Free snowshoeing demo this weekend.
Winter Trails Day, an opportunity to try different brands of snowshoes and poles and to join snowshoe walks, takes place acrsoss the snowbelt in mid-January. Colorado and only Colorado also hosts a second Winter Trails Day each year. It will take place this Saturday, February 16, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. at the Bear Lake intercept lot in Rocky Mountain National Park. The quickest access is from the Beaver Meadows entrance station on the east (Estes Park) side.
Snowshoe manufacturers' representatives and staffers from REI will again be on hand to help you gear, and volunteers lead snowshoe walks so that everyone can get the feel of the snowshoes on a real trail, not just tromping around the event site.
While the snowshoeing is free, regular park entry fees or a valid National Parks pass do apply. My advice is to get there early because there is a bit of paperwork to fill out or near the end, because people do tend to drift out. In mid-event, there are usually waits and lines to try gear. I don't know what goodies will be offered this year, but usually there are free energy bars, free hot drinks and a prize drawing of some kind.
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