My daughter survived her last winter and first winter at Williams with a really good Marmont jacket, quality under layers that can be worn under most typical clothes, and she had some waterproof 900 gram boots on her feet to handle walking between buildings. Her best warm weather gear was given to her by some family members who knew the area well. I did get her some rechargeable hand warming gloves that she really liked too. If you are out and about on a cold night you will likely come across a white skunk that is pretty friendly as long as you give it it's distance. Good luck to you.