Voile Universal Ski Crampon

Best ski crampon I have used. Super light and maintains a flush mount to the ski even when not weighted. This is a massive help on steep skins. My buddies had other ski crampons and I had these going up a wilderness fourteener. I put out 1/3 of the energy they did !!

The ski crampon is a magnificent but far too failure-prone device. Like many folks, I find that my primary need for spiky traction occurs during steep, icy climbs, where I'm likely to be in my risers. BUT SEÑOR STASH, AREN'T RISERS FOR LAZY / INCOMPETENT SKI MOUNTAINEERS WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO SET A SKIN TRACK!??! Right, well sometimes you don't get to set the track. Enter the Voile Ski Crampon: it locks into place no matter your riser level. It's light and burly. It's easy to install and remove without stepping out of your binding. It's also compatible with every binding on the market, since it bolts onto your ski directly. I chug past folks on these all the time and I just say: VOILÉ. They will not glide across flats, but I reckon you won't need them on the flats. I have one measly point of feedback: I would love it if the swivel lock had a detente or some other kind of redundancy. I have had a crampon pop off before, luckily without consequence, and I've noticed that they can jiggle or rattle when smashing into boilerplate. But still far and away my favorite ski crampon.