Sliding Snowshoes?

[davidhowland14]

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&feat=43553-ppxs&categoryId=35338&dds=y

has anyone tried these? they don't look they'd work very well, what with the shaky bindings and stuff.

[RR]

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&feat=43553-ppxs&categoryId=35338&dds=y

has anyone tried these? they don't look they'd work very well, what with the shaky bindings and stuff.They look like the Karhu approach skis: Meta and Carver (http://www.karhu.com/gear/category.php?c=all_terrain&t=skis).

Folks have been using them. I demoed a pair 3-4 years ago and liked them better than ordinary snowshoes for day trips.

[BladeGirl]

The "integrated climbing skin" sounds like something you cant take off, so the skiing will be like skiing with your skins on. Try that and see how you like it. I found it to be OK for rolling hills, but not a replacement for skiing steeps sans skins. Plus, no crampon-spikes like you'd get with a snowshoe, so when the going gets steep they won't be as versatile. Since you're on blades anyway, you could get removable skins to go with, and AT bindings and have a more versatile setup.

[davidhowland14]

Yeah, i'm not looking at these for an AT setup, I just need a pair of snowshoes and I was wondering about these. Thanks for the advice everyone. I'll probably just snag a pair of normal 'shoes.