Crescent Moon has revolutionized their already popular line of snowshoes, and have managed to win BACKPACKER Magazine’s award for “Best Binding” out of all snowshoes on the market. Here’s what they have done to improve upon last years models:
1. Increased the size of the binding to capture more of the foot and provide greater support on all terrain
2. Increased the size of the stomp pad to provide a bigger landing area for your heel and provide greater stability, particularly noticeable on traverses and uneven terrain
3. Inserted an HDPE “stabilizer” sandwiched between the harness of the binding and stainless steel crampon to eliminate twist and foot slop- again, particularly noticeable on steep traverses, but clearly a performance enhancer on all terrain- it “feels” extremely sturdy and stable and holds your foot as if “locked” on to the platform which makes all of the Crescent Moon snowshoes very athletic and able to translate and any all natural motions of your stride, whether climbing, descending, walking or even running, if that’s what you choose to do. It is certainly the most natural feeling shoe on the market.
4. The decking material was changed on all of Crescent Moon’s snowshoes, making them more abrasion resistant, heavier duty and is PVC free- they are also very quiet because of the flexible deckin particularly compared to hard plastics and injection molded decking which make some serious noise…and sound is one of the senses you notice most when snowshoeing…
So now that you’ve read all the great improvements check out the new Crescent Moon line-up this year at The Trailhead!
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