These are how snowshoes were in old physics books. They are on the wall of the Tiso cafe in Perth. My feet are approximately 25cm long by 10cm wide. Total area of both feet = 500 square cm. One snowshoe looks to be made of 2 triangles that are 30cm x 30cm and 70cm x 30cm giving area of one snowshoe as 1500 square cm. Total area of both = 3000 square cm. So with the snowshoes the pressure is 1/6 of what it would be. I still find it hard that they are not solid. How does the mesh work?
