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Spring touring has arrived!  If you\u2019re like us, you\u2019re itching to go for bigger objectives after what felt like a long season of avoiding nasty PWLs. With the change of the seasons comes a change in your backcountry kit. Enter ski crampons and splitboard crampons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are splitboard<\/strong> & ski crampons:<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Essentially the same idea as boot crampons, but they attach to your ski\/splitboard or binding. This metal-toothed tool gives you the extra purchase into the snow surface (think traction) with each step. There are many different splitboard and ski crampons out there. We will break down the difference between a fixed ski crampon (Voile Style) compared to a pivoting ski crampon, talk about our splitboard crampons, and see what our ambassadors have to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HyperCharger Skis<\/a> + 115mm Ski Crampons<\/a>. Photo courtesy of Ann Driggers.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Where, when, why to use splitboard<\/strong> & ski crampons: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This one is subjective to the user. Typically, ski\/board crampons don\u2019t make it out of the gear garage until springtime when snowpacks are subject to the daily temperature swings causing the snow to slush up during the day and (hopefully) refreeze at night- thus metaphorizing into that sweet, sweet corn. Ski\/board crampons are helpful during those wee hours of the morning when the snow is still in its frozen form. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Firm, icy snow surfaces or skin tracks can turn into a flail fest with just skins. Popping on your ski\/board crampons can help make this travel smooth and slip-free. Depending on your route, objective, snowpack and personal preference, you may just skin until you transition to booting (with boot crampons) and skip the ski\/board crampons. On other tours, you\u2019ll be glad to have the extra help.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On another note, splitboarders tend to benefit from splitboard crampons sooner on a tour than skiers due to the fact that split skinning is trickier to navigate and has less edge control than ski skinning.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Skinning up a frozen ridge with the HyperCharger Skis + 115mm Ski Crampons. Photo courtesy of Ann Driggers. <\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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How to use ski crampons: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are numerous ski crampons out there and figuring out binding + ski crampon compatibility can be a complicated mess. Luckily, our friends at Skimo Co created a compatibility chart<\/a>. Here\u2019s where Voile\u2019s Universal Ski Crampons really shine- they can be used on almost any ski + binding. All you have to do is mount the ski crampon disk to your ski. Then your ski can be ready to take a ski crampon at any moment. With Voile\u2019s Universal Ski Crampons, you can put on \/ take off your crampon without taking your ski off.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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