Shop NowWHAT IS IMPACTWAFFLE?
Zion Wright holding the zahba shoe with the Zion colorway.

Debuting Vans' latest skateboarding performance innovation, the ImpactWaffle™, the Zahba delivers an impact you can see and feel. Maximum boardfeel with next-level impact protection.

Zion Wright's arm holding the zahba shoe with the Zion colorway overlaid with a yellow repeating x pattern.
Repeating pattern of Vans Skateboarding logo.

    Comprised of three parts, the ImpactWaffle™ encases two layers of VR3Cush™ foam cushioning in a SickStick™ rubber outsole, providing the right amount of impact protection in the right places.

    Top part of the zahba shoe.
    Insole part of the zahba shoe.

    ECO-CONSCIOUS CUSHIONING

    VR3Cush™ midsoles made from 50% biobased EVA foam partially derived from plants.

    Midsole part of the zahba shoe.
    Heel insert of the zahba shoe.

    NEXT-LEVEL IMPACT PROTECTION

    ImpactWaffle™, a dual-density VR3Cush™ impact-cushioning outsole.

    Outsole part of the zahba shoe.

    ENHANCED GRIP & DURABILITY

    Low-profile SickStick™ rubber cupsole with a zonal tread design.

    Zion Wrights arm holding the zahba shoe showing the outsole waffle texture overlaid with a yellow repeating x pattern.
    Shop the Zion Collection

    Also, debuting, Zion Wright's first signature collection for Vans, inspired by his hometown of Jupiter, Florida.

    • Zion Wright examining an unfinished zahba shoe with fabric pieces around him.
    • Zion Wright wearing a yellow tie dye tshirt and blue shorts from his signature collection and holding up a zahba shoe with Zion colorway.
    • Zion Wright wearing a jacket and shorts from his signature collection and standing on a skateboard.
    • Close up shot of the logo on a pair of blue shorts from the Zion Wright signature collection.
    • Zion Wright wearing a jacket and shorts from his signature collection and holding up a zahba shoe with Zion colorway.
    • Close up of Zion Wright wearing a yellow tie dye tshirt from his signature collection.
      Repeating pattern of Vans Skateboarding logo.
      We're From Here a Zion Wright portrait.