The Snowshoe Raid is a team-based snowshoe race combined with navigation by map and compass. Competitors will travel on and off-trail to checkpoints located throughout The Blue Mountains stunning forests and parklands. Go as hard, or as easy as you like, however the more checkpoints you collect the higher you'll rank. Teams of two will have up to 3-hours to collect as many checkpoints as possible. Categories: Team of 2 (Coed, Male, Female, Masters, Family, Juniors)"

Snowshoe Recommendations: We're often asked to recommend which snowshoes are most suitable for the Snowshoe Raid. This can be a tough question, since we don't know what snow conditions we'll experience on race day. There could be light, fluffy powder, deep, wet snow, or even hard, icy conditions. However, if someone is looking for the best all-round snowshoe, not only for racing, but for general snowshoe hiking, or running, we'd recommend Atlas brand "Run", or "Race" models. They offer the ideal surface-area to weight ratio, meaning they're incredibly light, but still afford enough surface-area to traverse through deep snow. They also come with an aggressive toe and heel crampon for grip on any surface. These are the snowshoes we use during course testing, and are also the snowshoes worn by most of the podium finishers in our event.