Grass Skiing Mountain Summer Sport

Grass skiing was invented by Josef Kaiser in 1963 with hopes of making skiing and ski racing a year-round sport. Starting out in Germany, the grass ski appeal soon reached many other countries including: Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Belgium, and England. The first official grass ski competition took place in Piestany, Slovakia in 1980. Then in 1985 the FIS adopted grass skiing, originally named “Track-Roll,” as an FIS sanctioned sport. The first international competition was held in Kalnice, Czech Republic in 1986. It was not long until the sport started to reach Asia and the Middle East: Japan, Iran, Taiwan, and parts of China are now a large part of the sport.

Today’s grasskis are the same basic design as the original; however, after years of development, the quality and durability of the grasski has greatly increased. With today's modern grasski equipment, skiers can experience the same thrill that they get on alpine skis year-round. The advancement of alpine skis, from straight to parabolic, has made grass skiing and alpine skiing more similar than they have ever been. Skiers and ski racers can now transition their skills from alpine skiing and apply them to grass skiing. They can train year-round while advancing their alpine skills on grasskis.

Grasski USA is the main distributor and re-seller of grass skis in the United States and Canada. They work with European manufacturers to promote the exciting sport of grass skiing. Our goal is simple: to make skiing and ski racing a reality when there is no snow!

The Speedy Jack grasski is durable and handmade with a high degree of accuracy to ensure a quality product. The wood is blue varnished ash which absorbs vibrations and gives exact flex pattern to the grasski. The chrome-nickel rail leads the elements, that are fixed on the belt, on high quality plastic rolls.

To learn more about the sport of grass skiing, see the FIS website.