Patent ID: 8601723

Claim:
A method for walking using a snowshoe, having a supporting cross-bar configured to cross and to be pivotally coupled to another supporting cross-bar, wherein the cross-bars are configured to alternate between an open position and a closed position, wherein each said supporting cross-bar and said another supporting cross-bar includes a respective front portion and a respective back portion and said pivotal coupling of said supporting cross-bar and said another supporting cross-bar is configured to be located between respective front and back portions of said supporting cross-bars, a supporting material configured to be coupled to the cross-bars and further configured to extend between the cross-bars, whereby the extended supporting material creates a surface for walking when the cross-bars are in the open position, and a frame-locking mechanism configured to secure the cross-bars in the open position, the method comprising the steps of: extending cross-bars from the closed position to the open position; and securing the supporting material to the front portion of the cross-bars using the frame-locking mechanism.