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numetalbeatsjazz t1_izj1jjl wrote

Reply to comment by cheetofoot in Tips for getting into snow-shoeing? by Dr_JackMeoff

Echoing the sentiment in case anyone glossed over it: DO NOT walk in ski tracks. Nothing ruins a day on skis more than constantly tripping over some one's snow shoe tracks in the ski tracks. Most trails I have been on have 2 tracks: one for skis, one for snowshoes. Stick to your side and we can all live harmoniously.

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Rich_Depth7314 t1_izj9d3c wrote

The flip side for OP is that snowshoeing in heavily skied areas is really just best avoided. Having to jump out of the way to avoid collisions is never fun, it tends to be loud, and finding the actual 'trail' in a heavily skied area can be impossible (while simultaneously trying to dodge skiers).

Same applies for snowmobiles, with the added bonus of them smelling terribly, but you at least tend to hear them coming from far away.

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JerryKook t1_izjhe1s wrote

I think u/numetalbeatsjazz is talking about the skin track that skiers make while skinning up the mountain. The first skier makes the track. The other skiers will stay in that track because it is the easiest way up. People walking in a ski track (postholers), snowshoers, dogs... ruin a skin track.

Same thing applies on cross country ski tracks.

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Rich_Depth7314 t1_izk1sg2 wrote

For sure. I didn't mean to imply snowshoers shouldn't ruin tracks. I would just suggest that, in my experience, the best snowshoeing tends to be on trails that aren't mixed use like that, for a variety of reasons.

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Twombls t1_izjplnz wrote

But pretty much every single outdoor trail in the winter will have a skin track

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