How often, if ever, do you slip on the snow? Are some people more prone than others?

Question

Today I was walking to class and it was in the middle of a wooded area. Snow is everywhere. I had to take a short cut (which a lot of people take) to the main arts & literature building - one that is only grass, no sidewalk. So I'm walking, then I slip and fall practically flat on my face. Pretty embarassing as a stranger saw it... I couldn't see her (woods), but I heard her yell to a friend "he fell!"

This is the second time in a week I've fallen while walking through snow. Granted... these two times are the only two times in many years (if ever... I can't actually remember) that I've slipped on snow, but I usually don't walk in snow anyway.

So, I ask you - how often do you slip on snow & ice (versus how often you do)? Are some people simply more likely to fall than others? Perhaps shoe type is a contributing factor? Anyway, I'm bored so thought I'd ask.

EDIT:

"So, I ask you - how often do you slip on snow & ice (versus how often you do)?"

Should read as "versus how often you have to walk on snow/ice."

Answer 1

Slipping in the snow is one thing we don't have to worry about down here in Alabama. Not often, that is!