>>2662555Yak Trax are worthless in my experience. Micro spikes, chains, etc all depend on snowpack. I've used various kind of footwear attachments at different points throughout the year. Picrel seems to be okay at best. I've used spikes, which everyone swears by, and I didn't notice any improvement or difference with the spikes. A lot of my coworkers use spikes during the winter and they aren't impressed.