Whenever snow depths reach a certain point, writes Tom Lounsbury, snowshoes allow him to effectively walk on top of the snow instead of having to wade and slog through it.

We’ll wait for Christmas day.” That was the advice I told the crew of our Snowshoe Hare hunters. Two weeks before the opening ...

Winter is cold, winter is wind, winter is snow. Winter requires species to evolve, to respond to the snowpack to survive.

Minnesota is home to the prolific cottontail rabbit, as well as two species of their relatives — the white-tailed jack rabbit ...

Skiers and snowboarders kicking off the 2025/2026 winter season (Courtesy of Snowshoe Mountain 2025) SNOWSHOE, W.Va. – Snowshoe Mountain welcomed the start of the 2025-26 ski season today, December ...

Daylight, not temperature, triggers color change in Arctic animals. White fur provides camouflage and insulation due to hollow hair shafts. Climate change causes a mismatch; white coats stand out with ...

Snowshoe hares in the Yukon’s Kluane area are increasingly standing out from their surroundings, according to a study published earlier this month — and researchers are wondering whether that will ...