Atlas Women's Snowshoes

Learn the different ways to travel in the backcountry in winter, including telemark and randonee skiing, snowshoeing and splitboarding.

Snowshoeing is an easy, fun and relatively low-risk winter activity—as long as you follow a few basic guidelines about avoiding avalanches.

Our comprehensive checklist for snowshoers features required and optional gear, clothing and accessories.

Find out what to expect when venturing out on your first snowshoe adventure. Learn basics like climbing and descending, traversing and more.

Learn about the essential avalanche safety gear you need to carry when you venture beyond in-bounds ski areas.

Learn how to identify and avoid avalanche terrain and choose safer travel routes.