"Bought these boots in October, on Halloween actually. I haven't had legitimate snowboots since I was a little kid. There hadn't been any snow here between the time of purchase and a few days ago, so they stayed in their box. Winter Storm Jonas hit this past weekend, and thankfully I was prepared; or so I'd thought. I wore these out just TWICE. I put minimal stress on them; only stepped in about 4" of snow, tops, and for mere seconds. After my second wear today I have noticed that already, the stitches on the (inside) left side of the right boot have started to unravel and the brown leather panel is no longer fully attached! Moreover, upon my first wear outside my feet almost immediately felt cold and damp in hardly an inch of compacted snow. No significant comments on comfort yet because the boots have yet to be completely broken in; but so far, not so good. I love DSW and I was really excited about these boots, but have to say I'm pretty disappointed."