Try winter's fastest growing adventure fitness craze - Snowshoeing!

[Snowshoeing has grown in popularity among female Americans since 1998. The participant level has increased 163% to 2.1% of females 16 and older. Source: Outdoor Recreation Participation Study 2003]

These women-only events provide an opportunity to improve your fitness or simply explore the great outdoors.

Canada

• British Columbia
  • Grouse Mountain - weekly snowshoe clinics

USA

• Colorado
  • Keystone - xc skiing and snowshoeing
• Idaho
  • Tamarack - Women's Winter Tour (a non-competitive event for skating or classic skiing and snowshoeing)
• Massachusetts
  • Barre Falls - Snowshoe treks
• Minnesota
  • Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve - Women's snowshoe hike
• New Mexico
  • Enchanted Forest - snowshoe tour
• Wisconsin
  • Minocqua Winter Park - ski/snowshoe days

Female Friendly Gear - manufacturers are demonstrating that they recognize the importance of the female snowsports equipment market, and this includes snowshoes.

Romp to Stomp - snowshoe series of events to STOMP OUT BREAST CANCER

Simply Snowshoeing - article by Carl Heilman II

Your Guide To Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing for women - "More than half of all snowshoers are women, who snowshoe for different reasons: for backcountry access, to experience nature, to exercise with friends and family and, above all, to have outdoor fun all winter long ......"

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