Getting them on and off is easy. 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.