Vibram Arctic Grip is making its retail debut on 2016 model shoes and boots made by Wolverine Worldwide, which owns brands like Merrell, Saucony, Sperry and more.

The Vibram sole, which mixes traditional winter-oriented rubber with the Arctic Grip lugs, did not immediately “stick” to the ice. I was able to glide on my boots a few feet.

Editor’s note: This is part five of a five-part series on the latest and greatest finds at the Outdoor Retailer and Snowsports Industries America (SIA) Snow Show held in Denver in January. This trade ...

I was wearing a shoe with Vibram’s new Arctic Grip material on my other foot. I placed it on the slick ramp, leaned in. And the shoe didn’t budge.

Winter was disappearing near my home. But I had one last cold-weather gear test to perform, and the lake ice under a nearby bridge (wet, smooth as glass, still a foot thick in the shadows) would ...

Winner Vibram Arctic Grip. Let’s get some cold, hard facts out of the way – ice is slippery, wet ice is even more slick, and falling comes with a high probability of pain, if not injury.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS)-- Wintry weather could leave you ice skating without even going to the rink. But a company behind new shoe sole technology claims to have a no-slip solution -- with no metal ...

Vibram can elevate virtually any shoe — from the most outlandish styles to classic silhouettes that will withstand the test of time. Danner’s latest Chelsea Boot is no exception. The Arctic ...

Four years ago, Vibram demonstrated its Arctic Grip material that improved the traction of rubber-soled boots on smooth surfaces made slick with ice, but to date the innovation has only been ...

Editor’s note: This is part one of a six-part series on the latest and greatest finds at the Outdoor Retailer and Snowsports Industries America (SIA) Snow Show held in Denver in January. This trade ...