Yeah, I guess I forget about snow

We live in Miami, so it's never a concern (though, it's supposed to get cold tonight..yay!). I take her down the elevator about 10 for her last pee, then we go at 8:30 am for the morning. When I lived on South Beach (the 27th floor), we did the same.
When we go to my native Germany (she's been 2x b/c I don't want to kennel her & nobody could watch her), my friend would shovel snow for her spot to go. But, she did *not* like the flight - she'd scratch my arm and I knew she wanted me to take her out, so I'd put her in the crate for privacy, and she'd go. Otherwise, other than take-off/landing, she stayed on my lap.
Was just wondering if removing the paper step would help