Configurable snowshoe and ski device

A device configurable in a snowshoe configuration and a skiing configuration, the device comprising:

• a base member having a bottom for traversing over snow;
• a plurality of wings dynamically coupled to the base member, the wings convertible between a skiing configuration in which the wings form a surface for gliding over snow and a snowshoe configuration in which the wings extend outward laterally;
• wherein the plurality of wings cooperate with the bottom of the base member to form a substantially continuous skiing surface;
• a first locking device configured to maintain the plurality of wings securely in the snowshoe configuration;
• a second locking device configured to maintain the plurality of wings securely in the skiing configuration;
• a binding device rotatably connected with the base member, the binding device configured to couple a user to the base member and comprising a toe section, and a heel section;
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• a plurality of traction devices configured for gripping snow or ice when the plurality of wings is in the snowshoe configuration.

A method for configuring a device in a snowshoe configuration and a skiing configuration, the device comprising:

• transitioning a plurality of wings coupled to a base member outward laterally to form a snowshoe configuration, and transitioning the plurality of wings inward to form a skiing configuration in which the wings form a surface for gliding over snow, with the plurality of wings cooperating with the bottom of the base member to form a substantially continuous skiing surface;
• maintaining the plurality of wings securely in the snowshoe configuration;
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• maintaining the plurality of wings securely in the skiing configuration.