AMA: Fischer Nightstick 97 Limited Edition Prototype

Vish-shoeWhy don’t you sponsor any real athletes?

Will these explode after 10 days?

When will you stop making race skis?

kalle.not a question but topi is the future

rudolphWhy did you kill the freestyle/ freeski models in the first place? Furthermore why would a free skier want to support a race company?

switchlip2Okay now I have a question when do you guys think vaccum boa will be available to the public ?

Vish-shoeWhy don’t you sponsor any real athletes?

Will these explode after 10 days?

When will you stop making race skis?

Bernie585What's your definition of real athletes?

GrandThingsIf you could put one skier on the Fischer team who's already sponsd by another company, who would you want?

rudagerMan, childish hate towards a company that has deep roots in all aspects of ski culture. Why the race hate kiddos?

anyways..
Nightstick 97, what will the other two models be? Wide boys? I have some buddies who ski for Fischer on the Rangers, they absolutely rip, seem incredibly stable for big mountain/freeride. Will the other models creep into more of a playful pow ski?

GrandThingsIf you could put one skier on the Fischer team who's already sponsd by another company, who would you want?

fischerskiswithout naming names, we are looking for some more North American skiers to get on the program. Ideally a balance of urban / street riders, and competition athletes. if you have any ideas or know anyone feel free to slide in the DM's.

GrandThingsLol thats not what I meant but aight.

fischerskisI know, I know. Just don't want to name names. I don't want to be accused of being a poacher.

Newsheeperswhen are gonna we see new the skis the on website, Jan 24? cheers

fischerskisHey Rudolph. Long time, hope life is good! I wasn't at Fischer when they made the decision to axe the line, we have a relatively new team here in the US and have been pushing on this project since 2019. We made the decision to launch a new line versus keeping the old Nightstick in the line, and have been actively testing the new skis for the past two seasons.

I would not consider Fischer a "race" brand. We are a ski brand. Fischer is turning 100 years old next season, and is the only heritage brand still owned by the Fischer family. We are really one of the oldest indy brands out there. Everyone at the company is passionate about skiing, pushing the sport forward, and continue to develop new skis for the next 100+ years.

fischerskisyes a team edit, and highlight page will drop on the site towards the end of January.

For now the Nightstick 97 is up on the site now. To note this is a limited edition graphic, and the new line will have a cool new graphic concept. more soon...

PartyBullshiitHints on the new graphics?

r00kieIs it true you all have a forest you own that you harvest your cores from? Some old instructor/race coach told me that but I wasn't buying it.

fischerskisWe source trees from a forest that is located within 10km of our factory in the Ukraine, the cores are produced in the same factory that our skis are produced in. While we don't own the forest, the wood is certainly located close by, and we have full control over the core manufacturing process. What is also cool is that all the extra wood and shavings are used to heat up the water we use to produce skis. A cool sustainability story. More info here.

cool270outWhat are your plans to create a real impact on the free ski scene media wise? Line and faction’s team videos are very unique and have a huge reach. It’s wild to me that companies spend so much money developing park skis and sponsoring riders but never create any branded deliverables that really push their brand vision. Like why tf does armada not have an annual team edit??

fischerskisThat was one of my main goals with the project. We'll have a short edit from a shoot in Austria that happened this past April out with the main release of the line in January, and we're working on plans for a longer team edit that would drop next fall when the skis land in stores.

fischerskisHey there I am Brian Landrigan aka Lando aka BP the marketing director for Fischer Skis in the US. I got my start in the industry through Newschoolers writing news, hosting NS Radio (RIP), and creating events like the Midwest Ski Film Festival. NS introduced me to a ton of lifelong friends across the country, brought me to Utah and ultimately helped me land some positions with Bern, Yakima, and now Fischer. A huge goal of mine when I started at Fischer was to diversify the brand from just being known as a Race brand, and to build up the Ranger brand here in North America. Since I started I have been talking to the team about getting the Nightstick line back in the mix. Two years ago we started development on the Nightstick 97, and two new Nightstick skis that will be released in January.

Today we launched a limited quantity of the prototype skis the Fischer team (Luca Pichler, Topi, Juhu, Lukas Mueller, Tyler Harding and more) have been testing. This prototype is the final shape, and construction that will go into production later this season, but with a limited edition graphic. The ski is stiff underfoot yet playful in the tip and tail, has an optimized camber profile for pop, and a wide profile for confidence on rails, and jumps.

Happy to answer any questions about the new ski, the Fischer brand, or just anything in general.

CleetusSpec wise, how do the new nightsticks compare to other popular park skis with respect to rocker, flex, and shape? What niche do they fit into?

steez_apprenticeas a former rider of nightsticks, do you intend to implement a softer flex pattern than previous? I mean the reason why I hopped off them in the first place was although very lightweight, they were ROCK solid, i mean zero flex whatsoever. Just curious to see what the new line of skis you guys have in store are going to be like.

fischerskisIt's something that has never been done before, but can't really spill the beans. Will be excited to see what you all think.

fischerskisyes a team edit, and highlight page will drop on the site towards the end of January.

For now the Nightstick 97 is up on the site now. To note this is a limited edition graphic, and the new line will have a cool new graphic concept. more soon...

fischerskisWe source trees from a forest that is located within 10km of our factory in the Ukraine

partyandBSwould be cool to see a graphic colab with NS users. maybe give parameters on what your kinda looking for but i think that could spark some engagement!

i scrolled over some of the questions so this may be a double. can we get more specs on the rocker profile and shape? also what is the weight? i saw one reply said the sidewalls should be stronger because of the titanium. sounds heavy

last question, do they make the whole mountain your playground??

GhiniWhy does this thread lack pictures of said skis?