Why GENUINE SNOWSHOE?

All the historians who have made research on the origin of the snowshoe agree in saying that it is the North American Indians, mainly in Eastern Canada, who have perfected the prehistoric snowshoe to finally give us the traditional wooden snowshoe we still manufacture today. It is the direct ancestor of the modern snowshoe made of an aluminium frame or composite materials.

GV Snowshoes, established in 1959 and whose factory and head office are located in the Huron Wendat Reserve (Québec Province, Canada), is the only manufacturer in the world which uses the two new snowshoe technologies along with the various wooden models, in the ancestral traditional spirit.

GV, official Canadian Army Forces snowshoes supplier

GV Snowshoes has been selected by the Canadian Forces to develop and manufacture a High Tech snowshoe to serve Canadian soldier's needs. Two years of R&D has been necessary to develop and deliver a unique magnesium snowshoe frame. They requested our Energy Saver TM patent pivot system as a key feature; the same one you will find on most GV snowshoes. The confidence they showed in us and the great satisfaction they had with the final product is the greatest proof that GV Snowshoes produces only top quality products.

GV Snowshoes is proud to be the official Canadian Army Forces snowshoes supplier.