Pierre,

I'd definitely give you a deal on 5 pairs of Dion's ;)

I have used the Dion Running #121 model for training and racing on groomed
and ungroomed trails.

Like any other snowshoe, the more surface area, the better the floatation on
deep, ungroomed snow. However, the more surface area, also the less
comfortable for running. The Dion 121's are 7" wide x 21' long, so you don't
have to alter your normal running stride much if any. One of the problems
with some snowshoes is if they are too wide, you can have problems with
constantly hitting the inside of your ankles (ouch). If you have a
snowmobile trail laid down, you would find that snowshoe running is much
faster and easier than on ungroomed trails.

You have 1.5 feet of snow??? Man, I'm jealous!

Derrick Spafford
www.HealthandAdventure.com



On 11/19/08, Pierre Marcoux <Pierre_Marcoux@...> wrote:
>
> I'll have to check out the Dion snow shoes. Can you get 5 of them?
> (Dion quintuplets...) I've logged about 400 hours on my Chubbs thanks
> to making maple syrup, so running in them is not an option.
>
> Do you need groomed trails for the Dions? My neighbors and I have a
> closed trail system through about 500 acres near Collingwood. We
> should meet for a fun run. There is normally a snowmobile track laid
> down by the neighbors. Right now there is 1.5 feet of snow!
>
> --- In ous-l@yahoogroups.com <ous-l%40yahoogroups.com>, "Aaron Anderson"
> <airman155@...> wrote:
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> > Dion snow shoes are available in Canada through Derrick Spafford at
> > http://www.healthandadventure.com/114711.html
> >
> > A
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 9:16 AM, <angie.ema@...> wrote:
> >
> > > My snow shoes are collecting dust - sounds like fun!
> > > Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry
> > >
> >
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