Last year hubby entered a drawing for a pair of Atlas Snow Shoes.  He won towards the end of the snow season – so I only got to use them for 2-3 days.  It was clunky and awkward. I kept stepping on the other shoe.  Definitely not fun.  This year, I have been using them to walk around the neighborhood and circles in my back yard.  I definitely have the rhythm down.  It is fun to walk on top of the snow.  Really packs a workout for the back of your thighs and butt. 🙂 I will be packing them when we go sledding up at Bachelor to walk around with the kids. Much more entertaining than falling in groin deep into the soft powder.