Atlas Snowshoes Introduces New Lightweight, Adjustable Poles

A spokesman from the Atlas Snow-Shoe company recently announced that with approximately six million snowshoeing enthusiasts, snowshoeing poles have emerged as essential, standard operating equipment for this popular winter sport. The spokesman explained snowshoe poles enhance the snowshoeing experience by offering improved balance, stability and an increased upper body, cardio workout.

To support this demand, Atlas Snow-Shoe Company has produced lightweight, versatile snowshoe poles for both men and women. With a weight of slightly above one pound per pair, the compact, telescoping poles by Atlas can be adjusted quickly and easily in order to fit a wide variety of users or snowshoeing terrain. The three-piece telescoping system collapses compactly for storing when not in use and can be adjusted shorter for climbing or longer for descending steep terrain. The material make-up is 7075-T7 aluminum for lightweight strength, the poles feature men and women specific grips made of EVA foam, anotomically contoured for comfort and equipped with adjustable neoprene straps. They also contain flexible tungsten carbide tips and large snow baskets for powder.