For lots of women style is equally as important as comfort and for other women, style comes above all else. That is why manufacturers have realised that to make women’s walking boots look fashionable and appealing is crucial to sales. Women are more conscious about what their footwear looks like than men and it is plain to see now in stores as women’s walking boots have become more fashionable than ever. So if you want a pair of walking boots but have been putting off buying them as you feared they would look ugly, then look again because women’s walking boots have just entered the fashion stakes.

Finally, I found the Baffin store and within 15 minutes walked out with a new pair of boots.

Baffin Snogoose boot $89.99 at Zappos

My impulse purchase was influenced by the brand’s use of the word “extreme” – as in extreme weather – and pictures of people in the arctic wearing the boots.

On the walk back to my hotel, I saw this pair of Gravis boots, and I immediately regretted buying the less attractive Baffin boots.

Gravis Camelia boot $89 at Zappos

But after three days of wearing the boots for 16+ hours a day, I could not be happier with the Baffin boots! Granted, they aren’t as cute as the Gravis boots, but they are the most functional snow boots I could have imagined. The black is rather nondescript anyway. While other people walk around the snow, slush, and puddles, I walk right through everything in my path. My feet are always dry and incredibly warm. The boots are very comfortable too. The only shortcoming is the weight of each boot – they are rather heavy.

The best part is that I feel very surefooted when walking on icy street. My two Sundance goals were to see James Franco (done) and to not fall and break a bone. I feel that the Baffin boots were integral to the latter, but I did wish I was wearing cuter boots when I saw James Franco!

Ps: If you want to see what they look like, the shoes are on the Sportsgirl website and are the “Catherine High Wedge” and are all SOLD OUT!