Jibskate Skis

By Rocky Thompson on December 7th, 2006

Some concepts just aren’t meant to be wed. I mean, maybe Nordic Skate Skiers and Rollerbladers feel like they have a lot in common, but I don’t think the two sports have enough in common to get together. Fischer’s line of Jibskate skis are made to be used for Nordic Skating and resort parks. The Fischer Bullet Rail is even made specifically for grinds. What do you do with those super long ski poles when you’re on a rail?

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3 Responses to “Jibskate Skis”

1. lukasana December 8th, 2006 at 10:23 am

   wow. i’m semi speechless. I went to Fischer’s site and watched that video….and I don’t get it. Why not use a park tele rig? this just looks like a bunch of bored nordis goofing around….the fact that fischer sees this as a viable market dumbfounds me. This makes Snollerblading seem like a viable niche by comparison.

2. pembertim December 8th, 2006 at 11:02 am

   This is just like when I got my first perm - no one understood me then either. One day everyone will know I was right about Jibskate Skiis and then I’ll laugh at you all from the back of my unicorn.

3. Backcountry.com: The Goat » Blog Archive » Nordic Skiing Music Videos May 31st, 2007 at 2:38 pm

   [...] A Nordic skiing music video makes about as much sense as skate jib skis, but the Duluth, MN band Low isn’t afraid to break away from genres. Maybe this means that cross country skiing will be the next hipster mode of transportation when the fixed gear bike dies off. [...]