Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing

Dave

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When I went through the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center a few years back one of my favorite parts was cross country skiing and snowshoeing - what an amazing and fun way to see the backcountry in winter.

This is a great educational series and critical knowledge for backcountry travel in winter - enjoy!

[video=youtube;Pp23RnM6woI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp23RnM6woI[/video]

[video=youtube;gu71NZBnaqE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu71NZBnaqE[/video]

[video=youtube;K6IHqFwmnI4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6IHqFwmnI4[/video]

[video=youtube;Ch8_eOWw9Y0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch8_eOWw9Y0[/video]

[video=youtube;7R4NDab8n-A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R4NDab8n-A[/video]

[video=youtube;CpIYXKwe0JY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpIYXKwe0JY[/video]

[video=youtube;h9T5rmoI_TI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9T5rmoI_TI[/video]
 
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We don't get enough consist snow out here to really try it, but it is on my list to do a snowshoeing backpack trip one day.
 
So awesome. Funny you posted this today when it felt like summer. One of these winters I'm gonna get out there. I snow shoed for the first time a year or two ago.

I just watched this episode of Ray Mears in Sweden where he has skis made from a pine tree.[video=youtube;nR7N5zuC8WI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR7N5zuC8WI[/video]
 
The Eastern Sierras have a lot of GREAT backcountry snowshoeing. I have not gotten into cross country skiing yet, but snow shoe all the time. I am going to start speedflying, so that will get me into cross country skiing though.
 
I went cross country skiing with my dad as a kid in Sequoia when Reagan was president and it was beautiful. I think cross country skiing is a magnificent way to explore our national parks away from the madding crowd.
 
Got to do quite a bit of snowshoeing and XC skiing at work this past winter, patrolling boundary lines, checking for encroachment etc..we had a great snow year in new England for sure
 
Got to do quite a bit of snowshoeing and XC skiing at work this past winter, patrolling boundary lines, checking for encroachment etc..we had a great snow year in new England for sure

Good snows here in CA too and from what I hear the snowpack in the PNW this year is massive :cool:
 
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