FWIW:

Hunting snowshoe rabbits with a 22 rifle (for those of us lucky
enough to live in the Rocky Mountains) is a blast. You can chase these guys
all winter long. You have to wear snowshoes yourself, as they all
seem to live at high altitude, in or near spruce forests.

It's best to chase them after a light snow...when all the tracks you
see can be assumed to be fresh. They're like great big cottontails:
pretty tasty little critters.