Maintenance is easy. Using them is easy. Mr. Ridley said. Kids can do it. Parents can do it.
Grandparents can do it.
They can all do it together, as a big-footed family unit. Mr. Perkins said. New models come with crampons, which provide traction on icy inclines. Generally cramponless wooden snowshoes have a fraction of the traction, and so while they do fine traversing level ground, they often slide on slopes. You choose a model depending on whether you're going to be climbing over mountains or just curbs.