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Wow! If I could sum it up in one word, that is all I would need to say. Being one of the pickiest gear girls you might ever meet, I must say that the Crescent Moon running snowshoes exceeded all of my expectations. I strapped them on for the first time 30 minutes before race start which is typically not a good idea, but it this case it didn’t matter. It turns out that I have never so easily adjusted a snowshoe strap over my small narrow foot than I did on this beautiful sunning morning. A simple one-handed pull on the topside of my foot and another on the back and I was in. Perfect! Stable, secure, and comfortable was my initial thought. Of course, the real test would be my actual run.

As I ran my race on the backside of Utah’s famous skiing mountains in Midway, I hardly noticed I was wearing snowshoes. This is good as it meant they were comfortable, light, and didn’t kick cold snow up my backside as I’ve experienced with so many other shoes. Crescent Moon has developed a binding system that is amazing. It is sturdy and flexible and doesn’t ‘freeze up’ when it is cold or covered in snow. This allowed me to focus on running fast rather than worrying about whether my shoes were going to stay put. So the weight factor; these shoes are light (did I mention that?)! Ya, these babies weigh less than 3lbs per pair! That’s awesome. The other thing that helped them stay that way while I was running was the very narrow tail. This along with the small tubing, allowed for very little snow build-up as I ran. So like I said, my 3 lb snowshoes stayed three pounds instead of ending up 6 or 7 pounds as can happen. Also, despite being a fixed crampon snowshoe, I didn’t get snow kick-up. I think this must also have been because of the tapered tail? I don’t know, but I liked it!

Anyway after my experience with these snowshoe wonders, I’ll be hard pressed to ever strap another model on—yes I am sold! Also, I won the race as first women overall! Yeah, Crescent Moon has got snowshoes down right!

Some other cool things about the company: Each pair is made by hand in Boulder, Colorado. Also, if you are striving to be an environmentally friendly citizen, Crescent Moon is green! Another thing I love? The owner of the company is helpful, friendly, and passionate about what he does. So if you only have time to try out one snowshoe, check out www.crescentmoonsnowshoes.com and I promise, you won’t be disappointed!