What's so bad about post-holing? Recently stumbled upon a…
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What's so bad about post-holing?
Recently stumbled upon a comment thread where people got pretty upset about post-holing. I had no idea it was bad-ediquette. I've heard it's inconvenient and dangerous for people using snowshoes but never found an explanation behind it. I went on a trip recently in the sierras and used spikes until it became knee to waist deep then the rest of the way on snowshoes. There were many day hikers that were only using spikes the whole way. I didn't notice any inconvenience or danger using snowshoes on these sections that were post-holed. I'd like to understand better what exactly bothers people so much about post-holing and how does it "ruin the trail for others".
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Recently stumbled upon a comment thread where people got pretty upset about post-holing. I had no idea it was bad-ediquette. I've heard it's inconvenient and dangerous for people using snowshoes but never found an explanation behind it. I went on a trip recently in the sierras and used spikes until it became knee to waist deep then the rest of the way on snowshoes. There were many day hikers that were only using spikes the whole way. I didn't notice any inconvenience or danger using snowshoes on these sections that were post-holed. I'd like to understand better what exactly bothers people so much about post-holing and how does it "ruin the trail for others".
#activity #hiking
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