WTF is... Urban Skiing

[@JimmyTheGiant]

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[@DanielSanchez-wv2lg]

Havent you played ssx? You should

[@RadagastBrown420]

I wish you had explained the use of the winch a little better.

[@steepsteep]

Mann even got Casablunt on here… JIMMY! Such a rad video dude. Mad respect for all the time you invested into research, footage aggregation, and talking with some of the best in the industry! Much love for spreading our passion brotherrrr YEWWWWW

[@Henkingg]

Hi

[@nodesternoob]

Noooo wayyyy rubber ducky

[@flowbeats3768]

yo its the man himslef

[@gangsterpherret2054]

yessire ruberducky

[@realskier92]

So excited for this vid

[@AB-pp2zy]

That Finnish "Skier" at 7:35 is actually Spede Pasanen, a legendary comedian, film director, tv-personality and apparently an inventor. It's like Jerry Seinfield had a side hustle inventing motocross gear and finding that out makes me really happy!

[@SnowyWYD73]

dang, steepsteep, the man, the myth, the legend, nice to see you here rubberducky!! nice collab JimmyTheGiant

[@Ry_Ku]

nice copy paste you got there ;)

[@Ry_Ku]

@@SnowyWYD73 you copied my comment ;)

[@SnowyWYD73]

@@Ry_Ku maybe cuz i wanted to help u ;)

[@hagridxd3761]

You and steepsteep in the same video makes my head hurt, because I started watching you two at about the same time and never even invisioned it.

[@maxpower8429]

Steepsteep is another amazing ski KZbinr. He’s hilarious

[@darrochreid]

100% rubber ducky

[@benrioux4460]

facts

[@ddandymann]

He's basically our communities designated representative in the youtube world at this point, and I'm down for that.

[@PhilEdwardsInc]

time for a ski ballet sequel

[@LegendTrickGym]

Was hoping to see Real SkiFi here and was not disappointed! However super surprised to see Spede Pasanen as well :D Excellent, excellent documentary once again. Really love the way you create content and tell stories. Keep up the great work Jimmy !

[@_toepick]

Props for contacting Phil Casabon - maybe the greatest style in the streets there is.

[@xWood4000]

It is interesting that urban skiing has become pretty big in Finland, you know Real Skifi and Forre already. It's such a small country. And the fact that the winch was invented here is pretty interesting too

[@xWood4000]

I would like someone to explain why that is except that it's flat here. I wonder if Juho Kilkki has more insight than most on it

[@pistolen87]

@@xWood4000 I think you got it, flat, cold and snowy.

[@Subuwiller]

and nipwitz

[@espo7182]

Being a snowboarder, urban snowboarding is second nature to me. I haven't gone in a few years, because my job(NYC sanitation worker) makes me work in the snow. We are the ones that plow NYC. Only part of the job I hate, cause I'd rather be snowboarding. Lol. But from the mid 90s until about 6-7 years ago for me, my boys and me would go build our own obstacles in the city, anytime we got significant snow. Never once did I see a skier back then. Although freestyle skiing was definitely popular. Alot of the spots you showed I have seen MANY times in snowboard videos back in the day. Good for them taking it to the streets and being creative. I never had a problem with Skiers during that snowboarder vs skier beef days. I came from skiing and I love it. It's just back then snowboarding was the progressive choice, the one doing jumps and rails. Obviously as a preteen I generated towards snowboarding after 7 years on the skis. I still remember going to mountains with my dad and not being allowed to go in cause I was a snowboarder. Lol.

[@MrBillybonka]

Same same... I also thought he underrated snowboard culture influence in this urban topic

[@Lilysilly1984]

I think it would be sick if you did a vid on candide theovex, the dude has pushed the sport to where it is today.

[@zaharu4375]

One of my favourites, guy absolutely oozes style

[@HallucinatingHedgehogs]

On that theme a vid on thall or henrik would also be fire

[@Lilysilly1984]

@@HallucinatingHedgehogs hard agree.

[@bzlucas]

That's a yes for a FIS video. I love your content. Fyi, it's probably early days for this yet, but foiling and skimboarding is picking up, would be cool to have a watersports overview one day too.

[@bzlucas]

Just noticed you've already got a skimboarding one, of course you do! I'm so happy to have discovered your channel

[@charliejonas3416]

Fu## FIS

[@rubenmeerspk]

Please video on the snowboarding x skiing issues. From what I've heard from people who do it, it sounds a bit like what's going on with the FIG and parkour. Would love to see it and loved watching this. Job well done sir 👏

[@sduoqsoq7478]

yeah, FIS is kind of like the bad guy and theres also x games which has become shit

[@erikchristoffersen3074]

At this point I am convinced Jimmy knows everything about every little sports subculture in existence. Like I know pretty damn good urban skiers that haven't even heard of Zoot Space and Level 1 and all the other goodies. Also love seeing steep steep getting some love, such an icon in the community. RRRRUBBER DUCCCKKKKY

[@sduoqsoq7478]

who doesnt know zootspace and level 1, cant be a freestyle skiier without watching zootspace every day

[@HallucinatingHedgehogs]

@@sduoqsoq7478 I second this

[@darrenflips7346]

Jimmy the giant making a ski video!? I dont want to wake up.

[@SamTheMan27]

I've waited a long time for this

[@lawrencelimburger9160]

Always feel the flashbacks to the extreme sport channel watching your vids! thank you for continuing to share the passions of so many unique an inspiring people!

[@BIGBOOM2077]

I can not stop watching these videos. They're amazing. Didn't even know urban skiing was a thing, but it's FIRE! THANK YOU.

[@robertshank1131]

When I was in highschool we used to do Urban snowboarding in the summer (Ontario, Canada). We would go to the back of the local arena and fill a truck with the snow that the Zamboni dumped. We would bring the snow to a rail and set up runs of snow and small jumps. Once the snow melted, it was back to the arena to get more!

[@aeyuio2315]

When the winch came in the video and you started to talk about who might have been the first to do it, I was telling myself that god, it was even patented decades ago for winter sports in Finland. But then that same inventor came up in your video. He had the patent for it. It was called "Spede Linko" ("Spede Sling", after the inventor), and there is even a company still manufacturing it. And it was featured in a 1975 comedy movie in Finland, and it was permanently in use back then in some parks. The inventor was one of the most famous Finns of all time (in Finland), he's still a meme in Finland even 20 years after dying. And his films are still shown on the biggest TV channel here, every summer.

[@DashDrones]

6:12 you're a pro skier now 🤣 Loved this episode, never heard of urban skiing...😎

[@P-dada.]

I was do hyped you did an urban skiing video and then you interviewed steep steep 🤯

[@xWood4000]

I didn't expect the interviews with steepsteep and Juho Kilkki, that was pretty awesome too

[@RealSkifi]

Now this is just pure greatness!! Good work Jimmy!

[@TheGanti]

amazing to get one of the greatest with Phil to give insights! good job.

[@xWood4000]

I've been waiting for this for so long!!! Thank you!

[@ludoms100]

Holy you got steep steep and the legendary BDOG, great vid!

[@haydenwalker825]

This video literally made my day bc you included real skiff and steep steep the goat. Two of my favorite people relating to skiing

[@Tabootrinket]

This channel feels like an Avenger movie to me, with crossovers with all those other channels that I've been following

[@deslomator]

I had completely forgotten ballet, that was pure gold.

[@Tmii9]

Bunch of familiar faces and places on this one. Great video!

[@Jokl92]

Real Skifi are still the most creative ones! It's a shame they don't release more videos!

[@realskier92]

So happy u finally made a vid on this bro! 👍

[@rosefamily2351]

Great video you should check out the rollerbladers who also ski

[@fantom9435]

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE ONE AND ONLY RRRUBBER DUCKY, I cannot believe this happened, so dope

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

God this channel. I have been binging it. It is so exceptional in content, production, writing.... It's just everything. Fantastic job Jimmy!! 👍 🤘 🤘 🤘

[@sausageonmyeggs3069]

Dude I saw the notification for this video and just watched it immediately. Also shoutout jimmy for the level of research put into these things

[@ChrisTrunek]

Started getting real into skiing RIGHT as the first generation of twin tips came out, the K2 Poacher, OG 1080, 1260 and Ostness Dragons, etc. So wild to watch the sport grow and transform into what it is now!

[@woffiez8137]

You should make a video about snowskating!

[@Montytobin]

awesome to see my favourite resort, Avoriaz 1800 in the thumbnail!

[@liam.cameron]

Really cool vid man! And nice haircut🙌

[@urfavneighborhoodguatemalan]

Dang, you even got nick on here. My favorite two sports KZbinrs, both talkin about skiing. That's good stuff

[@Nathan_Benson]

Phil casabon, steepsteep, juho! So many big names. Hyped to see skiing getting more and more exposure!

[@guillaumetsogbe-hamel2145]

Damn Phill Casabon my home boy from Quebec. Such a well made video with pertinent poeple.

[@sduoqsoq7478]

hes the one reason shawinigan is on the map

[@MultitaskingGuy]

Looks like our boy finally caught up to the heat

[@uhhShaawn]

I love this channel

[@vladkruto9469]

can you make a video about splashdiving, deathdiving, cliff jumping etc?

[@emilolsson3044]

Can you do a vid about normal freestyle skiing That would be nice👍🏻👍🏻

[@Nymph-cs7fg]

Best video, I love skiing with all my heart

[@h4llowed313]

Its a great day when Jimmy uploads

[@maxphalon189]

NO WAY I was literally asking on your story yesterday when I'd see a collab with steepsteep 😂 great vid as always

[@rope-__-]

so unexpected but sick to see a steepsteep collab !!

[@MontgomeryMonsters]

Favorite sport next to blading 🔥🔥🔥

[@dantebazzea782]

Can you please make a video on why skateboarding is the most successful extreme sport

[@whitepxmethazine1010]

Juho Kilkki is the best skier in the finnish youtube scene

[@connorwhite2745]

Yo definitely do some follow up videos on this sport, too 10 gaps or top handrails idk but it super fun to watch

[@fishrideandski4910]

U should do a mountain biking vid next

[@SpeedyMckeezy]

My man Steepsteep made it in LETS GO!!!

[@tryveganplease4586]

Snowboarding. Snowboarding.... SNOWBOARDING is what changed skiing!!!

[@TrizzyTrunk]

would love to see an episode on street snowboarding, older roots

[@JaredPizza]

I am so glad that guy said “ski ballet”. It is probably the greatest 80s thing ever.

[@prod_BND]

Crazy Video!!! thats some crazy Research!

[@1n0ahhh]

Forgot to mention Candide Thovex! Dude basically invented freestyle skiing. he was inspired by snowboarders and started to try to throw spins and do similar grabs and it took off!

[@Swedenskiees]

Amazing video as always, love this channel and the content you put on it. Seriously underrated youtuber, your content is amazing man!

[@OHC444]

As a street snowboarder it's kinda frustrating to see how much harder it is for my urban skiier homies to get sponsored or even noticed by brands compared to park freeskiing even though they put in so much work. If the ski industry starts treating street the way that the snowboard or skate industries do we'd see some serious progress. Sick video, glad it touched on that topic.

[@frankiecal3186]

Roller blading while doing parkour would be awesome 👍

[@s0l0poly71]

I skied in backyards and parks building small jumps in the late 90s and early 00s. It’s natural kids did that, we didn’t always have access to our parents cars or enough money to hit the slopes frequently

[@thorsvenson3530]

I don't do any extreme sports, or really any sports whatsoever. I don't know how to ski and I can't skateboard. But I agree with the point that people doing this stuff should be able to make some money doing it and expand human curiosity and exploration. That to me is the epitome of human existence. Not just sport, but art and more importantly science. If not to explore and learn for the sake of exploring and learning, then what are we here to do??? We should go to the moon for the sake of going to the moon. We should backflip motorbikes for the sake of figuring out if that is even possible. We should explore life in a puddle and in the dessert and in the jungle and look for it on other planets. And on and on and on. Some kids jumping a ramp with skis is awesome. And I much rather people pursue these activities than violence, war, and hate.

[@pisk1]

Pertti "Spede" Pasanen was finnish invertor and film maker who invented the winch aka Spedelinko.

[@frost1183]

As an avid skier and someone who likes to ski park this is very interesting

[@bakerrboii7821]

It’s always nice when jimmy uploads

[@Butterfly-em8uk]

you should do a video on mountain biking

[@liamrogers7485]

you should do a video on extreme ironing

[@mads_ittmann1823]

Can do one about snowscootering too? Or snowboarding?

[@erikrichard413]

You really need to look up snowboarder Scott Stevens. He snowboards like a skateboarder and takes his snowboard to street spots all the time. Also he's a creative genius.

[@Sink778]

Am I dreaming?! First he talks about urban skiing then STEEPSTEEP IS IN THE VIDEO

[@hardtailhenry1405]

so glad you finally did this, you should also check out trials MTB

[@hg-yg4xh]

Since 1080 and similar games I've always dreamed of it. Now I'm too old!

[@curro.romero]

Most of these things (snowparks, street riding, real ski, etc) came from snowboarding, not as much from moguls.

[@1n0ahhh]

true, he also forgot to mention the pioneer of freestyle skiing. (my boi candide thovex) who was actually inspired by snowboarders

[@ddandymann]

Yeah the New Canadian Airforce, who are basically the founding fathers of freeskiing, cite snowboarding as their inspiration. They basically saw what the boarders were doing in the late 80's early 90's and just tried to find a way to do it on ski's. Other legends like Candide Thovex got into it in much the same way by just following boarders around the local hill and trying to copy their tricks.

[@morganmarshall450]

Great show👍

[@holkerholker7920]

Would be cool to see you do an episode on slalom kayaking

[@eliasritvanen8648]

In finland this is really big thing

[@zosterinski]

Didn’t even see it yet, but wanted to suggest newschool skiing. Yesss

[@sduoqsoq7478]

whats newschool skiiing lol

[@ballisticcanadian960]

Also kinda interesting how the skis have changed over the years

[@mangoleafs]

on a ski trip rn lol

[@doctorstainy]

Urban skiing is the most ninja thing on the planet. Neither parkour , skateboarding or inline skating goes as big and fast as skiing. There are also so many styles and tricks on so many different types of spots.

[@Petr388]

I would love to see a video about MTB, especially downhill riding

[@NickyNightHawk]

I have that same stella glass.. I believe I "accidentally" took it from the local pub haha I see you Jimmy

[@greysonolsen]

Should do a video on big mountain skiing

[@chadmcvlad9794]

Could you do a vid on bike trials? It’s kinda like bike parkour

[@connorwhite2745]

0:14 what the hell was that! 🤩😲🤯

[@sophisticatedgarbage5077]

I live on the east coast in VA and this is my dream to actually not need a mountain to ski

[@badbreathobby8565]

You should make a video talking about the history of Red Bull and sports. I think it could be interesting

[@1_9_9_]

I love that steepsteep is in this also

[@oliverirving8433]

U should make a video on the history of Bristo square

[@rdav5162]

Love the videos but gotta say, how did you not mention snowboarding here? All of the innovations you mentioned here: snow parks, going from parks to urban, using winches in urban... those are 100% things that snowboarders did and skiers followed suit. The entire modern freestyle ski sport basically is just doing snowboard things on skis. Even the Xgames ski events, each one of them was a snowboard event prior to ski.... I say this as a skier, you kinda mucked up the history there

[@nodesternoob]

I was hoping u would cover this

[@ThePoserProductions]

Please make a video about mountain boarding!

[@dylanhobbs6475]

Skiing the best winter sport 🏆