Yukon Charlie’s RUN Ultra-Lite Snowshoe

This is a great inexpensive way to see if you like snowshoe running. The weight limit was misleading or I totally missed it. I weigh 165lbs and the shoe has a 150lb weight limit. I only use it on packed trails so they work for me. The binding is super easy to use.

Im impressed with The ease of the bindings and the light weight and the compact size the should be great for running. The only problem is after the foot of snow we got here in Illinois we have not had enough since the to warrant a real in the snow trial.

Great lightweights with good strapping and bindings. You actually can run in them!

I just got these and went on a 1 hour hike in deep snow. I bought the 25" even though I weigh under 140lbs.. beacuse i wanted more float. We just got over a foot of light powdery snow and I did sink almost to my knee... and usually above my calf. But sounds like that is expected with deep powder (these are my first snowshoes). If you want a better float, then you have to go with huge ones, the tradeoff being that they would be cumbersome to walk in (ie. like the Louis Garneaur Blizzard II ones) . The turn dial bindings are awesome! Color is great! I shopped around and this was a great price.

I liked the price and quality of the materials but you can tell that research and product development wasn’t done by people that are serious snowshoe runners. You can run in these snowshoes but not with as natural of a gait as another brand that I tried. They are a little too wide and they twist on my feet so that my heels go to the inside. You have to be careful when running with these as it’s very easy to catch your toe and trip forward. Wearing gaiters is proving to be a must and I’m ok with that. They will kick up a lot of snow that will make the back of your legs and butt wet if your pants aren’t water resistant but that was true with the Dion running shoes that I tried also. These are my packed trail snowshoe and I have 3 others for different conditions. I’m trying train my binding by leaving my high top shoes in the bindings when not in use or using spring clamps to fold or crease the bindings in locations where I think performance will be improved. I don’t recommend these for serious runners. Get Dions.

Love the easy bindings. The poles stay lock in place, not like last pair I had. I have a few friends looking to upgrade to these.

I’m an avid snowshoer but these are not going to work in these MN/WI winters. The heel strap is a flimsy hard plastic that will surely snap in half on a cold day. The rest of the shoe looks good, but a good heel strap is essential. This one misses the Mark.

Lightweight, good binding, great price!