Lightning Ascent Snowshoes

Closed, opens at 11amIndependent shop in South Lake UnionDirections

Available from Feathered Friends when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

This is the snowshoe of choice for many mountaineers because of it's major increase in traction and security over and above more basic models when ascending the increasingly firmer, steeper, and more surface-crusted snow conditions that can often be encountered on mountaineering adventures. Traction in this model is maximized by the utilizing the entire aluminum frame of the snowshoe like a giant "cookie cutter" with strategically placed serrated teeth. Two additional "toothed" sections run perp