Atlas 1022, 1033, 1044

Review Date
July 30, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: Klimbingking(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer , from Puyallup

Price Paid:  $110.00 at REI Outlet

Summary:
Terrific snowshoe. I have had them about 3 year. Atlas makes the best snowshoe, in my opinion. Just rock solid performance and durability. Great for any type of use. I have the 1033's. In the Pac NW it is overkill on the wet snow but makes up for it on any powder. Used it under 65 pound pack and with 20 pounds of day gear. Maybe a little heavy compared to some but the light ones won't hold up. I expect these to last years and years. Great bindings and decking.

Similar Products Used:
MSR, Tubbs

Review Date
April 25, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Twigger(Unregistered User) ,  Mountaineer

Price Paid:  $100.00

Summary:
I bought mine from an ebay seller looking to unload them after using them once. His loss. I love them. I do agree with other reviewers that the straps can be a pain to adjust with gloves. I solved the problem by tying a small one inch loop through each of the ends of the straps. This gives me enough leveverage to get them on quickly and w/out struggle. The problem with the plastic ratchet style bindings is that you can't really repair them in the field (ask any hard core snowboarder about their experiences with broken bindings). These shoes held up very well on Rainier last March and were less prone to slipping/sliding than the Tubbs shoes being used by the other climbers. The also stood up to 60 lb loads in two weeks of backcountry winter camping in the Tetons. I'd recomend them to anyone who wants a sturdy, reliable shoe (just put in the loops to pull the straps and you'll overcome the #1 complaint that everybody has with them. I'm faily short and I haven't had the problem of snow flying up at me from the shoes, leading me to wonder if the other reviewers are attempting to run in them. They're not RACING SHOES.

Customer Service:
Havn''''t needed to call them. Not anticipating the need to anytime soon.

Similar Products Used:
Tubbs, Sherpas, MSR

Review Date
February 7, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: Colin Powell(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Price Paid:  $170.00 at Mountain Equipment Co-op

Summary:
This christmas I recieved a microwave oven from my parents. I promptly returned it, and purchased a pair of Atlas 1044's. Before now I had used a 40 year old pair of traditionals. It was like going from a K-Kar to a Ferrari. I had no fear of damaging them as I tortured them on the frozen shores of Superior, and they performed very well in deep snow. The only aspect that I don't like is the accumulation of snow on the solid decking on the tails. It adds an extra bit of weight to each step, and I constantly have to kick them together to get rid of it. But overall I am very pleased with my new shoes, and I don't think I will ever go back to the K-Kar.

Similar Products Used:
None

Review Date
January 23, 2001

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 3 votes

Reviewed by: Albert(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from San Jose, CA

Summary:
I rented the Atlas 1033 snowshoes from the Any Mountain store at Saratoga, CA
for a 2-day snowcamping trip. For some reason, my boot didn't fit into the
right side completely, and I felt I was walking on my toes all the time.
The buckles were hard to adjust, especially when the straps froze overnight.
Another person on the trip used Atlas 1022, and she spent 20 minutes trying
to get the snowshoes on in the morning because the straps got stuck in the buckles.

Also, snow clinged on to the "atlas logo" at the center of the decking,
and after some time, formed a hard solid block of ice. I had to pop it off
with an extremely hard knock with my ski poles.

But in general, the snowshoes held up pretty well. I'm 160lbs with 40lb load.
Snow condition was soft, powdery. Also, the pair was a rental, so it might be
a few years old. Maybe atlas has improved on them since then.

Review Date
January 6, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Alex(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Quebec

Price Paid:  $155.00 at MEC

Summary:
Great shoe, very durable, crampons work well and contruction is top quality. Very good for technical terrain, I use the 1022, which is very maneuvrable in the woods.

The binding system is impossible to work with if you have gloves on. There has to be a better way. Which means you have to freeze your hands for now. Also, the shoe kicks up a fair bit of snow, so wear waterproof pants.

Customer Service:
None yet!

Similar Products Used:
None