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The bear paws were in transition circa 2015-7. My unit requested a top up quantity and we received brand new in the box magnesium bear paws. The trail style snowshoes were good, but for whatever reason, somebody didn't like them enough. But ... the troops tell me they break near the footbed because the average user isn't wearing three layers of Spandex and carrying a slim daypack. Nope, they're wearing three layers of the best technology the CAF can issue for Arctic use but it's heavy, and they're packing dozens of kilos. Overloading cannot be avoided. Fill in the blanks.