Stories - Patagonia New Zealand

The Volta Glacier is melting quickly — to pass its terminus and continue downriver we had to cross a partially frozen melt lake. We decided pushing through the ice in our packrafts was the safest way. Photo Jasper Gibson

The Path of a Water Droplet

Nick Pascoe

The Path of a Water Droplet

Nick Pascoe

9 Min Read

Armand engages an adult in a deep mountain discussion. Maybe he’s giving a weather report or explaining his latest salt-dough creations. What a place for the imagination of a 3-year-old to fly free.

The Charpoua Way

Floran Tomei

The Charpoua Way

Floran Tomei

5 Min Read

Ellen Bradley and Connor Ryan bootpack up a ridge near the ski area, with the peaks of Lingít Aaní (Tlingit land) towering in the distance.

Taking the Long Way Home

Ellen Bradley & Matthew Tufts

Taking the Long Way Home

Ellen Bradley & Matthew Tufts

9 Min Read

“This is me skiing on France’s Grand Montets and using the first drone, which I don’t even remember having back in the early 1980s.* This is the only time I ever saw waves of perfect powder here.” (*Insert sarcastic wink) Photo: Gary Bigham

The Old-Fashioned Way

Layla Kerley

The Old-Fashioned Way

Layla Kerley

5 Min Read

Italy is preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics by increasing ski-area infrastructure, including new lifts. But before the lifts arrive, the forest must be severed by man-made lines. The question is, how many ski lifts does Italy really need?

Lost Lines

Luca Albrisi

Following the impacts of snow sports through the mountains of Italy.

Lost Lines

Luca Albrisi

6 Min Read

Being Home

Emilé Zynobia

A band of mountain friends learns that when they give attention to what they see, trust and confidence can follow graciously.

Being Home

Emilé Zynobia

9 Min Read

Coming Home

Emilé Zynobia

For three women of color in Wyoming, going into the mountains isn’t about representation—it’s about reclaiming their power, together.

Coming Home

Emilé Zynobia

7 Min Read

Sandy Ward leads Leah Evans and Marie-France Roy through Sandy’s traditional territory of the Líl̓wat Nation in British Columbia. Here, they glide up Ntáoz’a (Mount Chief Pascall) in Nlháxten (Duffey Lake/Cayoosh Creek Valley).

History Beneath Our Feet

Myia Antone & Sandy Ward

Reciprocal learning while exploring traditional Indigenous territories in British Columbia.

History Beneath Our Feet

Myia Antone & Sandy Ward

9 Min Read

Seth Hobby (left), Odd Arne Sandberg (middle) and Espen Mortensen (right) fly the Folkeaksjonen flag loud and clear above Svolvær and Vestfjorden in Norway’s Lofoten archipelago.

Making Oil History

Colin Wiseman

Folkeaksjonen is taking action against petroleum exploration in the Norwegian Sea.

Making Oil History

Colin Wiseman

9 Min Read

The Worst Traverse

The industrious truth of British Columbia’s forgotten forests.

The Worst Traverse

10 min Read

Crash-Test Dummy

Kelly Cordes

Best job in the world? Field testing guru Kelly Cordes takes us on a journey through the extremes of Patagonia's field testing program and possibly to the brink of hypothermia. We promise, we take this work – if not always ourselves - seriously.

Crash-Test Dummy

Kelly Cordes

4 Min Read

Raising Less Wasteful Kids—Starting with One Red Hand-Me-Down Jacket

How many days can a small kid shred if a small kid could shred pow? Mac Anderson (age 3) finds out.

Raising Less Wasteful Kids—Starting with One Red Hand-Me-Down Jacket

10 Min Read

Larch Love

An Ode to Larix Iyallii.

Larch Love

11 Min Read

The Last Hill (Until the Next One)

Searching for an honest adventure right out their backdoor, a group of skiers and snowboarders travel south from Reno, Nevada on bicycles loaded down with ski and camp gear.

The Last Hill (Until the Next One)

15:40

Her Stride

Natasha Woodworth, the designer behind Patagonia’s new backcountry ski touring kits, approaches skiing and technical design with the same understated competence

Her Stride

6 Min Read

Overburden

Coal built this ski town. Can the locals keep skiing without it?

Overburden

10 Min Read

Hair of the Dog

A skiing family’s shear joy.

Hair of the Dog

6 Min Read

Ground Control

Snowboarder Alex Yoder takes a Regenerative Organic approach to his new coffee business by thinking like an astronaut.

Ground Control

6 Min Read

A Leadership Supreme

The mountain-biking star of Becoming Ruby seeks out some of skiing's most powerful females.

A Leadership Supreme

5 Min Read

The Relentless Push and Pull of a Mountain Guide

How Zahan Billimoria recalibrated after unthinkable tragedy.

The Relentless Push and Pull of a Mountain Guide

10 Min Read

Solving for Z<br>A Calculus of Risk</br>

Solving for Z
A Calculus of Risk

How much can we gain from the mountains? How much can we lose?

Solving for Z
A Calculus of Risk

10 Minutes

One Lap at a Time

An eclectic band of Argentine locals cultivates a grassroots backcountry ski community in one of the world’s most unforgiving mountain ranges.

One Lap at a Time

10 Min Read

Down from the Mountains

Josefine Ås

A French ski patroller’s move to become a permaculture farmer. “There’s no doubt. I have become a man who lives at the foot of La Meije’s north face, by the Romanche River where my vegetables now grow.” This is Jean Charles Bonsignore’s pepeha,

Down from the Mountains

Josefine Ås

6 Min Read

Black Summer, White Winter

From the bushfires of Ulladulla to the snows of Kashmir, it’s been a wild year for Bill Barker.

Black Summer, White Winter

6 Min Read

Circumnavigating Crater Lake by Ski

Sampling the offerings at Crater Lake.

Circumnavigating Crater Lake by Ski

6 Min Read

Adventures in Motherhood

Jasmin Caton worried having twins might slow down her life in the mountains. Then she remembered what her parents did with her.

Adventures in Motherhood

5 Min Read

Foothills: the Unlinked Heritage of Snowboarding

The people of Petran, Turkey, have been snowboarding for roughly 300 years. It’s not snowboarding as we know it, but you’ll recognise it.

Foothills: the Unlinked Heritage of Snowboarding

10 Min Read

What Do the Winds Bring?

After surviving calamity in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, a few skiers return to COVID-19.

What Do the Winds Bring?

10 Min Read

The Secret Life of Trees

Our film Treeline follows skiers and snowboarders as they move through three extraordinary forested landscapes in Japan, British Columbia and Nevada, exploring the connection between humans and our oldest living companions.

The Secret Life of Trees

10 Min Read

Mountain of Storms

The mythological origin story behind the Patagonia name and philosophy, and proving what’s important isn’t what you accomplished, it’s how you got there.

Mountain of Storms

52:26:00

Treeline: The Film

Trees are intertwined with human existence—through religion, in times of war, in standing for what we’ll fight to protect, with our hopes and wishes that we share. They stand implanted in our own history.

Treeline: The Film

40:16:00

Treeline: The Core

Riding in Niseko, Hokkaido mostly means riding through trees. Most are heavily bent, hard birch deciduous trees, reaching their branches wide to their sides.

Treeline: The Core

10 Min Read

Treeline: Trespassing

When we move through the forest in winter, we’re often left wonderstruck by snow-shrouded trees bent and morphed from years of wear in silent solitude.

Treeline: Trespassing

10 Min Read

Treeline: Homegrown

You’d think I’d get tired of going to the same places, but by touring through the local treescapes, I’ve woken up to the dynamic details of the forest. The way the moss hangs or the light shimmers in certain patches – the silver shine on the bark of a massive cedar that makes it look like it’s glowing from the inside out. I see something new every day.

Treeline: Homegrown

10 Min Read

Ski Tales from Kashmir

The storms came rolling through just when you wanted them… and they came in big! The snowfall events delivered awesome conditions in the trees while blanketing the massive alpine bowls with a few extra feet.

Ski Tales from Kashmir

6 Min Read

Treeline: A Story Written in Rings

10 Min Read

Knowledge Dispels Fear

I haven’t been to New Zealand since I was five years old. It was the first place I ever saw snow and rode the mountain.

Knowledge Dispels Fear

11 Min Read

Patagonia NZ

The Path of a Water Droplet

The Path of a Water Droplet

The Charpoua Way

The Charpoua Way

Taking the Long Way Home

Taking the Long Way Home

The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

Lost Lines

Lost Lines

Being Home

Being Home

Coming Home

Coming Home

History Beneath Our Feet

History Beneath Our Feet

Making Oil History

Making Oil History

The Worst Traverse

The Worst Traverse

Crash-Test Dummy

Crash-Test Dummy

Raising Less Wasteful Kids—Starting with One Red Hand-Me-Down Jacket

Raising Less Wasteful Kids—Starting with One Red Hand-Me-Down Jacket

Larch Love

Larch Love

The Last Hill (Until the Next One)

The Last Hill (Until the Next One)

Her Stride

Her Stride

Overburden

Overburden

Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

Ground Control

Ground Control

A Leadership Supreme

A Leadership Supreme

The Relentless Push and Pull of a Mountain Guide

The Relentless Push and Pull of a Mountain Guide

Solving for ZA Calculus of Risk

Solving for ZA Calculus of Risk

One Lap at a Time

One Lap at a Time

Down from the Mountains

Down from the Mountains

Black Summer, White Winter

Black Summer, White Winter

Circumnavigating Crater Lake by Ski

Sampling the offerings at Crater Lake.

Circumnavigating Crater Lake by Ski

Adventures in Motherhood

Adventures in Motherhood

Foothills: the Unlinked Heritage of Snowboarding

Foothills: the Unlinked Heritage of Snowboarding

What Do the Winds Bring?

After surviving calamity in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, a few skiers return to COVID-19.

What Do the Winds Bring?

The Secret Life of Trees

The Secret Life of Trees

Mountain of Storms

Mountain of Storms

Treeline: The Film

Treeline: The Film

Treeline: The Core

Treeline: The Core

Treeline: Trespassing

Treeline: Trespassing

Treeline: Homegrown

Treeline: Homegrown

Ski Tales from Kashmir

Ski Tales from Kashmir

Treeline: A Story Written in Rings

Treeline: A Story Written in Rings

Knowledge Dispels Fear

Knowledge Dispels Fear

We guarantee everything we make.

We take responsibility for our impact.

We support grassroots activism.

Solving for Z
A Calculus of Risk

Solving for Z
A Calculus of Risk