I am entered into a snow trail running event in September which may/may not require snow shoes in the even (although I have to be prepared to carry/use them if conditions dictate). If I get dedicated running snowshoes these are the type that is recommended:
http://www.crescentmoonsnowshoes.com/pr ... series-12/
pretty expensive for a one activity (+ training) every year. My question to those who have used snowshoes before is:
is there any reason why these may not be suitable for other types of snowshoeing? - I'm thinking that they would be fine for shoeing alongside trails on dinner plain/falls creek but what about snow camping on Bogong high plains on ungroomed tracks with a pack? I realise that they are not designed for backcountry walking but could they work for this? I imagine that a limitation would be grip on steep stuff and ice as well as weight capacity in our potentially wet slushy snow...
Second question - I can use my bushwalking club's snowshoes (I think MSRs) for the event if I want but could I run in them? bearing in mind that 'running' will be a kind of slow shuffle.... Not terribly concerned about how I place in the event so speed/weight isn't a massive deal.
Thanks in advance.