Tubbs Flex ALP

I will review my shoes, the 24 inch model, but my husband has the 28 inch version, and his review is the same as mine...we love these snowshoes! We have found them a nice step-up from our older Tubbs models (Adventure 25 and Eclipse 30), and have been excellent in our uses this year, on varying terrain and snow conditions.

We snowshoe on sometimes steep and icy trails, and sometimes trails with unpacked or mushy snow. I have found the design and materials on these snowshoes to be excellent, and they have greatly increased my  confidence on tricky terrain,especially when traversing.

The extended traction is wonderful,and an improvement from my old Tubbs, which had only toe crampons. The Flex Alps are light, and the binding system holds them securely...I have found no lateral "wiggle". The heel lift is also a feature new to us, and it seems like a nice advantage for some of our steep uphills. It took a few tries to feel confident in using the pole grips to lift/lower the heel lift, but now it comes very easily.

The binding system is easy to use; the adjustments are quick and easy, and fit both my boot ( size 9) and my husband's size 14 boots....in fact, he had originally purchased the Tubbs with a BOA binding, but decided he liked my binding system better, so swapped out for the Flex Alps.

The snowshoes are very light, and seem easier on our "old" joints than our older Tubbs snowshoes. They have performed well in both powdery fluff, as well as crusty, windblown, mixed conditions. This was certainly a good investment for us.

Grippy.

I upgraded to these after a couple years of suffering through the SLS (Slings Lots'o Snow) pivots of my Atlas shoes. It is very nice to leave the snow on the trail instead of flinging it on my back.

The grip of these is amazingly good, and the flex of the deck is appreciated of the steep downhills. The bindings are simple, fast and secure. The heel lift clicks around a little bit, but it never gets in the way and is very appreciated on the extended climbs.

Awesome snowshoes.

For starters, I am a 250 lbs man just under 6 feet tall. These things worked awesome. I tried MSRs and I sank like a rock. I have had nothing but great experiences with these shoes. They are light and responsive when shuffling along and somehow they keep me above the snow...great buy.