Icebug - Arcus 2 BUGrip GTX

Icebugs or Salomon SpikeCross 6 running shoes are best for snow/ice.

my husband and I have worn IceBugs for years here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont where the dirt roads are frozen or snowpacked every winter. We also run on the snowpacked snowmobile trails during the week when there are few snowmobiles out. I switched to Salomon Spikecross 6 shoes last year, the material on tops of my old IceBugs had ripped through. the unisex Salomon have a wider toe box which is a better fit for me with winter socks. another issue is putting them on in our warm kitchen and not scratching up the floor with the spikes, so we have throw rugs down from bench to door. We love our spiked running shoes, those yaktracks break, create an uneven step and foot issues.

Yes, but they are close. The Salomon have a better toe flex for running, the IceBugs seemed heavier and stiffer, also the Salomon have slightly longer spikes or maybe my old icebug spikes had worn down a lot.

we live in northern Vermont, we dress warm and wear running shoes made for ice, salomon spikecross 6. my husband wears Icebug winter running shoes. they have good spikes and we don't slip.

I’ve run in spiked Ice Bugs since 2008. Love them.

Icebugs are high quality and durable. Also had Hoka Speedgoat Spike and was happy, particularly with how the foot is protected from the spike pressure.

Icebugs are a game changer for winter running.

Trail shoes (GTX) with Kahtoola NANOs for road and EXOs for trail. For all in one, check out Icebug

It snows half the year where I live, so I do IceBugs. I have a nice set of trail gaiters I wear when it's softer snow.

Icebugs did not work for me, they were way too narrow.

I run outdoors all year round in Norway because I haaaaate the treadmill. As soon as it gets slick, I swap to spiked running shoes - VJ Frost 2 are the ones I'm using currently, although I've also used Icebug. I tried Yaktrax and found that they kept twisting around my shoes, and I also bought the spikes that you screw into existing running shoes. They definitely provide traction, but I found that after running repeatedly on hard surfaces, the screw part of the spike would tear out of the soles.

I run all winter long in northern MN in Icebugs. When paired with gaiters, total game changer. I’ll never be without them for winter running.

When I was living in Russia I didn't do any VO2 workouts from October to April. Also I was free to cancel any tempo run or adjust pace due to the weather conditions.  I did a lot of trail running. I also enjoyed cross country skiing in lieu of running.  I never ran when it was colder than -25, but that happened rarely. Basically you just build your base for the summer workouts. Also shoes with small spikes, like Salomon Spikecross or IceBug were helpful.