DCHP-1 Online
snowshoe sickness 
a painful state of inflamed joints and muscles affecting snowshoers, caused by undue strain on the tendons of the leg.
See also: mal de raquette
- 1841 (1937) . . . the snow shoe sinks much deeper before the track is formed, and retains upon it a great quantity of snow . . . which forces the foot dreadfully in a long journey, and often occasions the mal de raquette, or snow shoe sickness, which is extremely painful.
- 1954 [Glossary] . . . snowshoe sickness [is] much the same as the navy's 'immersion foot', or trench foot.
- 1841 (1937) . . . the snow shoe sinks much deeper before the track is formed, and retains upon it a great quantity of snow . . . which forces the foot dreadfully in a long journey, and often occasions the mal de raquette, or snow shoe sickness, which is extremely painful.