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Two St. Louis firefighter paramedics had to go to extreme lengths yesterday to get a patient to the hospital in wintry, icy conditions. When roads became too dangerously icy to drive their ambulance, two firefighter paramedics from Maryland Heights Fire Department in suburban St. Louis made the call to put Yaktrax Pro traction devices on their boots to prevent slipping and they used a stretcher to walk a patient about a mile to the hospital. We’re so appreciative of the first respon...
Guest Blogger, Cathy Anderson, shares her secrets to maximizing your trip to Iceland!
Farmers’ Almanac calls for snow and cold that’ll fluctuate between biting, teeth-chattering, and stinging.
By Ryan Dunfee
Guest blogger, Ryan Dunfee, shares his thoughts on why Yaktrax are particularly beneficial for the elderly.
Nor’easters got you down? These five tools will get you through ‘em
By guest blogger: Ryan Dunfee
Cold Conqueror, Jason Saltmarsh, shares how he stays motivated to get out and run even when it's cold and miserable outside.
You want to go for a run but it’s cold. It’s dark. It’s windy. It’s snowing.
Snow what?
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Skiers, ice sculptors, and masochists rejoice, this winter is supposed to be particularly savage! Frigid winter weather is expected to hit the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this year, according to AccuWeather. Temps in the Northern Plains are anticipated to drop to minus 30 °F. The exceptions from winter’s especially icy grasp are the southern Plains, Southwest, and California, which can anticipate a milder and drier winter than last year. Unusually cold temps in both the Northeast and...
When winter weather strikes, snow and ice doesn’t need to knock you down. Yaktrax, manufacturer of a variety of traction and warming products, today announced findings from a recent YouGov consumer survey detailing the nation’s slipperiest cities. U.S. adults were asked which cities they have lived in or visited in the previous five winters, and of those cities, were asked to rank how slippery the sidewalks were during snow or ice events. Detroit, Mich., claimed the title of “T...