This weekend, my 4 year old nephew wanted to see me walk on my stilts, so I strapped them on, and walked around inside a bit, then headed outside. We recently got a couple feet of snow, which has melted down to about 6 inches on the grass, and the sidewalks are clear. I walked up and down the sidewalk till I got bored, then I decided to go for it, and stepped into the snow. It was very unstable, and I had to make absolutely sure to pick my feet up so the ends of my stilts were clear of the snow before I stepped. I managed to stay upright for about 15 feet or so, at which point, I stepped back onto the sidewalk. Since I had just put my stilts on to show my nephew, I hadnt put my kneepads on, so I didn't make any further attempts. Maybe one of these days I'll try it again.

I've been stilting since September, on a pair of basic 2' wood stilts my friend built. As soon as the weather gets better, I'm going to try some of the hiking trails in the area. I'll let you know how that goes...