SKATEDECK VS SNOWSKATE

[@CosmosZhao1]

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

[@KevinNiceTry]

Conditions matter A LOT! Haha. I just discovered that this week.

[@memorysometimers3067]

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.

[@KevinNiceTry]

@@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.

[@scottmcdonald4571]

@@memorysometimers3067 I think it might have been Sims,, who made something like that..I'm 57,, but I'm pretty sure I'm right

[@FreudianQuip]

@@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!

[@AmbitionSnowskates]

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!

[@Viktor_Sk8]

could you send me one for free too? i wanna get one but they are all way too expencive :(

[@Gmabonoski]

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!

[@Crotes1990]

Can confirm, a snowskate is AWESOME when there is snow :D

[@poisoncurls882]

Dario is a beast!~ I love this video, the sound of the snow, the sick moves. Thanks for the video Jonny

[@iplay2519]

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!

[@sullivangayfer8775]

He's my favorite skater and hes so inspirational for me Absolute legend 🙏

[@cullyn]

Yeah, Dario is amazing!

[@sullivangayfer8775]

@@cullyn I honestly don't know why he dosent have more followers🤔

[@Elemental87]

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!

[@g90gino83]

Snowskate looks fun Jonny takes his tricks he can do on his skateboard to the Snowskate and that's so dope!!!

[@KevinNiceTry]

Recently started snowskating, it's definitely much harder then it looks. Also so much fun!

[@nipuz4558]

Amazing! I definitely want to see more videos with the snowskate!!!

[@RajFallen]

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

[@anarchistbunny3339]

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.

[@CVPRCR]

8:33 that massive flinch followed by immense relief. Giger felt it, we all did. But I bet he felt it waaaay harder

[@SplendidFellow]

Hell yeah, snowskating is sick! Jonny and Dario got the moves

[@sepg5084]

This is 🔥🔥🔥 ❄️❄️ I won't be surprised if some of the flip tricks that Johnny did are NBD on a snowskate

[@streetcrewskateboarding1632]

Oh yeah! For real man, he’s a flip trick master but we both knew that already 👌🏼

[@dmitrygreenshift9175]

hospital flip is quite rare at snowskate i think, impossible too, not really shure that's NBD, but really cool

[@ethanh116]

@@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

[@jasonharris5201]

Thank you for the amazing scenic views and the snow skating was on point as well.

[@sundialarmy911porvidawey4]

Oooooo snow skate ❄️❄️❄️❄️Option #2;) I have to work on my tolerance for the cold 😹🍦🥶🍦🏒

[@JensMana]

As someone who's been snowskating for the last 11 years I can confirm it's hella fun!!

[@VestigialHead]

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?

[@JensMana]

@@VestigialHead Can't really carv on these, gotta tic tac it or try to pivot it in the direction you wanna go

[@christopherfreeman3095]

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.

[@leadfreelures]

Yesssssss, I love snow skating been doing it for like 13 years.

[@DPSFSU]

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.

[@markfloyd1338]

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.

[@michaelmurray8793]

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.

[@TidusfromZanarkand]

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!!

[@yakgelder]

The content and editing is as good, or better than, the best version of any trick.

[@goodvibesforever8888]

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 ⛄

[@famousgoldentouch]

And thanks for the sheer amount of effort / driving you put into this video 🙏👍👌

[@StuffnThings42]

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.

[@El_Chompo]

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.

[@El-Burrito]

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

[@CosmosZhao1]

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

[@Coopes97]

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.

[@CosmosZhao1]

@@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

[@nickp440]

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

[@mccreeper03]

We need to see a street sesh on those snowskates! That looks so sick

[@smokawat]

I agree, that would be an awesome video

[@memorysometimers3067]

Hill Bomb!! Haha 🤣😉

[@ASMRaphael]

I simply love your creativity when it comes to videos, Jonny! :) So good :)

[@SilentEchoes3]

I have one of the raised style ones with basically a single ski underneath. It's an absolute blast.

[@insanogeddon]

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!

[@nickmakestunes]

Dude your videos always brighten my day. Thanks for the awesome content.

[@Ipzan]

One of my favorite videos thank you! 😆 It was perfect for breakfast

[@michaelgerhold5659]

Would have been great having these decks 20 years ago! Nice Video!

[@solnya]

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... ^^

[@noahrandolph2289]

This would be so fun to try!!!! I love the shots jonny gets in this video

[@kloroform1681]

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! 🥳👍

[@swirkens]

I was waiting for this video from the last year. 💪

[@fire_n_ice1984]

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.

[@Tondon..]

i was waiting for this video !!!

[@CVPRCR]

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)

[@SL4PSH0CK]

bet rodney used a snow skate in winter, he tried skating in a rainy weather with a wet board

[@famousgoldentouch]

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?!

[@christopherwaller3115]

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.

[@LonnieHutchinson90]

Awesome video you should definitely do a lot more videos with the snowskate

[@Tyrantofesp]

Dario: yahhhh me: yahhhh

[@Spidergoat44]

I see Dario, I thumbs up

[@johnruschulte2593]

I still go out on my Snurfers they are a blast. They have a bunch of exposed staples for grip.

[@ThomasStalder]

I’ve tried a snowskate back in 2002.I tried to do a kickflip but learned the kickflip body varial instead. 🙈

[@ASMRJAMESY]

Man I remember snow skating when I was a teen, that shit was so much fun.

[@fly_goku]

cool video!! :) while corona i made a hood budget DIY Snowsakte with two slide rails it was fun experience.

[@eze8024]

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.

[@fralab9]

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.

[@edwardp5748]

looks hard but fun. nice work!

[@user-wu9zf6ml1o]

THIS LOOKS SO SICK! I wish I had snow where I live.

[@I4k_au]

If youre a skater you dont trust me haha

[@cannorsc.4554]

Fr

[@El_Chompo]

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.

[@bennyskim]

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.

[@michaelcooperwoti]

In nova Scotia we call it a Snurf board

[@davanandmary]

great video, Jonny

[@felipe8511]

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

[@amintconditionchicken]

I was just looking into these.. Thanks jonny!

[@RhysDuffy]

love this type of content good job jonny

[@ResonNL]

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.

[@lucasstordahl7718]

John u the man

[@jusan_tinos]

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.

[@toxicmicrowave]

those heelflips on the snow skate look hella gooood

[@sundialarmy911porvidawey4]

Doritos’ mullet is fire bro🔥😁

[@aboltus_2014]

You're good at this!

[@Rudraksha11Hartkinnon]

Love ur snowskating vids

[@supermarcoa]

Primoslide seems quite difficult with these boards

[@jheigl1980]

Will this work in a snowboard half pipe or on an slopestyle course?

[@hextasy000]

pretty cool Jonny!

[@fire_n_ice1984]

Should be up in those mountains shredding or chopping some ice. Switzerland is heavenly.

[@skateboardingafter506]

I need that snowskeit! So i have problem when the end summer but i can't rade on the snowbord

[@iplay2519]

There's so much snow outside right now this would be amazing

[@SurferSandman]

Dario is a great compliment to you, and yes his hair is good. :)

[@OtakuWrath]

Looks really fun!

[@jasonhawkins9176]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!

[@liamboppel-iniguez9159]

i’m a simple man. i see a giger video, i click on it

[@KhaosTheDemonGod]

Your cat is awesome Jonny

[@TechWizMaster]

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 :(

[@dbc.ash.]

DBC.. Daily Blessings Coming! Thank You ALL for Everything, Everyday!!

[@apocaRUFF]

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.

[@jaysonoliveiraalves3364]

Muito Loko 🇧🇷 More videos about this Man !

[@danielchrisronan2281]

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!

[@CRYPTfromCATACOMBZ]

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.....

[@skotfree5600]

Ey yo!!! Question... It doesn't look like you have screws in your decks on the wall, how do you hang them? They look great and I have a few collector decks to hang.

[@dj.mb_one]

amazing video :) to bad we dont have much snow in denmark :) can i ask you what brand is your red/blue shirt ? :)

[@dissonantharmonic]

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

[@MeVSGravity1]

Dario's new nickname should be Rodney Mullet 😉

[@Aimaiai]

If you didnt already, it would be cool to see how well it slides if you put snowboard wax on the bottom of it.

[@massivHE1]

you should have set up your skatedeck wit those spike stickers too for a valid comparison

[@NorweskiDrwal]

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

[@momadaddy123]

Love you Jonny

[@Smagical]

Snowskating is a blast if you give it a chance to learn it’s quirks.

[@WhuDhat]

That thing is sick, I had no idea they existed