Snowshoe running, or snowshoeing, is a
winter sport practiced with
snowshoes
Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footw ...
, which is governed by
World Snowshoe Federation (WSSF) founded in 2010, which until 2015 had its name
International Snowshoe Federation (ISSF). The snowshoes running is part of the
Special Olympics
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and
Arctic Winter Games programs.
International federations
The
World Snowshoe Federation (WSSF) is the global governing body of snowshoe running recognized by the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based i ...
.
World championships
WSSF organized the
World Snowshoe Championships in 2016 in
Vezza d'Oglio
Vezza d'Oglio (Camunian dialect, Camunian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located in the upper Val Camonica, Camonica Valley.
Origins of the name
Legend has it that a flood destroyed the ancien ...
,
Italy
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and in 2017 in
Saranac Lake, NY from 24 February to 25 February 2017, until the previous edition, the
ISSF 2015 World Snowshoe Championships, held in
Quebec City
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,
Canada
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, the championships were organized by the same
International federation, but with old name of ISSF.
See also
*They are also used in
winter triathlon Winter triathlon is a Multisport race, multisport event involving the continuous and sequential completion of snowshoeing or running, mountain biking or speed skating and cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing, all on snow. Course distan ...
*
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and soil, earth, pass through woodlands and ope ...
*
Mountain running
Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; its courses are more ...
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Trail running
Trail running is a type of running that takes place on outdoor trails, often in mountainous terrain, and often includes significant ascents and descents.
It is similar to both mountain running, mountain and fell running (also known as hill r ...
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Skyrunning
Skyrunning is a sport of mountain running above where the minimum average incline is 6% over the total distance and at least 5% has an incline of 30% or more. The climbing difficulty does not exceed II grade UIAA. Poles, crampons, and hands may ...
References
External links
World Snowshoe Federation(WSSF) official web site
Snowshoe Magazineweb site
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