Quote Originally Posted by Jolt View Post
We got another decent snowstorm last night/this morning (probably about 8 or 10 inches here; I didn't measure so that's a guesstimate) so I decided to snowshoe this afternoon at the same place I did last time. I was surprised and rather disappointed to find already a well-broken trail (boy does this place get a lot of traffic!), but once I reached the brook crossing I noticed that the trail beyond it had not been broken. This is probably because said brook crossing was a little tricky given the recent thaw and resulting lack of thick ice--it was a matter of carefully stepping/jumping from rock to rock. Once I got across, the shoeing became more of a workout which is what I was looking for. I also felt like less of a klutz this time!
Oooohh, you are lucky to get such a nice snow! 8'10" is great because it's enough to do some great snowshoeing for a few days, but not so much that you have to spend your day shoveling endlessly instead of enjoying the snow.

What kind of snowshoes do you have?

We only got about 4" the night before last- not enough to shoe. I even had a shoeing date set up with a girlfriend and with DH, too. I think Western Mass got lots more snow than we did, just to the east of us.

Got all these brand spanking new snowshoes just hanging here waiting....can't wait to go out with DH, and him shoeing for the first time too!