No. I've never understood the hype. I wear a pair of winter style bogs or my Xtra tufs if the snow's not super deep. I love my Xtra tufs so much I bought a pair for "going out" because my first pair is now my chicken coop/gardening pair. Usually people I see wearing them are wearing them in the winter for fashion not practicality, because they are slippery a.f. in icy/snow conditions.