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User Review: MSR Lightning Ascent

MSR Lightning Ascent
Above: The current Lightning Ascent, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed October 21, 2007 by TravMan

Rating: rated 5 of 5 stars
Price Paid: $144

I was able to test these shoes this morning after a good October snowstorm. I was very impressed with the performance. The bindings were easy to get in and out of, and they stayed as tight as I needed them to. I was making first tracks through fairly light Utah powder and the snow shoes stayed on top very easily. I headed up steeper terrain to test the climbing ability of the shoe and it performed as advertised. The shoes were lightweight and felt great under your feet. I look forward to many more miles on these. If you are looking for a shoe to put around packed trails, this might be too much shoe, but if you are looking to get to some steep backcountry terrain this might be the shoe for you.

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Buy Online We found the Lightning Ascent at 8 online stores:

StoreProduct DescriptionPrice

Campmor
4 purchase options:		Lightning Ascent 25 Lightweight High Traction All Terrain Snowshoe$239.98Buy Now
Women's Lightning Ascent 25W Lightweight High Traction All Terrain Snowshoe$239.98Buy Now
Women's Lightning Ascent 22W Lightweight High Traction All Terrain Snowshoe$239.98Buy Now
Lightning Ascent 30 Lightweight High Traction All Terrain Snowshoe$269.98Buy Now

Backcountry.com
2 purchase options:		Lightning Ascent Snowshoe$259.95Buy Now
Lightning Ascent Snowshoe - Women's$259.95Buy Now

Oregon Mountain Community
2 purchase options:		Lightning Ascent Snowshoes$259.95Buy Now
Women's Lightning Ascent Snowshoes$259.95Buy Now

Moosejaw
3 purchase options:		Men's Lightning Ascent Snowshoe$259.95Buy Now
Women's Lightning Ascent Snowshoe$259.95Buy Now
Lightning Ascent Snowshoe$289.95Buy Now

CampSaver.com
2 purchase options:		MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoes$259.95Buy Now
MSR Lightning Ascent Snowshoes - Womens$259.95Buy Now

GearX.com
2 purchase options:		Lightning Ascent Snowshoes (2008)$179.99Buy Now
Lightning Ascent Snowshoes Womens (2008)$179.99Buy Now

EMS
5 purchase options:		Lightning Ascent 25 Snowshoes, Orange$259.95Buy Now
Lightning Ascent 22 Snowshoes, Orange$259.95Buy Now
Women's Lightning Ascent 25W Snowshoes, Red$259.95Buy Now
► more Lightning Ascent choices from EMS

US Outdoor Store
2 purchase options:		Lightning Ascent 22 Snowshoes - Orange$259.95Buy Now
Lightning Ascent 25 Snowshoes - Women's$259.95Buy Now

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