I love hiking and snow skiing in the mountains, but had never thought about shoe shoeing until this year.
I decided it would be a wonderful idea to get my husband and I snow shoes so we could get out in the fresh air and enjoy the mountains together, since he doesn't ski as of yet. However, finding the snow shoes just before Christmas was a challenge. It seems that snowshoeing is now one of the fastest growing winter sports in the world, and I can understand why. It is easy to learn, virtually
inexpensive compared to other winter sports.
On Christmas Day we had our first snowshoeing adventure. We began at the Little Cottonwood Trail which was idea as the elevation gain was not difficult for a beginner. We enjoyed the hike through the snow covered trees and the sound of the bubbling creek nearby. The natural setting of the steep granite cliffs was beautiful. We only did a short hike on Christmas day, but went back on Saturday December 29th, and went further up the trail.
