Crackers there are cheaper brands of snowshoes and different typers - i'm not a great fan of the straps on the MSRs
here is something i made a few years back
it road like a dog, will have to try it again sometime
since i'm not a skier traversing the slope was hard
going straight up was cool, but just as fast as snowshoes, on the flat or slightly down hill it makes the trip faster
need a lighter board - this neversummer was heavy!!