2025 Fischer Nightstick 90

As the Nightstick series of skis gets narrower, the shape gets more symmetrical. With the 2025 Fischer Nightstick 90, the shape becomes more freestyle-oriented. With just a bit of drop in shape between the tips and tails, this Nightstick 90 is the most competition-based of the series. It shares the same build as the wider versions as well as the same graphic style, but the footprint is decidedly more slopestyle oriented. As such, this ski has a more specific world view of the ski realm, focusing more on jumps, rails, and halfpipe than the other Nightstick skis. There’s some all-mountain use here, as the shape will lend to more versatile capabilities, but the meat and potatoes of this ski fall more to the high-end park use case.

By following the wider skis in the line’s build path, the Nightstick 90 uses a thick poplar wood core. This adds heft and stability to the mix, bringing this new 90 to the forefront of the park discussion. Some competitors seem to like lighter and more agile skis for this application while others prefer to have more substance on their feet. With full sidewalls and a titanal plate underfoot, this ski benefits from the on-trail expertise that Fischer brings to the freestyle world. There’s a lot of edge grip as a result, making this Nightstick 90 a great on-trail carver when the feeling strikes. The pop and pep of the ski is off the charts and makes it a ton of fun to use in a variety of conditions and terrain. The fiberglass laminates help as well, and it all adds up to a weight of 1950 grams per ski in the 177. That’s on the sturdy side of the spectrum—great for skiers that like a strong feel underfoot and through the tips and tails.

At 90 mm underfoot, this ski is set on being useful in the park and pipe. We get tip and tail measurements of 117 and 115 mm respectively, making this ski just a –2 mm drop from being truly symmetrical. The rocker profile follows suit, making a near split between the tips and tails in terms of bend. As a result, the balance of the ski is at a high level, allowing for easy spins and jumps on any height or level. With positive camber underfoot and a rounder taper shape, this ski is a modern marvel of creative playful skiing. Taper has been at the forefront of the park conversation lately, allowing smoother buttering and smearing off jumps and lips. It also helps with takeoffs and landings, functioning as confidence inspiring and catch-free. We get an average turn radius of 18-meters which is right on the money for most competition-oriented park skis these days.

While this ski could function as an all-mountain ski for a lot of skiers, it’s mainly going to fall to the more specific side of the spectrum. High-end park skiers will find that it suits the development and competition side of their needs and the demand that pure slopestyle puts on both the athlete and the equipment. As a result, the fan base here is going to be somewhat narrow. The wider 97 and the more freeride oriented 104 will get more top billing, but for the unique skier looking for that 90 mm twin tip for competition purposes, this is the place to be.