Ben Richards

Meet Ben. 

I am from Wanaka, NZ. Home mountain is Treble Cone, Wanaka. I have been skiing all my life but was ski racing up until I was about 18 years old. It wasn't until after that I discovered freeriding and quickly fell in love with it all. Fast forward a few years and it's become my profession and my love for it is only growing.

Why ZipFit?

Why I chose to use Zipfits is quite a simple one - Growing up racing I always had aggressive boots. Nowadays I still want the most precise and aggressive feeling possible. I have found that with the mix of the leather in the Corsa and filling out the space in the boot with cork it gives me the most precise feel while maintaining a level of comfort (not an easy balance to find). A perfect mix as I spend countless hours in those things.