I still wear my latest pair of DMs, but they're shoes, not boots. They are the most comfortable creatures. I was wearing them yesterday when I first read this thread. They're getting to the point where I should buy another pair, though...

wow said: But for plowing around in the deep snow I love my Canadian made white Manitou Sorel boots.

Even here, Sorels are the boots to have if you go snowmobiling or snowshoeing or tobogganing - anything in deep snow or cold. I myself wear Caterpillar boots to school, and change when I get here. Those Sorels are just too big for wearing around the city, and I don't do enough outdoorsy-winter stuff to justify buying a pair.

However, in the oddball-shoes category, I do own broomball shoes which I used to wear to play sponge hockey (hockey with a sponge puck and shoes instead of skates). They have this foam stuff on the bottom to help you grip the ice - there's been many a day walking around town when I'd wished I was wearing them instead of my Caterpillars!