Actually, on the snow boot front, don't feel bad. I think it's a young thing. Jumper has boots that let the water soak in and we live in Wisconsin. We have offered to buy her waterproof boots, but she turned us down saying she would never wear them, it's not that far from class-to-class, etc. etc. This is in WISCONSIN where her town sometimes has a foot of snow. Our offer is good anytime she gets tired of frostbitten feet, but she has to pick them out because if she doesn't like them she won't wear them and will choose the frostbitten feet. For that matter, she already is making that choice.
Somehow it doesn't seem to bother them as much as us. I don't think any of my grown kids own snow boots, except for Sonic and he hasn't worn them in a few years and, yes, it has snowed!!!
