This is so that they can escape from their enemies. They know every possible hiding spot in the area - like hollow logs, old burrows, bushes,etc. The nest is a hollow in the ground under a bush or beside a log. The females are larger than the males. They can be over 30 cm.
Snowshoe hares have large hind feet.
In the summer, the grey-brown coat of the snowshoe hare looks like the ground around it. In the winter the coat turns white to blend with the snow. Everything is white except the tip of its ears which are black. The big hairy feet help it to run quickly over the top of the snow drifts. It may also whack it's enemy with the hind feet.