I bought these boots to help me get through a winter in NH. They were warm and comfortable to walk around in, and I was able to walk, carefully, on the icy sidewalks because the bottoms had good grip. My disappointment with them happened when there was a lot of slushy areas, and the boots let water into the shoe. This happened the water went past the black sole. The seal between the sole and silver upper was not waterproof/resistant and so I had to buy another pair of shoes to get me through the rest of winter and puddle filled spring.