As someone who’s owned a snowskate for the past 3 years, I can confidently say these things are incredible for skating in the winter. It takes some getting used to, but they’re the perfect blend between skateboarding and snowboarding. You can kick turn or carve down massive slopes, or take it easy on flat and learn some new tricks, just depends on the conditions of the snow
Did you wax yours? With actual ski/snowboard wax? 🤔 Snowskates actually been around a while, I remember a friend of mine got one for Christmas in ‘99 🙂 I even started snowboarding back then too but we never thought about waxing the snowskate.
@@memorysometimers3067 no mines brand new, I heard wax doesn't really do much for a snowskate other then filling in the scratches temporarily. I saw a video and they used a razor to smooth it back out.
@@KevinNiceTry first time I went was on glare ice on my buddies snowskate and it really turned me off! I was like man this sucks you can’t even control it! Went out again after some fresh snow and had much more fun!
Killin' it, Jonny! So glad you're enjoying the new board. You did an awesome job showcasing the crucial differences between snowskates and a standard skate deck. Also, I'll be the first to say that flat ground on a snowskate can definitely be difficult! I'm seriously impressed by your bag of tricks! You should try it out on a small drop/set of stairs, I honestly think you'll find it easier. Regardless, I can't wait to see what's next from ya! Much love, friend!
When we were young and too skint to afford a snowboard, we used to get an old deck, countersink some truck bolts from the bottom side, use bike inner tubes as feet bindings and bearings as washers to make skate-snowboards. They worked surprisingly well!
Какая же ностальгия…в 2007 катался на старых оранжевых досках Santa Cruz…это очень непросто, но обязательно весело! 🤪 Спасибо за видео, ты мастер своего дела!
I guess the way riding a snowskate is quite different from how you ride a snowboard, would be interested to see that comparison too! Now that I've watched a bit more of the video, I guess there isn't much comparison to be made. Would be interested to see how the snowskate is riding down some mellow slopes
You can’t carve nearly as easily, since the board is thicker and there’s no straps. depending on the snow, leaning on the edges will still let you carve, but in my experience it’s a lot more kickturns and tictacs involved to be able to control yourself on a slope
Depends on the snow skate. He’s riding like a “street” style snow skate. Then you got the big boys that are bounce decker with a ski underneath the skate deck.
@@Coopes97 I think we're specifically talking about the ambition snowskates here since they're featured in the video, the ones with skis are like a completely different feeling entirely
Was recently watching a behind the scenes from one of the Ambition riders. Gerlach, maybe? He was saying that they spend a lot of time prepping a spot before hitting it. Basically remove all of the snow, break it up, and lightly dust the run. They don’t skate fresh snow, because it’s too sticky. Hopefully this helps.
We used regular skate decks as kids, and made it work, u need a ice scraper for the griptape the ones u use for your car window, and wax for the bottom of the deck, we used regular candles as wax, helps to have a deck with a steep nose and tail also, we kickfliped down stuff and even ollied some gaps, I own an Ambition snowskate now, and yeah it works waaay better but you can still have alot of fun with just a deck without spending alot on a real snowskate, we actually had more fun with just a skate deck back in the day ⛄
We had the perfect mild slope next to hour house for snow skating. If you bury 4" PVC pipe in the snow you can ride on and off them and do boardslides and its super fun.
I remember taking the trucks off my Vision board about 34 years ago and waxing the bottom and riding down some hills behind my house. No tricks, just riding. It worked. Pretty wild people are doing it today.
Love the snowskate content! I got an Ambition Jib this season and even though it’s the cheaper one, I love it! I can’t believe how many things I’ve learned on it already.
Funny that a 32" Penny Skateboard waxed up works g8 as a snow skate AND works great as an all-weather street deck and cruiser. Best one stop fun for all everywhere!
I remember when snow skates first came out. We have a "mini mountain" in my area, and we used to skate, starting at the top, and we would set up ramps and "ledges" and "rails" in a line on the way down, so you could either skate the whole line, or you could stop at each section and skate cause each section had a drop so you could gain momentum easily to skate each obstacle. It sorta went down/flat where the obstacle would be/down to another flat with another obstacle/down, etc. If you can picture that...I tried my best to describe it! It was sooooo fun! 😊 *Oh, and as a side note, it's much harder than it looks! Especially when somebody as talented as Jonny is snow skating, but I'm sure anybody who follows him is well aware of how good he is! 🥳👍
Thanks for the clips, review Jonny! Here in Vienna unfortunately snowskating isn’t possible (99,9% of the year 😅) The amount of tricks you did / ledge grinds and slides / is astonishing!! Please more, maybe more (small) transition?!
I love snow skating and you are not suprisingly very talented at it. Its tough people dont realize how different it is to regular skating. The pros at Ambition make it look so easy. Sadly here in colorado we havent had very many good snow skate days yet.
HAHAHAHAHA JONNY'S ACCENT GETS THICKER TALKING TO ANOTHER SWISS HAHAHAHA Feels like the old days, so cool (Also, I wanna see more snowskating when it's winter up there hahaha) Much love from Brazil! (BTW, I mean like yeeeeears ago, I've been watching Jonny since way before he got his pro deck, I actually lost clue of how long has it been. Most BRs I know met Giger when he made a video with Sergio Santoro, while I discovered Sergio in that video hahahahah)
I snowboard big mountain but never was able to snowskate (too many other hobbies). I sure do love watching good snowskaters shred it though. I mean wow.
I used to have a few Baker and Flip "new wave" decks that ended up being a pretty good snow skate deck after I stopped skating them. I miss those decks. Wish they made them again.
I think it’s cool, but you almost need a continuous slow downhill slope where you can do tricks in a line, flat ground or obstacles, you just need to be able to keep moving for longer I feel. Would also be cool to have some kind of second platform/ski part that lifts the board of the ground rather than having it be similar to a skateboard without trucks and wheels, just so you can generate more pop.
Had a snowskate growing up as a teen (im 31) and holy shit that thing is way better than the original ones. The tail/nose on mine was literally 90 degrees. Was able to kickflip/switch kickflip on it. Thats about it tho lmao. Good stuff as always man
My favorite snow skate style for best control was the kind with the ski platform underneath it. This by far gives the best control and ollying but the thin ski can dig into lighter snow packs that the normal snow skate won't and it also has metal edges which can catch when you boardslide pvc pipes. There was a hybrid type I'm remembering now that was the best of both worlds and I think my favorite design out of all the kinds I've seen. It was thicker than a normal snow skate, like 2 or maybe 3 inches thick, and it used that extra thickness to taper down on the sides into a slightly smaller platform on the bottom of the skate. This is sort of like the ski platform style but it doesn't have hard edges and it's not nearly as high off the ground, just a couple inches. This way you actually get some edge control and the board can tilt from edge to edge so you can control where you go much better, but it doesn't have the metal edges so you won't catch on boardslides. Because on normal totally flat snowskates you can't really control where you're going, you sort of just have to ride on it flat and it takes you where it goes. You can turn it a little bit but nothing like the control that the platform style gives you with the ability to put weight on the edges and tilt the board to turn. Does anybody remember what this kind was called? I should get another one I haven't seen that old one in so many years.
There's also the ski wheel type, I have a set of 4 - just plastic skis that fit on a normal skate truck, so you have 4 skis instead of wheels. It feels the most like a skateboard, it's just heavy and the skis flap around. The flap effect makes me lean toward the Ambition, it's probably the best. A skimboard does surprisingly well on snow though, I could see a hybrid of a skimboard and snowskate being the perfect balance, like a wider fish shape that you can pop off the tail.
we dont have snow in brazil, but instead we have some streets paved with small stone blocks we call "paralelepipedo", and it gets pretty slippery with time, so you can imagine
Great video Jonny! I've been snowskating about 10 years but i could never get the hang of riding/steering those single deck ones. You should do a video comparison with a Bi level snowskate, they're not as good for flip tricks, but you get way more control and speed.
In Shitty Shitain in 'SHITDON' i've seen snow only in some rare moments, which we can't even call snow, because it's in 2 minutes 'cold mixed shit' .... I love winter and how much i miss it.... Last 2 years for me here, and then.....
Put two rows of popsicle sticks on the bottom of an old skateboard deck. Cover the popsicle sticks and skateboard deck from nose to tail with duct tape. There you go, a green and cheap alternative option for skating in the snow. Edit: I really forgot board rails already exists. They’re meant for board slides and preventing the skateboard from breaking down the middle but you can use those too for a diy snow skate.
Man, winter just sucks where I live. I maybe get two snows a year in Kansas, but a whole lot of freezing wind and rain. Despite this, I have a single indoor skatepark within three hours of me. Seeing the Snowskate just drives home that maybe I should just move.
yo your soo lucky you got that. The pro models are sold out in the entire world rightnow. i had to settle for the jib series model. its coming all way from england, hopefully there will still be snow by the time it gets here lol.
that's absolutely SICK you make it look so easy Mr. Giger i'm in Canada, so cold and snow and now...well...i want one!! :) but i have no money for that right now :(
holy moly! this was the most enjoyable video I've watched this year ;) i miss winter, thanks for that i'd snowskate, but there's no snow in Barcelona... oh wait :P anyway, great content and the quickest feet
I made my own DIY snowskate and it shreds down hills though it gets ripped up alot since its duct tape and theres no pop but whatever its fun. thinking about getting a legit snowskate though
As someone who’s owned a snowskate for the past 3 years, I can confidently say these things are incredible for skating in the winter. It takes some getting used to, but they’re the perfect blend between skateboarding and snowboarding. You can kick turn or carve down massive slopes, or take it easy on flat and learn some new tricks, just depends on the conditions of the snow
Conditions matter A LOT! Haha. I just discovered that this week.
Did you wax yours? With actual ski/snowboard wax? 🤔 Snowskates actually been around a while, I remember a friend of mine got one for Christmas in ‘99 🙂 I even started snowboarding back then too but we never thought about waxing the snowskate.
@@memorysometimers3067 no mines brand new, I heard wax doesn't really do much for a snowskate other then filling in the scratches temporarily. I saw a video and they used a razor to smooth it back out.
@@memorysometimers3067 I think it might have been Sims,, who made something like that..I'm 57,, but I'm pretty sure I'm right
@@KevinNiceTry first time I went was on glare ice on my buddies snowskate and it really turned me off! I was like man this sucks you can’t even control it! Went out again after some fresh snow and had much more fun!
Killin' it, Jonny! So glad you're enjoying the new board. You did an awesome job showcasing the crucial differences between snowskates and a standard skate deck. Also, I'll be the first to say that flat ground on a snowskate can definitely be difficult! I'm seriously impressed by your bag of tricks! You should try it out on a small drop/set of stairs, I honestly think you'll find it easier. Regardless, I can't wait to see what's next from ya! Much love, friend!
could you send me one for free too? i wanna get one but they are all way too expencive :(
When we were young and too skint to afford a snowboard, we used to get an old deck, countersink some truck bolts from the bottom side, use bike inner tubes as feet bindings and bearings as washers to make skate-snowboards. They worked surprisingly well!
Dario is a beast!~ I love this video, the sound of the snow, the sick moves. Thanks for the video Jonny
Recently started snowskating, it's definitely much harder then it looks. Also so much fun!
This is 🔥🔥🔥 ❄️❄️
I won't be surprised if some of the flip tricks that Johnny did are NBD on a snowskate
Oh yeah! For real man, he’s a flip trick master but we both knew that already 👌🏼
hospital flip is quite rare at snowskate i think, impossible too, not really shure that's NBD, but really cool
@@dmitrygreenshift9175 i don’t think i’ve ever seen a sw front foot impossible on a snow skate, i think that one’s gotta be an nbd
awesome session, can't wait to see more snow skate session. would love to see you hit up some street spots like gaps and stuff
Amazing! I definitely want to see more videos with the snowskate!!!
Oooooo snow skate ❄️❄️❄️❄️Option #2;) I have to work on my tolerance for the cold 😹🍦🥶🍦🏒
Can confirm, a snowskate is AWESOME when there is snow :D
He's my favorite skater and hes so inspirational for me
Absolute legend 🙏
Yeah, Dario is amazing!
@@cullyn I honestly don't know why he dosent have more followers🤔
Growing up skating I've always wanted to be able to do this. 25 years later we have this amazing looking board. I'ma buy one asap!
Какая же ностальгия…в 2007 катался на старых оранжевых досках Santa Cruz…это очень непросто, но обязательно весело! 🤪
Спасибо за видео, ты мастер своего дела!
Snowskate looks fun Jonny takes his tricks he can do on his skateboard to the Snowskate and that's so dope!!!
8:33 that massive flinch followed by immense relief. Giger felt it, we all did. But I bet he felt it waaaay harder
hell yea, so stoked to get one of my own someday much love to ya Jonny Giger, keep up the vids and we will keep watching em.
Hell yeah, snowskating is sick! Jonny and Dario got the moves
I guess the way riding a snowskate is quite different from how you ride a snowboard, would be interested to see that comparison too! Now that I've watched a bit more of the video, I guess there isn't much comparison to be made. Would be interested to see how the snowskate is riding down some mellow slopes
You can’t carve nearly as easily, since the board is thicker and there’s no straps. depending on the snow, leaning on the edges will still let you carve, but in my experience it’s a lot more kickturns and tictacs involved to be able to control yourself on a slope
Depends on the snow skate. He’s riding like a “street” style snow skate. Then you got the big boys that are bounce decker with a ski underneath the skate deck.
@@Coopes97 I think we're specifically talking about the ambition snowskates here since they're featured in the video, the ones with skis are like a completely different feeling entirely
Was recently watching a behind the scenes from one of the Ambition riders. Gerlach, maybe? He was saying that they spend a lot of time prepping a spot before hitting it. Basically remove all of the snow, break it up, and lightly dust the run. They don’t skate fresh snow, because it’s too sticky. Hopefully this helps.
Thank you for the amazing scenic views and the snow skating was on point as well.
We used regular skate decks as kids, and made it work, u need a ice scraper for the griptape the ones u use for your car window, and wax for the bottom of the deck, we used regular candles as wax,
helps to have a deck with a steep nose and tail also, we kickfliped down stuff and even ollied some gaps, I own an Ambition snowskate now, and yeah it works waaay better but you can still have alot of fun with just a deck without spending alot on a real snowskate, we actually had more fun with just a skate deck back in the day ⛄
That looked so fun! I miss snow skating. The new one looks great! Seemed like normal skating. Great pop and especially smooth on the ledge.
Great video Giger, please ask Dario to play a game of snowskate when it snows more, either flatground or in the park, it sounds tons of fun!!
We need to see a street sesh on those snowskates! That looks so sick
I agree, that would be an awesome video
Hill Bomb!! Haha 🤣😉
We had the perfect mild slope next to hour house for snow skating. If you bury 4" PVC pipe in the snow you can ride on and off them and do boardslides and its super fun.
I remember taking the trucks off my Vision board about 34 years ago and waxing the bottom and riding down some hills behind my house. No tricks, just riding. It worked. Pretty wild people are doing it today.
I have one of the raised style ones with basically a single ski underneath. It's an absolute blast.
As someone who's been snowskating for the last 11 years I can confirm it's hella fun!!
Are they any good for carving down a run like you can do on a snowboard? I notice they do not have sharp edges so might be hard to turn?
@@VestigialHead Can't really carv on these, gotta tic tac it or try to pivot it in the direction you wanna go
I’ve tried a snowskate back in 2002.I tried to do a kickflip but learned the kickflip body varial instead. 🙈
Love the snowskate content! I got an Ambition Jib this season and even though it’s the cheaper one, I love it! I can’t believe how many things I’ve learned on it already.
Funny that a 32" Penny Skateboard waxed up works g8 as a snow skate AND works great as an all-weather street deck and cruiser.
Best one stop fun for all everywhere!
I remember when snow skates first came out. We have a "mini mountain" in my area, and we used to skate, starting at the top, and we would set up ramps and "ledges" and "rails" in a line on the way down, so you could either skate the whole line, or you could stop at each section and skate cause each section had a drop so you could gain momentum easily to skate each obstacle. It sorta went down/flat where the obstacle would be/down to another flat with another obstacle/down, etc. If you can picture that...I tried my best to describe it! It was sooooo fun! 😊 *Oh, and as a side note, it's much harder than it looks! Especially when somebody as talented as Jonny is snow skating, but I'm sure anybody who follows him is well aware of how good he is! 🥳👍
Yesssssss, I love snow skating been doing it for like 13 years.
Thanks for the clips, review Jonny! Here in Vienna unfortunately snowskating isn’t possible (99,9% of the year 😅)
The amount of tricks you did / ledge grinds and slides / is astonishing!!
Please more, maybe more (small) transition?!
I love snow skating and you are not suprisingly very talented at it. Its tough people dont realize how different it is to regular skating. The pros at Ambition make it look so easy. Sadly here in colorado we havent had very many good snow skate days yet.
cool video!! :) while corona i made a hood budget DIY Snowsakte with two slide rails it was fun experience.
HAHAHAHAHA JONNY'S ACCENT GETS THICKER TALKING TO ANOTHER SWISS HAHAHAHA
Feels like the old days, so cool
(Also, I wanna see more snowskating when it's winter up there hahaha)
Much love from Brazil!
(BTW, I mean like yeeeeears ago, I've been watching Jonny since way before he got his pro deck, I actually lost clue of how long has it been. Most BRs I know met Giger when he made a video with Sergio Santoro, while I discovered Sergio in that video hahahahah)
I need that snowskeit! So i have problem when the end summer but i can't rade on the snowbord
Loved to watch you guys snowskate ! Mad tricks and good vibes as usual ! I'd love to try, but I have neither snow nor snowskate... ^^
The content and editing is as good, or better than, the best version of any trick.
I simply love your creativity when it comes to videos, Jonny! :) So good :)
And thanks for the sheer amount of effort / driving you put into this video 🙏👍👌
I still go out on my Snurfers they are a blast. They have a bunch of exposed staples for grip.
Would have been great having these decks 20 years ago! Nice Video!
I snowboard big mountain but never was able to snowskate (too many other hobbies). I sure do love watching good snowskaters shred it though. I mean wow.
THIS LOOKS SO SICK! I wish I had snow where I live.
If youre a skater you dont trust me haha
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Man I remember snow skating when I was a teen, that shit was so much fun.
Primoslide seems quite difficult with these boards
I used to have a few Baker and Flip "new wave" decks that ended up being a pretty good snow skate deck after I stopped skating them. I miss those decks. Wish they made them again.
I think it’s cool, but you almost need a continuous slow downhill slope where you can do tricks in a line, flat ground or obstacles, you just need to be able to keep moving for longer I feel. Would also be cool to have some kind of second platform/ski part that lifts the board of the ground rather than having it be similar to a skateboard without trucks and wheels, just so you can generate more pop.
Awesome video you should definitely do a lot more videos with the snowskate
In nova Scotia we call it a Snurf board
Had a snowskate growing up as a teen (im 31) and holy shit that thing is way better than the original ones. The tail/nose on mine was literally 90 degrees. Was able to kickflip/switch kickflip on it. Thats about it tho lmao. Good stuff as always man
Just from the thumbnail... Have you ever skated 1 of those "Flip" Decks that's has sorta similar "grooves" in it? I remember having 1 and loving it!
One of my favorite videos thank you! 😆
It was perfect for breakfast
I need one of those so bad but theyre always sold out. I need something to do when i cant skate because of the heavy snow
Dario: yahhhh
me: yahhhh
My favorite snow skate style for best control was the kind with the ski platform underneath it. This by far gives the best control and ollying but the thin ski can dig into lighter snow packs that the normal snow skate won't and it also has metal edges which can catch when you boardslide pvc pipes. There was a hybrid type I'm remembering now that was the best of both worlds and I think my favorite design out of all the kinds I've seen. It was thicker than a normal snow skate, like 2 or maybe 3 inches thick, and it used that extra thickness to taper down on the sides into a slightly smaller platform on the bottom of the skate. This is sort of like the ski platform style but it doesn't have hard edges and it's not nearly as high off the ground, just a couple inches. This way you actually get some edge control and the board can tilt from edge to edge so you can control where you go much better, but it doesn't have the metal edges so you won't catch on boardslides. Because on normal totally flat snowskates you can't really control where you're going, you sort of just have to ride on it flat and it takes you where it goes. You can turn it a little bit but nothing like the control that the platform style gives you with the ability to put weight on the edges and tilt the board to turn. Does anybody remember what this kind was called? I should get another one I haven't seen that old one in so many years.
There's also the ski wheel type, I have a set of 4 - just plastic skis that fit on a normal skate truck, so you have 4 skis instead of wheels. It feels the most like a skateboard, it's just heavy and the skis flap around. The flap effect makes me lean toward the Ambition, it's probably the best. A skimboard does surprisingly well on snow though, I could see a hybrid of a skimboard and snowskate being the perfect balance, like a wider fish shape that you can pop off the tail.
This would be so fun to try!!!! I love the shots jonny gets in this video
we dont have snow in brazil, but instead we have some streets paved with small stone blocks we call "paralelepipedo", and it gets pretty slippery with time, so you can imagine
Dude your videos always brighten my day. Thanks for the awesome content.
Great video Jonny! I've been snowskating about 10 years but i could never get the hang of riding/steering those single deck ones. You should do a video comparison with a Bi level snowskate, they're not as good for flip tricks, but you get way more control and speed.
bet rodney used a snow skate in winter, he tried skating in a rainy weather with a wet board
i was waiting for this video !!!
I see Dario, I thumbs up
If you didnt already, it would be cool to see how well it slides if you put snowboard wax on the bottom of it.
you should have set up your skatedeck wit those spike stickers too for a valid comparison
looks hard but fun. nice work!
In Shitty Shitain in 'SHITDON' i've seen snow only in some rare moments, which we can't even call snow, because it's in 2 minutes 'cold mixed shit' .... I love winter and how much i miss it.... Last 2 years for me here, and then.....
Awesome video! How about the shoes? Regular skate shoes work well with the snowskate?
Put two rows of popsicle sticks on the bottom of an old skateboard deck. Cover the popsicle sticks and skateboard deck from nose to tail with duct tape. There you go, a green and cheap alternative option for skating in the snow.
Edit: I really forgot board rails already exists. They’re meant for board slides and preventing the skateboard from breaking down the middle but you can use those too for a diy snow skate.
How about a game of SNOW between you and Dario?
amazing video :) to bad we dont have much snow in denmark :) can i ask you what brand is your red/blue shirt ? :)
Will this work in a snowboard half pipe or on an slopestyle course?
I was waiting for this video from the last year. 💪
Can you try skating stair sets with it?
those heelflips on the snow skate look hella gooood
Please make a video on your video editing process etc 🙏🙏🙏
Should be up in those mountains shredding or chopping some ice. Switzerland is heavenly.
I wonder what would it be to grip a skateboard with the snowskate griptape.
Man, winter just sucks where I live. I maybe get two snows a year in Kansas, but a whole lot of freezing wind and rain. Despite this, I have a single indoor skatepark within three hours of me. Seeing the Snowskate just drives home that maybe I should just move.
I recently picked up one of those goofy burton ones with the little snowboard on it and can’t for the life of me get the hang of riding it
There's so much snow outside right now this would be amazing
20+ years ago I grew up every winter dismantling all the wheels from my skateboard to ride down the highway sound barrier behind my house.
can you skate some jumps with this , it would look so dope
I was just looking into these.. Thanks jonny!
yo your soo lucky you got that. The pro models are sold out in the entire world rightnow. i had to settle for the jib series model. its coming all way from england, hopefully there will still be snow by the time it gets here lol.
that's absolutely SICK you make it look so easy Mr. Giger i'm in Canada, so cold and snow and now...well...i want one!! :)
but i have no money for that right now :(
You hsould make this a series. Skatedeck vs snowboard, skatedeck vs surf board
Doritos’ mullet is fire bro🔥😁
Snowskating is a blast if you give it a chance to learn it’s quirks.
great video, Jonny
holy moly!
this was the most enjoyable video I've watched this year ;)
i miss winter, thanks for that
i'd snowskate, but there's no snow in Barcelona... oh wait :P
anyway, great content and the quickest feet
That's so cool! You should record a game of snowskate against somebody!
lol always want to try that, however, no snow in CA! 😇
Love ur snowskating vids
DBC.. Daily Blessings Coming!
Thank You ALL for Everything, Everyday!!
Do you wax that thing? Ski/snowboard wax. Might help!!
I made my own DIY snowskate and it shreds down hills though it gets ripped up alot since its duct tape and theres no pop but whatever its fun. thinking about getting a legit snowskate though
I wish I had snowskate+snow here.......
Looks so much fun. I tried on normal decks years ago and it was pretty much a waste of time 🤣