Snow Shoes

[Marc Eldridge]

Interesting concept.

http://www.gizmag.com/fimbulvetr-ultralight-thermoplastic-snowshoes/29676/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0bf5e062ed-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-0bf5e062ed-91049165

[Valerie E]

I don't know if they were "thermoplastic" or not, but in the 1990s, MSR made plastic backcountry snowshoes that were pretty darned decent!

[Franco Darioli]

Interesting concept but $500…
I could not find any specs . light Weight , how light is that ?
Something that came to mind seeing the underside is that they may pick up a lot of snow, so maybe not that light in use.
Of course I don't really know if snow will stick to that plastic or not, just guessing here.

[BlackHatGuy]

I wrote them and asked for the weight. Their reply:

Thanks for your interest, Doug!

Full tech specs and more will come when we launch very soon. According to our comparisons Fimbulvetr snowshoes have a strong ratio between weight and bearing area. Combined with the integrated hinge we believe this adds something new to snowshoeing.

So just a little patience, and your question will be accurately answered.

Best regards,
Jon/Fimbulvetr

[Jeffrey List]

Their website is here:
http://www.fimbulvetr.no/

My question is, can the plastic joint hold up to hundreds of miles, and getting speared by hidden branch stubs in spruce traps? Other snowshoe joints can be fixed good enough with some wire or nylon ties to get out, but these look like they'd be all done if they broke. For $500 I'll wait until someone I know uses them for 5 years and says they hold up.

Also, I see no advantage to the asymmetrical shape. Yes my feet are asymmetrical, but so what? I want my snowshoes to have as much float as possible given their length.

[John Hillyer]

Just posting to encourage anyone reading this thread that hasn't followed the link to check it out. More details/reviews/price reductions needed, but this looks promising in the category of functional cutting edge UL gear.

[Billy Ray]

the few plastic snowshoes I have looked into turned out to be heavier than the lightest aluminum framed ones…

Bill D.

[George Ford]

Per their website. Nearly 5 lbs. per pair doesn't sound very lightweight.

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