For User Packing Weight Under 175 lbs:
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| Elite | Quicksilver 25 |
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NOTE: The Elite now comes in international orange instead of bight yellow as shown in the picture.
While the international orange Elite is a full-sized mountaineering
and backpacking snowshoe with an aggressive crampon system, it is also the
premier racing snowshoe due to its incredible light weight. The 25" Elite
actually weighs less than many undersized and under built specialty running
snowshoes! In 1996, 1997 and again in 1999, Mark Macy won the grueling, 100-mile
Iditashoe snowshoe race on Northern Lites Elites. Snowboarders will also love
the climbing performance of the Elite, and at only one-half the weight of
ordinary aluminum frame snowshoes, you'll have plenty of energy left over
for the ride down. For pure racing, check out the smaller Elite Racer.
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Northern Lites Inc. wanted to produce the best premium-market snowshoes before we entered the mid-priced market. For several years, the trade press from coast-to-coast overwhelmingly endorsed our Extreme Series product line as among the world's top performing snowshoes. In 1997 we introduced our new Quicksilver Series, a line of mid-priced snowshoes with all of these same unique performance benefits:
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Light Weight - "these are some seriously light weight snowshoes." -- Couloir Magazine
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Durability - "We really put the screws to 'em and they held up just fine." -- Vermont Sports Today
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TruTrak Bindings - "... the easiest, most secure bindings of the lot." -- Adventure West
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Performance - "They perform great... just too good to pass up." -- Backpacker Magazine
All Quicksilver models offer traditional premium-market construction using polyurethane decking material attached to an all aluminum frame, plus oversized toe heel crampons.
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All Northern Lites are made in the USA. Extreme Series models are warranted for life to the original purchaser against defects in parts or workmanship. Quicksilver Series models are warranted for one year.
