I own 3 pair of MSR snowshoes among others, and I think they are the best on the market, the hollow tube frame snowshoes don't handle bending very well because the tube collapses and is never the same, the traction on others cannot compair to MSR's, I have a pair of lightnings ascents and 2 pair of evo ascents and love them, I almost hate my atlas they throw snow on my back and make noise, I do like my tubbs a little bit, I take people out with me and always have enough for most of them, well let me know how you like them this winter, happy shoeing