I have been very happy with my Atlas women's snow shoes. They are narrower than DH's, and shorter. Snow shoeing is something I am more apt to do right out my door (though not the kind of snow shoeing you did on your trip, Shooting Star), hence, I did not want to have to rent them. And, I like having them when we do x country ski trips. At times, we ski in the morning and snow shoe in the afternoon, and other times, the lack of snow at nordic ski places has forced us to go into the forest and do some challenging snow shoes.