Recent advances in snowshoe design have made tracking through the snowy world faster and easier. Even walking with snowshoes is an incredible aerobic workout and a great way to enjoy the outdoors.

• With snowshoes you can wear heavy winter boots, running sneakers or whatever is most comfortable.
  
• Snowshoeing firms up the buttocks, abs, hips and thighs.
  
• Snowshoes cost between $125 and $250, rentals start at $5 per day.
  
• Many hiking trails are perfect for snowshoeing. Call ahead and get trail maps for local, state or federal parks. You don't want to get lost on your first excursion.

Saratoga Stryders
Saratoga Springs, New York
Membership $10/individual, $15/family
info@saratogastryders.org, www.saratogastryders.org
Promotes and encourages fitness through running and walking

Snowlink.com
www.snowlink.com
More than 1,000 links to ski, snowboard and snowshoe, plus helpful articles on how you can have more fun in the snow

Winter Tales and Trails: Skiing, Snowshoeing and Snowboarding in Idaho, the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park by Ron Watters