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Snowshoes or cross country skis may be required at some Oregon locations, said Jason Resch, marketing manager for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2022

Snowshoes or cross-country skis are a necessity for traveling off the firm surface of the road, and offer a chance for human-powered recreation to break up a motorized tour.

From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2016

You can also rent his documentary Snowshoes and Solitude, which includes him and his wife contracting Giardiasis, a particularly vicious and unforgiving form of diarrhoea also known as Beaver Fever.

From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2011

If everything checks out then—ta-da—a new world record is set for Fastest Time to Carry a 40-Pound Buddha 100 Yards on Snowshoes.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 24, 2011

Snowshoes became a useless encumbrance, and on the 10th of the month even the sledges were abandoned.

From Adventurers of the Far North A Chronicle of the Frozen Seas by Leacock, Stephen