It's day 9 of snow blankets all across where I live. Although the government is doing a good job of keeping streets serviceable, everything else is icy where I live.



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  2. Snow boots always good to have. Good quality pair can last you years. Lowa is a good brand to look into

  3. the few people I know here told me that usually the winters are milder, so buying heavy duty snowboots for urban living might be an overkill.

    (I recently moved from somewhat sunny Australia and had the same question. )

  4. I’m German and asking myself the same thing…we haven’t had a proper winter in so long that I got rid of most of my snow-clothes…

    But I’d advise you to just get some Boots with a good profile on the soles, like timberlands or similar, you can wear them with or without snow, your feet won’t get wet and you can always add some cozy socks

  5. It’s an outlier but not a huge outlier. They happen every few years. If you plan to stay it’s worth the investment IMO.

  6. What exactly do you define as “snow footwear”? Warm shoes with a bottom with some proper profile/ridges are something practical I personally would not want to miss even without the snow.

    But if you mean something like shoes with spikes or those large snow boots for alpine areas would be wasting money for a downtown area imho.

  7. A good pair of snow footwear is always a good investment. Germany doesn’t have many snow days, but they do come yearly even if it is just for a few days. You never know how long or strong the snowfall will be and honestly, I just wear mine all winter through as it is still cold even without snow. So no harm done buying good winter shoes 😀

  8. It is an outlier but not the last one you’ll ever experience.

  10. Honestly just get some proper hiking boots, preferably leather, so they are waterproof.

    I can recommend, Meindl, Haix, or Lowa.

    You can use these in the winter, but you can also wear them for hiking or going into the mountains.

    And a good pair of boots will last you a long time.my

  11. Just get a good pair of boots from Panama Jack or Timberland or similar. They’re fine for winter, and fashionable for fall/spring. No need to go full arctic expedition.

  12. You should get some relatively normal winter shoes/boots (waterproof is best) for every year, as ice on the streets happens every winter, with some good profile soles. You can also buy the put on spikes for ice if you walk out a lot.

    Hiking/skiing winter boots aren’t usually necessary.

  13. For the ice get shoe spikes it’s under 10 euros and it’s a lifesaver. There’s no regular winter footwear that will protect you from black ice.

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