This is my third (fourth?) time in the snow, so yes, wet socks are unfamiliar. This was my "look at how deep the snow is!!!" photo (it went up tp my knee!) except the shot is too high to see how deep it is!!! Up to the knee!!!
My addidas held up pretty well for the whole thing and I had dry feet at the end of the day. It's Mt. Wellington for those wondering; and that sprawling metropolis off to the right is where I live, Kingston - city of dreams.
Some photos of the trek up there too, but internet is too slow to upload them at the moment.