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2019
Wadeck Gorak wins the Verbier Xtrem with one of the most flowing ski run ever on Bec des Rosses. He finishes on the 5th rank in the world's elite ranking in freeride and qualifies for a second season on the Freeride World Tour… The SLAP 112 is not only a toy, it can also help the best into their search for ultimate performance !


2018
After many years of development, the new Ubac, most versatile ski on the market finally sees the light. 3D manufacturing extends to the whole hiking line.
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Launching the international development plan


2017
ZAG celebrates its 15 years and produces 150 pairs of the legendary BIG which opened the doors of off-piste skiing to all skiers. Personalisation appears with the DIY (Design It Yourself) : Choose the colour and message, each pair of ZAG becomes unique.
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Caroline de Wailly, Marketing Manager becomes General Manager.


2016
ZAGREEN Program : Eco-responsibility and eco-design become the priority. New materials, new manufacturing process, new life rules, our playground mustn't be tarnished anymore !


2015
The ZAG LAB, at the heart of the brand's R&D opens its doors, even more efficient in the development !
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"Elevate your sensations" youths and women take a new part in the ZAG offer. The pro shop turns into a concept store for more friendliness !


2014
The Adret passes below one kg and allows the fans of nature raids and long mountain races to discover the absolute comfort in the downhill with ultra light skis : No compromise. Graphic redesign by the Be-Poles Studio, implementation of the new MULTRITRACKS FINDER'S logo


2013
Skiers and ascending or descending elevation enthusiasts can now gather on the website freerando.com an in Chamonix for the first freerando contest in the world, the BANZAG. (utilisation possible du logo BANZAG dans la charte) https://www.zapiks.fr/banzag-2014-2ieme-edition.html The design of the skis is now taken in charge by Studio Be-Poles.

2012
The Ubac revolutionize ski touring and allows hikers and free riders to gather around a new kind of skis, both wide and light. The Freerando movement starts its growth.
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2010.2011
The world's prime location for Freeride is Chamonix, and after opening a pro-shop in 2010, ZAG settles at the bottom of the Grands Montets in 2011. A new base and quickly a new lab, to allow rapid development processes and to explore new solutions around the manufacturing of skis.


2009
Julien Lopez, pro rider of the ZAG team becomes World Champion with the mythical skis H-112 : H for Hospital and 112, the phone number for the emergencies… The powder gun dedicated to the most engaged riders !


2008
Innovation remains at the heart of the strategy, and if the Rocker has also appeared on other brands, at ZAG, it's the introduction of the double Rocker with the SLAP model (Style Libre Arrière Pays, literal translation of the English term Freestyle Backcountry). Easier to turn, even more flotation and once more at the origin of a small revolution, quickly imitated by the competition.


2007
Franck Bernes-Heuga, a team ZAG rider takes the lead and, quickly supported by new investors, brings a new dynamic serving a clear vision : becoming the reference brand on the ski freeride market.


2003
Wide, long and progressive tips (also known as the first "Rocker") combined to a very short radius, the patent is issued and the effects on the snow are so remarkable that ZAG wins the Brand New Award at the München's IPSO (price for the best innovation in the field of sport). The Freeride 75 and the Gold, biggest ski on the market (up to 201cm with 93cm waist) complete the offer. It's the beginning of the ZAG flood !


2002
Based in Bourg Saint Maurice, high level snowboarder, ski instructor and shaper for the snowboard brand Nidecker. Stéphane Radiguet, nicknamed Zag, imagines a revolutionary pair of skis. The idea is simple : allowing all the skiers to recover the feelings of snowboard and giving them the possibility to carve on the slope and to float in the fresh powder with a surprising ease, the BIG 84 was born !