According to the maximum achievable angle (MAA) test if footwear passes an angle between 7-10 degrees then it will get one snowflake. If the footwear has an angle between 11-14 then it will get two snowflakes. If the footwear has an angle above 15 degrees then it will get three snowflakes. Our ice grip ousole achieves max. 14 degrees on cold ice and max. 15 degrees on wet ice.