Worlds Video

Video of the 2012 World Snowshoe Championships.

World Championships Results

Men
1. David Le Porho CAN 45:25
2. Eric Hartmark USA 46:04
3. Stephane Ricard FRA 46:13
4. Antonio Santi ITA 47:01
5. Greg Hexum USA 48:06

Women
1. Maria Grazi Roberti ITA 55:08
2. Amber Ferreira USA 57:41
3. Melanie Nadeau CAN 59:44
4. Melissa Chenard CAN 1:00:08
5. Elizabeth Primrose CAN 1:01:28

more to come…

World Championship Course

GOOD LUCK to everyone heading out to the
WORLD SNOWSHOE CHAMPIONSHIPS this weekend in Quebec!

2012 USA Champs- Men

Video of the 2012 USA Men’s National Snowshoe Championships

How to Make Snowshoes

Sure, fancy racing or running snowshoes made of high tech materials are great for running, fitness, and competitions, but it can also be fun, and on rare occasions necessary to go back to the birthplace of the sport and make your own snowshoes. You can fashion together your own pair of snowshoes completely with materials you can find in nature, or if you want to make them last a little longer, make them with a combination of foraged materials and simple items you may have laying around.

Even though it will take some time to fashion together a pair of functioning snowshoes, in an emergency situation, it just might be worth your while. If you are stranded and are out in the middle of the wilderness in deep snow, you can increase your walking pace to up to 10 times by walking on top of the snow rather than sinking deeply with each and every step.

To start off making your snowshoes, find two small saplings. You want to make sure to find young, green, fresh saplings as they are flexible and will bend easily without breaking. A good height for these saplings would be around 4 feet tall. You want the saplings to be around 2 inches in diameter. There are a few different options you could use as far as types of trees. Spruce trees work as do ash trees, maple, alder, and willow trees. Either cut the saplings down from the base or pull them out by their roots. Strip all of the branches off of the trees. Place the branches to the side for later use. If your saplings are taller than 4 feet, cut them so that they are approximately the same size at about 4 feet long. Continue reading “How to Make Snowshoes” »

Frisco Romp to Stomp

One week later and just down the road from the USA National Snowshoe Championships in Frisco, CO; Tubbs hosted the Romp to Stomp 3k Snowshoe Race.  It was a close one on the men’s side with Tim Hola pulling out the one second win over Darren Brungardt.

  1. Tim Hola 20:44
  2. Darren Brungardt 20:45
  3. Colleen Ihnken 22:27
  4. Diane Groff 26:33
  5. Laura O’Connell 26:37
  6. Claire Findlay 26:55
  7. Brett Gray 27:08
  8. Nancy Thonen 27:31
  9. Kirk Anderson 30:23
  10. Sarah Engle 30:39
  11. Jennifer Paiement 30:56
  12. Megan Bocci 30:58
  13. Teri Harper 31:11
  14. Heidi Camp 31:53
  15. Rhonda Mickelson 31:59
  16. Bre Bennett 31:58
  17. Brandon Bullock 32:04
  18. Sarah Boxley 33:16
  19. Rick Swain 33:52
  20. Anne Pilkington 33:54
  21. Melissa Mestas 34:07
  22. Melissa Sausman 34:07
  23. Tina Oberheide 34:21
  24. James Airey 36:09
  25. Jane Delacroix 36:10
  26. Magdalena Pelko 36:15
  27. Helen Royal 37:11
  28. Kelly Hatz 37:48
  29. Gillian Johnson 39:25
  30. Erin Herlihy 41:40

Bradbury Blizzard 2012

Bradbury Blizzard 5 Mile Snowshoe Race
Pownal, ME
March 4, 2012

1 Judson Cake M 34  36:08
2 Giant Parlin M 36  39:17
3 Jeff Walker M 46  39:26
4 Scott Hornney M 46 39:59
5 Jamie Anderson M 39  40:27
6 Andy Kiburis M 27  40:45
7 Peter Keeney M 45  41:10
8 David Roberts M 57  42:42
9 Zak Wieluns M 32  43:30
10 Chuck Hazzard M 51  43:46
11 Gnarls Barclay F 37  47:02
12 Nathan Augustine M 37  49:04
13 Julia Kirtland F 46  49:30
14 Rebecca Miller F 32 49:39
15 Bob Dunfey M 60 51:45
16 Gary Reuter M 72 54:43
17 Michael Linville M 64 54:45
18 brian gallagher M 62 55:28
19 Allyson Koenig F 25 57:15
20 Carrie Boudreau F 45  57:56
21 Mary Costigan F 40  59:52
22 Bob Benes M 58 1:00:26
23 Linda Raymond F 37  1:00:48
24 Mandy Desrochers F 32 1:03:18
25 Sara St.Clair F 34  1:03:38
26 Julie Caswell F 49 1:04:57
27 Brenda Murphy F 38 1:05:10
28 Erik Boucher M 39  1:05:10
29 Margaritt McNulty F 59  1:07:37
30 hjordys Fedorowicz F 36 1:07:52
31 kevin robinson M 56  1:08:24
32 Jerry LaVasseur M 74 1:11:18
33 Wendy Hart F 44  1:11:50
34 Chandra Leister F 33 1:13:00
35 Kat Steinhagen F 53 1:13:38
36 Ann Alexion F 54  1:20:14
37 Jodie Hart F 32  1:30:06
DNF Jackie Jancaitis F 28

Horse Hill 2012

The Horse Hill Snowshoe Race took place in Merrimack, NH this weekend.  The snowshoers were greeted with some rain for the 2012 version of this 3.7 mile race.

Kevin Tilton went out hard from the start of the race with Michael Daigeaun in 2nd and Dave Dunham following in third.  Dunham moved up during the first mile to catch up with Daigeaun and then pulled away from him 2 miles, taking over 2nd position in the race.  Tilton held onto his lead from the start, finishing in 30:53, 2 minutes and 44 seconds ahead of runner-up Dunham.  Dunham put 25 seconds on Daigeaun in the final 1.7 miles of the race, finishing in 33:37 to Daigeaun’s 34:02.  Tilton will be competing in the 2012 World Snowshoe Championships next weekend in Quebec, Canada.

Tracey Richardson captured the victory on the women’s side with a 53:55.  Runner-up Maggie Demars of Manchester finished a minute and 29 seconds behind Richardson with her 55:24.  Just 5 seconds back was Michelle Demars with a 55:29 for 3rd.

1   30:53  8:19 Kevin Tilton                                           30 M   396 North Conway NH
2   33:37  9:03 Dave Dunham                                        47 M   389 Bradford MA
3   34:02  9:09 Michael Daigeaun                                 32 M   393 Philadelphia PA
4   35:35  9:34 Chris Dunn                                               43 M   392 Strafford NH
5   41:58 11:17 David Hippert                                         29 M   413 Manchester NH
6   42:41 11:29 Richie Blake                                             43 M   394 Tyngsboro MA
7   42:47 11:31 Chris Peter                                                 31 M   399 Stratham NH
8   44:29 11:58 Timothy Lindsay                                   40 M   391 Strafford NH
9   45:21 12:12 Doug Demars                                            47 M   421 Hooksett NH
10   45:45 12:18 Trevor Ward                                         62 M   397 Merrimack NH
11   48:24 13:01 Mariano Santangelo                           42 M   390 Derry NH
12   51:45 13:55 Jay Short                                                 46 M   398 Byfield MA
13   53:55 14:30 Tracey Richardson                            51 F   410 Wolfeboro Falls NH
14   53:56 14:30 Dan Richardson                                 53 M   400 Wolfeboro Falls NH
15   55:24 14:54 Maggie Demars                                      21 F   419 Manchester NH
16   55:29 14:55 Michelle Demars                                     46 F   420 Hooksett NH
17 1:07:48 18:14 Kathryn Gordon                                     24 F   440 Freeport ME
18 1:11:10 19:08 Alexander Peppe                                21 M   441 Westbrook ME
19 1:19:28 21:22 Maryann Picard                                     48 F   395 Nashua NH

Worlds Predictions

What are your predictions for the 2012 World Snowshoe Championships?  The World Championships will take place on March 11th in Quebec, Canada. 
Write your predictions in the comments section below.

Here is a list of the 2012 World Snowshoe Championship qualifiers:

Men
David Leporho, CAN – 2011 World Champion
Antonio Santi, ITA – Winner of the 2011 Ciaspolada Snowshoe Race
Alex Michel, CAN – 2009 & 2011 Canadian National Champion
Eric Hartmark, USA – 2011 USA National Snowshoe Champion
Gregory Hexum, USA – 2 Time USA National Snowshoe Champion
Kevin Tilton, USA – 7th Place at 2010 USA National Championships
Ross McMahan, USA – 16th Place at 2008 USA National Championships
Judson Cake, USA – 1st Place at Hebron Hills & Bradbury Whiteout
Julien Naudin, FRA – 2nd Place France National Championships 2010 & 2011
Dave McMahon, CAN – 2nd Place at 2009 Canadian National Championships
Derrick St.John, CAN
Gareth Davies, CAN
Justin Pozin, CAN
Joel Bourgeois, CAN
David Savard-Gagnon, CAN
Keven Bedard, CAN
Kevin Tarras, USA – 19th place at 2011 USA National Championships
Lee Manuel Gagnon, CAN
Victory Alexy, CAN
Jimmy Gobeil, CAN
Jeremy Drowne, USA- 11th Place at 2012 USA Nationals, 16th in 2010
Tim VanOrden, USA- 13th Place at 2011 USA Nationals, 31st in 2010
Stephens-Whale Shaun, CAN

Women
Marie Josee Dufour, CAN- 2011 Quebec Champion
Maria Grazia Roberti, ITA- 2nd place at 2011 Ciaspolada
Melissa Chenard, CAN- 2011 Quebec Champion
Stephane Ricard, FRA- 2011 France and European Champion
Amber Ferreira, USA- 2010 USA National Champion, 2nd in 2011
Syl Corbett, CAN- 3rd at 2010 Worlds & 2009, 2010 Canadian National Champ
Laurie Lambert, USA- 3 time USA National Team Member (5th in 2011)
Tina Marie Poulin, USA- 4th Place at 2011 World Championships
Kellie Gregoire, USA- 9th Place at 2010 World Championships
Elizabeth Primrose, CAN
Natasha Elliott, CAN
Monika Owczerak, CAN
Evelyn Blouin, CAN
Melanie Nadeau, CAN

Papa Twiddlebug’s Snowshoes

Papa Twiddlebug can’t find his other snowshoe!