When the snow comes down the Lynx comes out.
Excalibur Mattrix 380 Lynx c/w Zeiss XB75.
I've had no issues with my recurve bows in cold snowy weather, the Lynx has a 280lb draw weight. I just give the deck a wipe if the snows starts to build up. I think hunters and recurve bows have more problems with heat.
So don't over heat and work up a sweat on way to stand. It's less 'work' walking on top of a foot of snow, than trudging thru it. Use real Snowshoes not the noisy POS metal things they commonly sell now. I have 2 wooden sets, 1 - 3ft synthetic gut set for wet & 1 - 5ft real gut set for dry snow.
I dress as warm as I can. Lots of layers, starting with a quality base layer to breath & wick moisture. I use hand warmers inside my gloves. When it gets really cold, I'll put a handwarmer in my shirt pocket over heart and add one to each boot. I 'fire' the handwarmers up and put in knapsack pocket before I leave truck, I put them in place
after I cool down but
before I get cold at the stand/blind/hide. Quiet camo at this time of the year is a must, if yr cheap like me, a hooded white terry cloth bath robe works awesome.
You look like an idiot but it is very, very quiet. Your stand/blind/hide should be out of the wind, exposed skin will develop frost bite quickly.