Shred Hacks

Jan 1, 2018

Straightlining is all about speed and moving forward down the mountain without hesitation. Master snowboarder Xavier De Le Rue shares his best tips on how to straightline.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue draws from his years of experience as a big mountain competitor to give you tips and tricks for choosing a line in the big mountains – whether you're skiing or snowboarding.

Jan 1, 2018

Learn how to splitboard like a pro. Find out how to best make it up the mountain ski touring on a splitboard. It's all about caring for the equipment properly and saving energy.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue is surprised that there aren't more skiers and snowboarders using ice axes. Find out the best ways to use this handy tool that has multiple purposes and helps increase safety.

Jan 1, 2018

Snow stability is always a concern when freeriding. Xavier De Le Rue walks through the safest ways to manage a potential avalanche, a situation that he knows about all too well.

Jan 1, 2018

Heading out for your first tour can be intimidating, but following Xavier De Le Rue advice makes its a lot smoother. Top priority is to prepare for where to go and all the gear needed.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue demonstrates how to use a transceiver. When shredding together everyone should be wearing one and know how to use it in order to locate each other if an avalanche were to happen.

Jan 1, 2018

There are simple things to remember when heading out to shred, and Xavier De Le Rue shares his 10 essential tricks for perfecting your freeriding skills.

Jan 1, 2018

Embracing fear will help you tune in to your senses, says Xavier De Le Rue. He gives his expert tips on how to manage feelings of fear when heading down a line.

Jan 1, 2018

Big-mountain snowboarder Xavier De Le Rue takes you on a tour of discovery. Find out what it means to drop a cliff like a pro from the valuable lessons Xavier has learned

Jan 1, 2018

Snowboarder Xavier De Le Rue shows you how to get yourself out of your comfort zone and get ready for the mountains by improving your core, endurance, mental and general fitness.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue shares how to pick the right location and best ways to set up camp on snow. He explains how to shield yourself from cold winds and even how to avoid leaving the tent to pee at night.

Oct 31, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue shows you how to get the four best angles for filming freeride snow sports to help you share the whole experience of the lines you're shredding.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue gives advice on how to choose the right freeride board when you're ready to shred. He shows you what to look for depending on the way you like to ride.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue shares how to feel like a king on your snowboard once you master the toe-side turn. He teaches how to do all three phases of the move to make you ready to shred like the pros.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue gives vital advice on how to act in the event of an avalanche, which is possible when freeriding. He teaches you how to look out for yourself and your friends should one occur.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue reveals how to make your snowboard really fly in three simple steps. From filling in holes and cleaning the edges to waxing the base, it will feel like you're riding on a new board.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue shares how you can safely ride through trees and have a blast. It's more than learning the right techniques; you need to know what to expect in order to look out for each other.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue walks through how to set up your splitboard. From start to finish he shares the important steps to prepare your board for the ride ahead.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue shares what is needed to cut skins and mount your tail clip so that the skins perfectly fit your skis and you’re ready for the next adventure.

Hear from snowboarder Jesse Augustinus as he shows you the best way to choose a spot. Drawing from skateboarding techniques, Jesse shares the best way to get flying.

Jan 1, 2018

Learn from Jesse Augustinus how to ride walls on your snowboard. Jesse and some friends show you the steps to approach this trick and be successful.

Jan 1, 2018

Get all the intel you need to ride downrails like a pro as snowboarder Jesse Augustinus walks through the steps. No matter what kind of rail, Jesse shows the best ways to approach this trick.

Jan 1, 2018

Snowboarder Jesse Augustinus and his friends teach you how to take on a night spot. While this spot may not be for everyone, it's a fun way to shred the city while everyone is sleeping.

Jan 1, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue tells of getting caught in a huge avalanche that dragged him more than 2.5km down the mountain. Amazingly, he survived and wants to extend the lessons he learned from his experience.

Jan 8, 2018

Get to know the science behind steep spines and how to ride them as Xavier De Le Rue shows you the best techniques. Approach them the right way you'll have the ride of your life.

Jan 15, 2018

When touring on a glacier, things can go wrong very quickly. Xavier De Le Rue shares the best ways to keep you and your climbing partner safe if one of you falls into a crevasse.

Jan 22, 2018

Learn the best ways to ride the ice from the expert himself, Xavier De Le Rue. Getting the right technique to make your way over ice is simple once you know the basic steps.

Jan 29, 2018

Competing in freeride is all about getting out of your comfort zone. Xavier De Le Rue shares the steps to freeride competition by knowing what judges are looking for, how to train and much more.

Feb 5, 2018

Xavier de le Rue walks through the items needed to rappel into a line from a snow anchor. Learn the steps for the safest way to lower yourself down to a line.

Feb 12, 2018

Learn about some of the risks you need to look out for when riding steep terrain, how to adjust your riding to stay safe and why you need to go against your natural instincts.

Feb 19, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue talks through sluff and how to manage it, from knowing your line and anticipating how the sluff runs, to the options of full commitment and staying safely out the way.

Feb 26, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue shares different techniques for how to ski across a bergschrund crevasse, from your initial approach to navigating safely through the unexpected.

Mar 5, 2018

Xavier De Le Rue shares the top 10 tips for accessing freeride lines safely and the tools you need that will help you along the way.

Jan 1, 2019

Step up your creativity this ski season as Oscar Wester shows how to get playful in the park by adding knuckle jibs to your game.

Jan 8, 2019

Oscar Wester shows you the best way to learn a new trick. Whether you're a professional or beginner, these tips can help you to nail a new trick safely.

Jan 15, 2019

Paddy Graham gives you the knowledge you need if you're an adventurous freeskier looking to get air off cliffs and windlips out in the backcountry

Jan 22, 2019

Backcountry skier Paddy Graham shares what to look for when you're trying to choose the right freeride skis, from width, to length and binding, Graham gives the details on how to pick them.

Jan 29, 2019

Freeskier Paddy Graham shares his best practices to find prime powder, from what sites to check and finding the right resort to how to read a weather report and more.

Feb 5, 2019

Paddy Graham shows you how to get creative with fresh powder, explaining both what to do as well as what not to do. Follow his top tips and start showing off your new skills on the slopes.

Feb 12, 2019

Grab yourself a shovel, get creative and think like an engineer as Paddy Graham shows you how to build both simple and complicated jumps – and everything in between.