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Move over Northern Lites and MSR, there’s a new kid on the block with lightweight snowshoes!

January 2006 - Kahtoola, known for their innovative traction systems, introduces their FLIGHTSnow Travel System. Would you believe a snowshoe with a detachable binding that serves as a traction device by itself? You can hike on ice with the binding attached to your boots for extra traction. When you’re ready for snowshoe mode, you simply click the binding into place on the snowshoe deck and continue on. It’s fast and easy, and the decks (with or without bindings) are easy to carry on your pack. There’s also an insulated version of the binding, which is actually an overshoe. Like the basic binding, it also has traction cleats.

At 3 pounds 7 ounces (our measurement) per pair (FLIGHTdeck and Aces binding), is seriously light, packable, and versatile. The neoprene-insulated boots weigh about 1 pound each.

—Will Rietveld

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