Snowshoeing
Racing and touring across snow on lightweight snowshoes — an ancient practical means, now a competitive sport.
👥1 per team🌤outdoor
What is Snowshoeing?
Snowshoeing is a winter foot activity on lightweight modern snowshoes that spread the walker's weight across deep snow. Competitive snowshoe racing covers sprints, up to 10 km cross-country events and mountain courses, sanctioned by the World Snowshoe Federation. It remains widespread across Canada, the northern USA and the European Alps.
Quick facts
Category
Winter Sports
Type
Individual
Players
1 per team
Where played
outdoor
Country of origin
🇨🇦 Canada
Estimated origin
Prehistoric Indigenous North America (>4,000 years)
Olympic
No
Popularity
major
Sources & provenance
Last verified 2026-08-20.verified