One thing you have to watch for if you are going to use these boots for snowshoeing is that many of the newer snow boots I see have a big molded one piece rubbery sole that does not have a prominent distinct ridge in the back of the heel, and I've seen snowshoe straps slip off the heel because of that. This would be a good example of what I am talking about:
http://www.rei.com/product/712869
A girlfriend of mine has these exact boots, and she had that trouble of her snowshoe heel straps coming off the boot and her boot coming out of the snowshoe. Not much fun.