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Saturday, February 13, 2010 - Pennsylvania State Championships - USSSA Series - Drums, PA                                                    Saturday, February 13, 2010 - Love Me Tender Race - USSSA Series - Frisco, CO                                                    Saturday, February 13, 2010 - Lake Effect 10K/5K Snowshoe Race (or Trail Run) - Muskegon Winter Sports Complex, Muskegon, Michigan                                                    Saturday, February 13, 2010 - Horse Hill 7k Snowshoe Race - Horse Hill Nature Preserve, Merrimack, NEW HAMPSHIRE                                                    Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 2010 All Japan Snowshoe Race - Myoko, Japan                                                    Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 10:30 am - Camp Saratoga Race - USSSA Series - Wilton, NY                                                    Saturday, February 13, 2010 - Candle Light Ski and Snowshoe Hike - Oberg Mountain Trailhead, Minnesota State Park                                                    Sunday, February 14, 2010 - Auburn Snowshoe Challenge - USSSA Series - Donner Summit, CA                                                    Sunday, February 14, 2010 - Frosty's Dash for a Cure - Atkinson Country Club, Atkinson, NH                                                    Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - Mother Of All Ascensions: Uphill Snowshoe and Ski Race - Snowmass Village, CO                                                    Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - Take It Outside - Snowshoe Demo - ort McClary State Park, Kittery, ME                                                    Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Snowshoe Raid Adventure Race - Barrie, ON Canada                                                    Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Book Across the Bay - Ashland-to-Washburn, Wisconsin                                                    Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Fairbanks Snowshoe Classic - USSSA Series - Fairbanks, AK                                                    Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Washington Romp to Stomp - Snoqualmie Pass, WA                                                    Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Abenaki Winter Triathlon - Wolfeboro Park and Recreation, NH                                                    Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Kingman Farm Moonlight Snowshoe 5k presented by Petzl - Kingman Farm, Madbury, NEW HAMPSHIRE                                                    Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Pedal Power Winter Triathlon 2 - 8k Ski-10k Bike, 5k Snowshoe - CMC Timberline Campus in Leadville, Colo.                                                    Saturday, February 20, 2010 - WMAC DION Racing Series - Hallockville Orchard - West Hawley, MA                                                    Sunday, February 21, 2010 - Scotch Creek Woodland Waddle - Scotch Creek Woodland Preserve, Edgar, WI                                                    Sunday, February 21, 2010 - Sprague Brook Park Scramble - Sprague Brook Park, Glenwood, NY                                                    Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 9:30 am - WMAC DION Racing Series - Covered Bridge - Adams, MA                                                    Thursday, February 25, 2010 - Moonlight Snowshoe Tours - Northstar-at-Tahoe                                                    Friday, February 26, 2010 - Moonlight Grand Huts Progressive Dinner - Devil's Thumb Ranch, Colo.                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Full Moon Ski, Skate & Snowshoe - Devil's Thumb Ranch, Colo.                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Snowshoe Race Series – Race #3 - Northstar-at-Tahoe                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Gould Ski Scramble and Snowshoe Stomp - Gould, Colo.                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Navarino Snowshoe Adventure - Navarino Nature Center, Shiocton, Wisconsin                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Oregon Romp to Stomp - Mt. Hood, OR                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Medved Winter Challenge - Hopkins Point in Mendon Ponds Park, NY                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Rocky Mountain National Park Snowshoe Event - Estes Park, CO                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 9:30 am - World Snowshoe Invitational - Coincides with the 2010 Winter Olympics - Mount Seymour Resort, British Columbia, Canada                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - WMAC DION Racing Series - Moody Sprin - West Hawley, MA                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Blitz Snowshoe Fun Run (4km/8km) - Mt. Norquay, Banff, Alberta                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Exeter Snowshoe Hullabaloo - Fort Rock, Exeter, NEW HAMPSHIRE                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:30 am - Joppa Hill Snowshoe Sprint - Bedford, NH                                                    Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Starlight Ski and Shoe - Harris Nature Center Trailhea d,Okemos, MI                                                    Sunday, February 28, 2010 - Stomp the Swamp - Nine Mile County Forest, Wausau, WI                                                    Sunday, February 28, 2010 - South Shore Snowshoe Classic - Pembroke Country Club, Pembroke, MA                                                    Monday, March 1, 2010 - Vail Symposium Snow Moon Shuffle - Cordillera Valley Club, Edwards, Colo.                                                    Friday, March 5, 2010 - The Tenth Annual United States National Snowshoe Championships - Highland Forest Park, Syracuse, NY                                                    Friday, March 5, 2010 - Bredeson Outdoor Adventures: Guided Inn to Inn Snowshoeing - Stowe, Vermont                                                    Saturday, March 6, 2010 - Peak Snowshoe Challenge - Amee Farm, Pittsfield, VT                                                    Saturday, March 6, 2010 - Colorado Romp to Stomp - Frisco Nordic Center, CO                                                    Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 2010 Arctic Winter Games - Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada                                                    Saturday, March 6, 2010 - Timm's Hill Trudge - Ogema, Wisconsin, High Point Village                                                    Sunday, March 7, 2010 - Pineland Farms Winter Triathlon & Snowshoe Race - New Gloucester, ME                                                    Sunday, March 7, 2010 - Beaver Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series - Jeremy Wright North American Snowshoe Championship - Beaver Creek Ski Resort                                                    Saturday, March 13, 2010 - Quebec Snowshoe Championship - Forêt Montmonrency, Quebec                                                    Saturday, March 13, 2010 - WMAC DION Racing Series - Northfield States - Northfield, MA                                                    Saturday, March 13, 2010 - Mass State Championship Snowshoe Race - Northfield Mountain Visitors Center, Northfield, MA                                                    Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Lakewoods Hot Air Balloon Rally & Hot Air For Hearts Snowshoe Races - Lakewoods Resort, Cable, Wisconsin                                                    Sunday, March 14, 2010 - Granite State Snowshoe Championship - Great Glen Outdoor Center, Gorham, NH                                                    Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 9:30 am - WMAC DION Racing Series - Hawley Kiln Notch - Hawley, MA                                                    Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 4:30 pm - WMAC DION Racing Series - Catamount Sunset - Hillsdale, NY                                                    Friday, March 26, 2010 - Moonlight Snowshoe Tours - Northstar-at-Tahoe                                                    Saturday, March 27, 2010 - Backyard BBQ - Devil's Thumb Ranch, Colo.                                                    Saturday, March 27, 2010 - Full Moon Ski, Skate & Snowshoe - Devil's Thumb Ranch, Colo.                                                    Monday, March 29, 2010 - Round-Up River Ranch Full Moon Snowshoe - Cordillera Valley Club, Edwards, Colo.                                                                                                                              

Feature Articles

Birthing a Winterific Snowshoe Race with Dr. Maynard

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February 08, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith

I wrote in "UltraSuperior", the book, "Everybody needs a little Maynard in their lives," referring to Bloomington, MN's Maynard Lagace. Snowshoe races do, too. See how...

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'No Blizzard!' Surprises JazzTrax Snowshoe Stomp

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February 05, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith

It was a perfect day for the Jazztrax Snowshoe Stomp at Bear Valley, Ca.-- for once! The conditions were much better than in the years past; this time the blizzards happened during the week, dumping about eight feet of new snow on Bear Valley. Locally, that's considered flurries....

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Yeti Snowshoe Series: Mount Washington, British Columbia

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February 04, 2010
by Dave Howell

If an event can generate energy then it begins to take on a life of its own. Race Directors can’t make this happen we can only hope it happens. Standing on The Yeti Start/Finish line at Mount Washington there was energy in the air. Over 250 competitors with snowshoes on were ready to take on the challenging yet fun 5k loop either once or twice. This in itself was an exciting moment as Yeti officials believe it was the most participants to ever attend a snowshoe race in Canada.
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Advertorial: Tubbs FLEX Alp Snowshoe Receives Outside Magazine’s Gear of the Year Award

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February 02, 2010
by Tubbs Snowshoes

Tubbs Snowshoes proudly announces the new FLEX ALP as Outside Magazine’s choice for the esteemed “Gear of the Year” award.

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Mortensen, Mueller Rule Rumble in the Jungle

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February 01, 2010
by Kris Borchardt

This wasn’t exactly the Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman 1974 heated Zaire fight but this matchup in late January 2010 didn’t need Don King to promote this one.

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World’s Best Snowshoers Coming to Vancouver for 2010 Invitational

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January 26, 2010
by Dave Howell

The best snowshoe racers from four continents are coming to celebrate snowshoeing in Vancouver 2010 on Saturday, Feb. 27 for the World Snowshoe Invitational.  

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Getting to Know Snoosebox Lake on Snowshoes

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January 25, 2010
by Brian S. Peterson

The ice-fishing shanty appeared almost out of place here, if that can be said of an ice-fishing shelter on any lake in the heart of a Minnesota winter. But there was the "permanent" turquoise shanty, alone on Snoosebox Lake.

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Great Snow Conditions for Mount Washington Yeti

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January 25, 2010
by Dave Howell

Saturday January 30, 2010 is the date for the first Yeti of the season on Mount Washington.  Marc Lyster Nordic Area Manager is very excited about hosting The Yeti indicating that this year’s event will see great snow conditions with a growing 300+cm base with more snow in the forecast. The Mount Washington course is always a good one with a solid climb followed by some nice rolling single track through the meadows which takes you over to a big descent back down to the Start – Finish area.

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No Excuse Now to Miss Syracuse USSSA Nationals

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January 25, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith

All roads lead to Syracuse, New York to make the show at the 10th USSSA National Championships to be held March 6th. Here are some pointers to help you get there in this first ever Snowshoe Magazine travel guide:

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Northwoods Championships: Best Day of its 20 Years

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January 25, 2010
by Phillip Gary Smith

Snowshoers gathered in rousing numbers to race the USSSA 10km Qualifier, Half-Marathon, and one of the countries only Snowshoe Marathons for the last time as it is 20-years-and-out for this storied event.

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