Replying to Snowshoes?

Yo. So I haven't done any backcountry/sidecountry touring, but am looking at getting into it (will probably do my AST 1 in the next month or two).

Once I get that under my belt, I'm thinking of starting off with some pretty easy side country stuff at Sunshine. I know a few people with more experience than myself, so I'm not planning on wandering off into the wilderness myself.

That's that. My real question is around the use of snowshoes instead of a dedicated touring set up. I'm wondering if anyone uses snowshoes for the trip up and their normal alpine gear for the trip back down. Is it doable? Because I'm just getting into it and don't have a ton of money to drop on a new set up, I'm looking at ways to access relatively easy terrain without having to drop too much on new gear.

Thoughts? Experiences? Other ideas?

Thanks!