The Boot That Birthed Snowboarding

The Boot That Birthed Snowboarding

Ask anyone who rode in the '80s what was on their feet, and you'll usually get the same answer. To celebrate our new collab with SOREL, First Tracks goes back to those trailblazing days. As Dave Hatchett puts it, "snowboards had been invented, but snowboard boots hadn't." Riders made do with what they had, and most of them laced up in Sorels.

— NZ Shred
Tagged: Nidecker Sorel
Big Lines & Epic Conditions at The North Face Frontier⛷️

Big Lines & Epic Conditions at The North Face Frontier⛷️

The North Face Frontier 2026 4-star Freeride Qualifier delivered a seriously impressive day of competition at The Remarkables’ Alta Chutes, with some of the best snow conditions seen for a...
— NZ Shred
MountainWatch - Grasshopper’s 2026 New Zealand Snow Season Outlook – El Niño to Favour South Island

MountainWatch - Grasshopper’s 2026 New Zealand Snow Season Outlook – El Niño to Favour South Island

Jess Hotter enjoying some pow in Treble Cone in August 2023 when an El Ninon was taking hold. Photo: Jimmy Williams Mountainwatch | The Grasshopper Summer has been and gone and now...
— NZ Shred
Splitboarding Retail Buyer’s Guide

Splitboarding Retail Buyer’s Guide

Splitboarding Retail Buyer’s Guide The Winter 26/27 splitboard season arrives at a moment of renewed clarity and confidence in the backcountry world. After years of post-pandemic turbulence, supply-chain hiccups, and...
Happening now: Natural Selection Livestream

Happening now: Natural Selection Livestream

NATURAL SELECTION LIVESTREAM Dropping in 3, 2, 1... It's go time. The Natural Selection Tour is live, and two of our own are in the mix.   Elena Hight and...
— NZ Shred

TJ Rogers World Tour Video

1 skater, 1 filmer, 21 days, 15 cities, 13,360km, 13 events.   Last Fall, we released TJ Rogers first pro-model shoe - the TJ Rogers. TJ took to the streets...
— NZ Shred
Nidecker - Sam Anderson: Welcome to the Team

Nidecker - Sam Anderson: Welcome to the Team

We're stoked to welcome Sam Anderson to the Nidecker family. A mechanical engineer and one of the most exciting rail specialists in the game right now, Sam brings a unique eye to trick selection and video production.

— NZ Shred
Ruiki Masuda's Limited Edition Jones Stratos

Ruiki Masuda's Limited Edition Jones Stratos

Ruiki Masuda's Signature Series Stratos is a hybrid all-mountain board built for creative freeriding.

— NZ Shred
IN COLD BLOOD and by heart: Victor De LE Rue's NEW FILM

IN COLD BLOOD and by heart: Victor De LE Rue's NEW FILM

"Why do I put myself through this?" Jones Pro Team rider Victor de Le Rue seeks to answer this question in his new film, IN COLD BLOOD & by heart. Navigating the spaces between competitive freeriding and big mountain exploration, adrenaline and family, ambition and peace, the film documents his search for balance in a life built around the mountains.

— NZ Shred
Cheechako

Cheechako

Jones riders Iñaki "Inyo" Odriozola and Garrett "Worm" Warnick head north in their new film, Cheechako. From a month of roadside camping and chasing weather windows to scoring the last heli-ride of the season, the DIY duo trade turns behind the lens and riding lines to document an unforgettable winter on their own terms.

— NZ Shred
HIGH TIME - A Volcom Skate Movie

HIGH TIME - A Volcom Skate Movie

It’s HIGH TIME... The Euro Team drops its first full-length! A year in the making, countless miles across Europe, and one mission: to bring together a crew of heavy hitters...
— NZ Shred
Tagged: High Time Volcom
PAVED - An unfiltered snow odyssey!

PAVED - An unfiltered snow odyssey!

Part history lesson, part hangout, part backcountry odyssey, Paved celebrates the passion and soul of snowboarding in raw, wry and light-hearted style.

— NZ Shred
Tagged: Burton Paved RedBull