Yes they do! And they are so light they float on the snow!
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How necessary are poles with snowshoes?
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"I've never ever seen, nor heard from anyone other than BG, a snowshoer using one pole. (A lurk?!) "
I have seen once: I just tried it today. It was really fun going up & down small steep hills! I'll do that again. Going up I managed the steepest hills holding the lurk from middle with both hands and pushing it sideways down to snow, then pulled myself up. Local terrain in link below
http://www.paikkatietoikkuna.fi/web/fi/kartta?zoomLevel=8&coord=366848_6685401&mapLayers=base_2+100+!default!,40+33+&showMarker=false&forceCache=true
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