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From a Calgary company that walks, runs and hikes on the same ice you do. Order online and pick up free in SW Calgary, or get fast shipping anywhere in Alberta.
Looking for ice spikes in Calgary? For chinook ruts, icy pathways and hills, our pick is Yatta Life Ice Spikes ($65), with 15 mm stainless steel spikes on chains. For quick trips on city sidewalks, City Spikes ($26) slip on in seconds. For winter trails around Calgary and in Kananaskis, choose Trail Spikes crampon ice grips ($80). Order online and choose free local pickup at checkout.
Most Canadian cities get one kind of winter. Calgary gets several in a week. A chinook blows in off the Rockies, temperatures jump above zero, and snow melts across sidewalks, driveways and pathways. Then the chinook leaves, and all that meltwater freezes overnight into lumpy, rutted ice that can last for days.
That rutted, refrozen ice is where short studs and rubber soles struggle. Longer steel spikes reach down into the ruts and grip. It's also why the morning after a chinook breaks is often the most dangerous time to be on foot in Calgary. More on the science in How to Walk on Ice Without Falling.
Prices in CAD. Not sure which one? Read our picks for the best ice cleats or browse all ice cleats and spikes.
For packed, icy trails, pathways and canyon walks, most hikers want slip-on traction crampons, often called microspikes or ice grips. They stretch over your hiking boots or runners and use short steel spikes on chains. Our Trail Spikes crampon ice grips and Ice Spikes are this type.
Great for: Nose Hill, Fish Creek Provincial Park, Kananaskis and Bow Valley winter trails, and icy pathways all over the city.
Steep snow, glaciers and vertical ice need rigid mountaineering crampons with long front points, plus an ice axe and the training to use them. Our traction products aren't designed for that terrain.
Not sure which you need? Read Microspikes vs Ice Spikes vs Ice Cleats or Ice Spikes vs Crampons vs Snow Cleats.
Skip the shipping wait. Order online and pick up free in SW Calgary.
Outside Calgary? We ship across Alberta and Canada, with free shipping on orders over $100.
Edmonton gets fewer chinooks but a longer, colder winter, with packed snow all season and glaze ice in November and March. Ice Spikes handle the river valley trails and stairs; City Spikes cover flat sidewalk commutes. Lethbridge and southern Alberta see chinooks even more often than Calgary, so rutted refrozen ice is common. Red Deer sits in between. Wherever you are in Alberta, we ship to you, with free shipping on orders over $100. See our city-by-city guide for more.
Property owners must clear snow and ice from the public sidewalk next to their property, down to a bare surface, within 24 hours after a snowfall ends, according to the City of Calgary. Until it's done, a pair of spikes by the door helps.
Edmonton's bylaw requires owners and occupants to keep adjacent sidewalks clear of snow and ice. The City accepts complaints once it hasn't snowed for 48 hours. Check edmonton.ca for current details.
Order Yatta Life ice spikes, ice cleats and traction crampons online at yatta.ca and choose free local pickup in SW Calgary at checkout. Orders are usually ready within 24 hours, and we'll email you when yours is ready.
We sell traction crampons, also called microspikes or ice grips, for hiking, running and walking on icy trails and pathways: Trail Spikes and Ice Spikes. We don't sell rigid mountaineering crampons for glaciers or vertical ice.
For most Calgarians, Ice Spikes are the best choice. Chinooks melt and refreeze sidewalks and pathways into rutted ice, and 15 mm stainless steel spikes reach into the ruts where shorter cleats slide. For quick sidewalk trips, City Spikes are a lighter, cheaper option.
Choose "Pick up" and the Calgary SW location at checkout. We'll email you when your order is ready, usually within 24 hours, with the address and pickup details. Pickup is free.
Yes. We ship across Alberta and Canada, with free shipping on orders over $100.
Choose by your regular shoe size using the size chart on each product page, and size up for bulky winter boots. If the fit isn't right, we offer 14-day returns.
Get your spikes before the next refreeze. Free local pickup in SW Calgary, fast shipping across Alberta, and 14-day returns.
Sources: CBC News, Calgary chinook days (Environment Canada); City of Calgary, bylaws related to snow and ice; City of Edmonton, safe sidewalks.
