Translations:AY Honors/Snowshoeing/Answer Key/18/en
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A well-broken trail is usually a rut in the snow about 15-20cm
deep and 60cm wide. While it may appear after heavy use as if it is possible to "bareboot" or walk it without benefit of snowshoes, this practice is frowned upon by serious snowshoers as it leads to "postholing," or roughening of the trail from places where boots have fallen through (initial appearances to the contrary, the snow in a broken trail is not sufficiently packed to support the more concentrated weight of a foot).
