Share photos from your adventures on Tubbs Snowshoes this season for a chance to win one of five prizes including a pair of snowshoes, gaiters, or 3-piece poles. ENTER TWO WAYS: 1) Share your photo on Instagram and tag @tubbssnowshoes OR 2) Post your photo to Tubbs Facebook wall, www.facebook.com/tubbssnowshoes. Five (5) pictures with the …
Learn a few tips and techniques to snap better photos while having fun in the snow! ADJUST WHITE BALANCE Some cameras have a “snow” setting that automatically adjusts the setting for snowy conditions, but for those with manual controls adjust your white balance until the snow on your screen looks white, rather than blue. …
Rich K., Day Hiking Ambassador Wind dominates the clearing, and the Champlain Valley drops out below. This is the top of mount Philo, a one thousand foot mound of granite that rises over the lakeside town of Charlotte, Vermont. Beneath a quick and shifting sky the cold cobalt of March is being overtaken by …
Maciej M., Backcountry Ambassador It was late February. I was getting ready to take my Companion Rescue Class at the Steven’s Pass. This was supposed to be a packed day with a 6 hour class in the morning followed by a snowshoe trip in the afternoon. My good friend Evelyn and I left at …
John S., Family Ambassador As a “Family Ambassador” it should come as no surprise that I have kids. The two oldest are both Girl Scouts. Since their Daisy days I’ve been waiting for the signal that we’ll be heading out on scouting expeditions to learn about survival and adventure. But those days never came. …
Valerie E., Sacramento Inner City Outings Trip Leader Thank you to Tubbs for a wonderful winter of fun and adventures!! Sacramento Inner City Outings went into the winter season very excited to use our new fleet of Tubbs snowshoes, thanks to Tubbs’ generous “Get outdoors” program. While California’s drought limited the number of snow …
John S., Family Ambassador Truth be told, I didn’t leave home without my Tubbs snowshoes. They were in the 50 pound bag of gear I checked on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix. Yes, Phoenix. As in Arizona. The plan was to snowshoe/climb Humphrey’s Peak, the highest point in Arizona. It’s over 12,000 feet …
Ambassador of the Quarter, Tim T., Backcountry Ambassador Tim hails from Lino Lakes, Minnesota, an area that received more than their fair share of snow and below freezing temperatures this snowshoeing season. Not only is Tim an adventurous weekend backcountry explorer, but he also spends most of his weekends voluntarily guiding people in outside excursions …
Winter weather has been a wild one this 2013/2014 snowshoe season. From the Sierra Nevada’s draught, to a “Polar Vortex” taking three passes through the Midwest and East Coast, the US has endured a winter for the ages. A cold front, which usually remains on the Canadian side of the border, dipped South, breaking …
Brent & Dorian, Day Hiking Ambassadors What a treat it is to be able to mix day job responsibilities with snowshoeing adventures. Such was the case recently when we had the occasion to travel to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and more specifically Lake Louise. This gem of a mountain lake is nestled in …