New hiking gear

Today i got some new hiking boots for hiking in the snow.  They claimed to be 100% waterproof so i decided to test them out.  I took them up Neffs Canyon, where the snow was all wet and about to turn into slush.  My wife and I hiked up for a little over a mile and the boots held up very well.  My feet were very dry and warm,the only reason we turned back was because there were too many rocks poking out of the snow to go sleding on.  I also got  a new par of snow pants.  They did the job ok, not as good as the boots.  The material seemed to absorb liquid almost like normal clothing would.  Of course, we were sleding in the worst possible conditions for snow (it was really wet snow).  So i think on a colder day, later in the winter, the snow pants will hold up a lot better.  I hope to break in the boots a lot more this winter and hopefully make it to the top of Neffs Canyon, which i have never done.