Shearling

I love shearling as well.. it is super soft, comfortable, and warm. Sometimes I get some flack from my friends about wearing fur. I know it may not be the most politically correct thing to wear.. but we could say the same about leather used for handbags.
 
for those who own shearling, how do you take care of them? can you wear them when it's snowing? i have one of each, the leather-like exterior as well as the suede-like exterior shearling...