Expandable snowshoe attachment for snowboard bindings

A system for securing a snowboard binding to a first snowboard, the system comprising:

• an inner housing;
• an outer housing, wherein the outer housing is attached to the inner housing via a pivoting joint;
• one or more plates attached to the outer housing, wherein the one or more plates are configured to increase a combined bottom surface area of the outer housing and the one or more plates when deployed;
• and
• a first rail and a second rail, wherein the first rail and the second rail are:
• attached to the first snowboard;
• and
• configured to connect the inner housing to the first snowboard when the inner housing mates to the first rail and the second rail.

A snowshoe apparatus, comprising:

• a housing;
• one or more extensions coupled to the housing;
• a retracted state, wherein the snowshoe apparatus in the retracted state is configured to connect and disconnect from a first snowboard;
• and
• a deployed state, wherein in the deployed state the snowshoe apparatus is configured to operate as a snowshoe,
• wherein the snowshoe apparatus is configured to attach to a lower surface of a baseplate of a snowboard binding.