Ski Crampon Width?

[Fred Pabst]

Doing a hut trip in mid-April where ski-crampons are required. I have a set that I bought a few years ago for my Dynafits that I have never used. At the time they were sold out of the 110 mms and I ended up buying the 120 mm. These will be used on a 105mm ski. I tried them on and they don't look too much wider than what I should have. Any of you with experience using these things think that if the crampon is a little to wide is going to be an issue? Or am I going to die!

[Spyderjon]

The extra width adds a lot more torque/load to the crampon bracket but how that stands up to that depends upon the make/model of binding. Early morning in the spring can be pretty icey so if your budget runs to it I'd get a pair of 110's.

[fleaches]

Black diamond helio ski crampons are on sale and they have 108. Pretty sure they are just repainted ATKs and I *think* that's the same as the dynafit style?

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[Jonathan S.]

The extra width adds a lot more torque/load to the crampon bracket but how that stands up to that depends upon the make/model of binding.[...]

The crampon can also break where the little bar (steel) attaches to the crampon body (alu) -- unfortunately I discovered this the hard way (using a 100mm crampon when I could have just barely gotten away with 90mm).

Black diamond helio ski crampons are on sale and they have 108. Pretty sure they are just repainted ATKs and I *think* that's the same as the dynafit style?

Confirmed on both counts, based on my 86mm model.

[hoarhey]

I was ok on a brewer creek approach on Shasta with my dynafit vertical ft12's with 120 mm BandD ski crampons and 106 mm grand teton skis. only used the for 2000-3000 of the approach.

I'd likely buy 110's if I went back (would use same skis).

conditions weren't super hard or icy, just enough that the extra purchase was appreciated.

Many on that skin didn't have ski crampons