Nightstick 104

The Fischer Nightstick 104 is the park ski for anyone who reads the whole mountain as a playground, from park rails and kickers to a spontaneous lap in the backcountry. Fischer calls it a playful freestyle ski with backcountry capabilities, and that fits: it is balanced to ride equally well forward and backward, so you can land switch and keep going without thinking about it. With a waist around 103 mm it has enough width to stay on top of a little soft snow off the side of the piste, but its heart lives in the park. Inside sits a poplar core in a full sandwich construction that gives plenty of pop off the takeoff and calm on the landing, and a titanal reinforcement makes it tough enough for a full season on rails.

• Lengths: 172, 180 and 188 cm, 103 mm waist, 137/103/127 sidecut.
• Turn radius: 18 m, a calm, versatile radius for both park and open terrain.
• Core and construction: poplar core, full sandwich sidewall for pop and stability, plus titanal reinforcement for durability.
• Balance: symmetric enough to ride and land switch as confidently as forward.

The Nightstick 104 is for the advanced to expert freeskier who does not want to choose between the park and the rest of the mountain. It is built to take a hit, whether that is a jib on a rail, a jump in the park or a lap in fresh snow after a storm. You get a ski with plenty of pop, a stable landing and a toughness that holds up to hard use. If you want one ski that is equally at home in the park and out in the terrain, the Nightstick 104 is a strong pick.