Linn

Snowshoe Building

Sunday, December 13, 2009

The first class will be held from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13 at Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center, near Toddville, Iowa - just outside of Cedar Rapids. Participants should also plan to attend the evening sessions on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and Dec. 20. The evening classes will start at 7 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. also at Wickiup Hill.  Additional evenings will be needed to varnish the shoes in the week following construction.

Participants must pre-register and pay by December 9, so we can order kits. The $150 class fee includes the cost of a snowshoe kit, a binding set and varnish for each participant. To pre-register or for more details and options please call 319-892-6485. Attendance at all three lacing sessions is highly recommended. Kit building typically requires the manual dexterity of someone high school age or older.

With some time invested at home, kits can be completed shortly after New Years. After lacing is completed we will be varnishing the snowshoes on a variety of evenings at the Conservation Department shop near our headquarters. For best results, two or three of these additional evenings will be required to varnish the shoes properly. Class size is limited to 15 individuals.

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