Ojibwe Wood SnowshoesTraditional Wood Ojibwe Snowshoes The Ojibwe traditional wood snowshoes unique shape provides a great flotation in opened forest and field where there is a lot of snow. Its narrow and lifted nose, combined with its long narrow tail, are providing great gliding properties in downhill on hard snow. Quiet and stable, it is a good all around snowshoe for long distance adventure. The name Ojibwe comes from one of the largest of the Native peoples of Canada