<p>Yeah I live in Massachusetts where it snows a lot and i still dont know a lot of people wearing snow boots. please dont make her, she's in college she can make her own decisions. I wear a good pair of shoes and i'm fine. i'm not like chillin in the snow all day, just going from point A to point B.</p>
<p>BTW -- If the snow boots aren't needed for traction, your daughter can have toasty feet with special thermal socks and still wear what she wants as a shoe or boot.</p>
<p>Newjerseydad, we bought very nice snow boots for our son. We also bought some expensive, high quality socks. A friend of ours saw our son in January, called us, and let us know that he was wearing sandals, no socks in cold, snowy weather. His toes came back intact, but the socks all disappeared.<br>
When we visited Syracuse, we had lunch in the off campus area near the school. THere were a number of shops including a great snow wear store (Michaels??? seem to be the name, not sure). They have every brand name of jackets, gloves, socks, hats, and boots, all the kinds that are the most popular with kids. We bought a limited edition feather light down Northface jacket, something that would have been snapped up in minutes in our area. I believe we got at some reduced price. Your D will not be stuck without access to stores to buy anything she needs for Syracuse weather. Just as you can lead a horse to the water, but not make him drink, you can buy your kid boots, but you can't make her wear them.</p>
<p>I confess I havent read all 5 pages of this thread but, I suggest asking your D if she would like a pair of UGGs (great winter boots), made in Australia. They are extremely popular but rather expensive. Last Christmas I purchased a pair at Nordstroms for my D.</p>
<p>you can buy them, force them in her suitcase, mail them to her, but unless you are there, you can't put them on her feet</p>
<p>I wanted Uggs, but seriously, they are to expensive to go sloshing around in the snow in them. If I had them, I wouldn't wear them much because I wouldn't want them to get messed up.</p>
<p>no Frostburg2010.......the real beauty of Uggs comes from wearing them... the sheepskin lining loves the oil of your feet.....and they become soo comfortable....and they are extremely durable and so they last and last... I definitely have abused mine, but they are NO worse for the wear..... a bunch of us walk after skiing all day in the winter...we all wear them.... no traction issues....feet are toasty and comfy......they are an article of clothing that you can enjoy.......without fear....</p>
<p>My son bought himself a very nice pair of hiking boots, waterproof----at the END of his first winter in Boston, when they went on sale at EMS. I believe he wore his Tevas up until then. Now he wears the hiking boots year round. Even with shorts and a Hawaii shirt.</p>
<p>Agree with Tutu and maineparent. All the college girls I am around have UGGs and love them (and abuse them). They can't wait until it is cool enough to put them on as they say they are so comfortable. My D. wore hers around horse pastures, in unpaved parking areas, through barns, etc., then brushes them off and wears them to go out at night with friends.</p>
<p>They had a great selection of Uggs at that store, as well.</p>
<p>Thanks, TutuTaxi. I'll look into Uggs. They may not be perfect, but anything's better than her cowgirl boots. It's not just the snow that worries me. It gets extremely cold up there and her cowgirl boots have no insulation at all. Considering the length that she'll have to walk, I think her feet would get very, very cold, and what worries me the most are the near two foot deep puddles of slush and ice water that form when the snow starts melting, that you can't get around or jump over because they're too big. Uggs will at least keep her feet warm, but what about deep puddles of slush and ice water? Are they able to withstand those? Someone gave me instructions in a PM about how to waterproof them, but I can't remember them off hand. Please advise. Thanks.</p>
<p>njdad, I assure you, if you'll pay for them, she WILL love them. Like "I'm gonna be buried with them, Dad" LOVE them. She may even go as far as leaving the cowgirl boots at home! It's nice that you're so concerned about her being warm. Of course my parents want me to be warm, but not so much that they'll shell out the $$$ for Uggs.</p>
<p>I lived in the northeast until I was an adult. I swear by these:</p>
<p>my D got her UGGS at an outlet place, the sportsbasement in SF for half price...it was great</p>
<p>she wears them a lot and I bet there is someplace around you that may have them as well at a discount</p>
<p>We got ours for 35 bucks!!! and a great neutral color as well</p>
<p>its not like her toes are gonna fall off without the snowboots...I survivided, in earthboots, and some of you will know what I am talking about</p>
<p>When I bought Ds UGGs at Nordstrom I also purchased the waterproofer. As far as I know Ds UGGs have never leaked. They definitely keep her feet warm, sometimes too warm. Ds boots hit just below her calf. My sister who lives in Chicago has a pair of UGGs that come just below her knee (when unrolled) and around mid-calf when rolled down. There are various styles and colors but I suggest you buy early if your D is like mine and tends to be rather particular:rolleyes: about what she wears. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Just a caution--I'm not saying my D is typical, because she most assuredly is not, but she wouldn't wear UGGs if you glued them to her feet. So I'm thinking check first before you buy them.</p>
<p>I am sure Syracuse University clears its paths and entries very well; schools in cold climates are accustomed to dealing with ice and snow. You may find that your daughter does less walking in the snow than you think because in upstate NY and New England it is pretty much a necessity to keep roads and walkways clear, unlike more moderate climates where we always seem to think it will melt by the next day. </p>
<p>And like many previous posters, I think you should let her come to her own conclusion on this matter. if she finds tha other girls are wearing boots of some kind, she will want to as well. and if they are not, so be it. (Uggs are not a good option for sloppy weather, in my opinion, awterproofer notwithstanding--salt will ruin them and water will eventually make them look scruffy too--and most styles are not very high and hence not great for snowdrifts. Remember that the fad for them had its roots in California.) If you are concerned that by the time your D realizes she needs boots the various stores will be sold out for the season, I suppose you could buy a pair and keep then in reserve, but honestly I think you are overreacting to a particular example of stubborn silliness that virtually college freshman exhibit.</p>
<p>Even tho my D. likes UGGs, I agree with Garland--definately don't buy anything without your D.'s approval. No matter how much I think mine will like something, it seems that unless she was involved in decision, I probably will have picked out the wrong thing.</p>
<p>Please don't worry about 'nearly foot deep puddles of slush and ice' - I can guarantee the kids will find a different route that does not involve taking a bath in ice water. Your D will grow accostumed to living in the snow, and will find paths accordingly. Shoes with no insulation aren't a first choice, but they're one that many of the people on campus will be making. If she likes the Uggs, go for it, but if she doesn't know that her toes will NOT fall off and she will NOT get pneumonia. I promise.</p>
<p>I have an idea for the OP: this fall, send your D a catalog from L.L. Bean with a note saying she can pick out a pair of boots she likes and you will order them and have them sent to her at college. That way she can see what other students are wearing and what she might want and it will be her choice. Sometimes you just have to wait and see and then send the needed item to the kid at college. They like to get packages anyway.</p>
<p>My D attends college in Colorado and she does wear boots when it is snowing. (She has Uggs and a hiking type of boots.) The college can't get everything shoveled when in the middle of a storm so she does have to walk through snow. On a related note...she went on a school trip to Europe in April in high school and refused to even take a coat or jacket of any sort! What a way to drive Mom and Dad crazy.</p>