Why Pressure-Regulated Stoves are Better in Cold Temps
All canister stoves suffer in cold temps. A pressure regulator helps mitigate that, improving boil times across a range of conditions.
Stoves 101: How to Get the Most Out of Your Fuel Canisters
Tricks for keeping your stove burning stronger and longer on each can of fuel.
The Ultimate Guide to MSR® Snowshoes
In this guide, we’ll discuss everything related to MSR snowshoes, from current offerings to navigating the snowshoes and their features, to help you find the right snowshoe for the way you enjoy snowshoeing. For some perspective, we’ll close with a brief history of snowshoes, offering a road map stretching from post-holing hunter-gatherers to how MSR revolutionized snowshoe design and performance forever. Jump to: MSR Snowshoe Series MSR Decks and Frames MSR Bindings and Crampons MSR Snowshoe Features & Accessories How to Choose Snowshoes Snowshoe Maintenance Why Choose MSR Snowshoes Made in Market MSR Snowshoes at A Glance Today, our snowshoe line has designs catering to every snowshoer’s needs. Our purpose-built snowshoes are divided into three series based on the terrain you plan to traverse: Trail Series Best for: Comfort, essential…
MSR Lightning vs Revo Snowshoes: What’s The Difference?
We’ll walk you through their key advantages to help you choose.
MSR Snowshoes: Bred in the Mountains, Made in Market
A behind-the-scenes look at how we make MSR snowshoes here in Seattle.
Perfecting Your Snowshoe Binding Fit
A great day of snowshoeing can hinge on a good set of comfortable, well-fitting bindings.
How to Choose the Right Snowshoes
An easy step-by-step guide for selecting the perfect pair.
10 Amazing Places to Snowshoe in North America
Your favorite hiking trails may be under snow until spring, but snowshoeing is an affordable, accessible way to keep winter fun. The solitude of snowshoeing is also a bonus: there are no crowds, heavy machinery, or endless lift lines. The following destinations are some of the best places to snowshoe in North America, from groomed Nordic tracks and valley floors, to lakeshore forest glades and rugged ascents. 10 Best Places to Snowshoe in North America 1. Ashcroft, Colorado: Ghost town turned dining destination Eleven miles from Aspen, this ghost town has been turned into an ungroomed, unmaintained Nordic playground. Explore the miles of trails that traverse meadows, creeks and evergreen forest dotted with the remnants of the mining boom town of Ashcroft. Your destination should be the famed Pine Creek…
Baffin Island Exploration: A Trip to the Edge of the World
Baffin Island is the world’s fifth-largest island. It lies mostly north of the Arctic Circle in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. It is absolutely wild, perched on the fringes of our global, Westernized society. Baffin Island is the indigenous land of the Inuit, who have lived and thrived there for thousands of years. We were incredibly fortunate to travel on these lands, and to receive advice and guidance from a local Inuk outfitter. Today, Baffin Island is part of Nunavut, the most northern territory in Canada. Baffin Island is cold. The average annual temperature is well below freezing, and summers are cool and brief. Baffin exists north of the arctic treeline, with only barren arctic tundra or ice cap and glaciers covering every inch of this immense island. Traveling in Baffin varies…