOD: THE CLASSIC SNOWSHOE	27	(3)
Styles	28	(1)
Materials	29	(1)
Bindings	30	(1)
WOOD I?	30	(2)
Care And Maintenance Of Your Wooden Shoes	31	(1)
THE MODERN SNOWSHOE	32	(9)
Buying Snowshoes	32	(1)
Bindings	33	(1)
Making Your Own Shoes	33	(5)
Euro-shoes	38	(1)
Frames	39	(1)
Decking	39	(2)
TRACTION SYSTEMS	41	(3)
SPECIALIZED SNOWSHOES	44	(3)
First Aid Kit For Your Snowshoes	45	(2)
CHAPTER THREE FOOTWEAR AND OTHER GEAR	47	(18)
The Truth About Waterproof	48	(1)
ANY OLD THING WILL DO	49	(1)
A STEP UP	50	(3)
Footwear Selection Guide	52	(1)
OTHER OPTIONS	53	(1)
WINTER 4X4s	54	(1)
FOOTWEAR ACCESSORIES	55	(1)
Gaiters	55	(1)
Booties and Toe Covers	56	(1)
OTHER GEAR	56	(9)
Poles	56	(3)
Ice Axes	59	(1)
Daypacks	59	(2)
Overnight Packs	61	(1)
Hydration Packs	61	(4)
CHAPTER FOUR WALKING ON SNOW	65	(16)
TURNING AROUND	66	(1)
THE SCIENCE OF TAKING A BREAK	67	(4)
Conditioning	68	(2)
Cross-Training	70	(1)
BREAKING TRAIL	71	(2)
THE UPS AND DOWNS OF SNOWSHOEING	73	(3)
Climbing the Fall Line	73	(1)
Be An Efficiency Expert	74	(2)
GOING DOWN	76	(5)
Using Your Poles	77	(2)
Man's (And Woman's) Best Friend	79	(2)
CHAPTER FIVE TECHNIQUES FOR STEEPS	81	(8)
THE TOE KICK	82	(3)
TRAVERSING TECHNIQUES	85	(1)
SWITCHBACKING	86	(2)
Learning From Rock Climbers	87	(1)
JUMPING	88	(1)
CHAPTER SIX RUNNING IN SHOES	89	(12)
WHERE TO GO?	90	(4)
The Stowe Recreation Path	92	(2)
STRIDE AND RHYTHM	94	(2)
TRAINING	96	(2)
RACING	98	(3)
Snowshoeing's Edwin Moses	98	(3)
CHAPTER SEVEN BACKCOUNTRY SKILLS	101	(12)
NAVIGATION	102	(3)
GPS	105	(1)
CROSSING ICE	106	(3)
SELF ARREST	109	(1)
With an Ice Axe	109	(1)
Without an Ice Axe	109	(1)
CARRYING LOADS	110	(3)
A Slippery Situation	111	(2)
CHAPTER EIGHT WINTER SAFETY	113	(14)
WEATHER	113	(2)
The Tragedy On Everest	114	(1)
HYPOTHERMIA	115	(4)
Five Causes Of Cold	117	(1)
FROSTBITE	118	(1)
ALTITUDE SICKNESS AND ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS	119	(3)
The World's Worst Weather	119	(3)
SNOW BLINDNESS	122	(1)
SUNBURN AND WINDBURN	123	(1)
AVALANCHES	123	(3)
Acclimatizing On Everest	124	(2)
FIRST AID KITS	126	(1)
CHAPTER NINE DRESSING FOR WINTER	127	(12)
INNER LAYER	127	(4)
ABCs Of Layering	128	(2)
Fleece, Wonderful Fleece	130	(1)
MIDDLE LAYER	131	(1)
OUTER LAYER	132	(4)
What Is Insulation Anyway	134	(2)
HEAD, HANDS, AND FEET	136	(3)
CHAPTER TEN WINTER CAMPING	139	(14)
GEAR	140	(9)
Clothing	140	(1)
Sleeping Bags	141	(2)
Increase The Warmth Of Your Sleeping Bag	143	(2)
Tents	145	(1)
Food	146	(1)
Stove	146	(2)
Everything Else	148	(1)
SHELTERS	149	(4)
Cabins and Lean-Tos	150	(1)
Tents	150	(1)
Snow Shelters	151	(2)
SOURCES & RESOURCES	153	(3)
PHOTO CREDITS	156	(1)
INDEX	157