Boulder foam snowshoe makers launch crowdfunding campaign

BOULDER — Longtime snowshoe manufacturer Crescent Moon Snowshoe Co. is looking to innovate its industry with the first all-foam snowshoe.

To do that, the owners are turning to crowdfunding, having raised more than half of their $20,000 goal with nearly a month left.

The idea has been in the heads of the Crescent Moon founders for several years, when co-founder Tamara Laug, a serious runner, realized that the company should be making snowshoes that felt like running shoes.

Her partner, Jake Thamm, started to test out the concept,…