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crazy_girl
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hi people, I'm a big mountain skier and have no clue how to ski rails - wanna change that. anyone got any tips for me about how to start?

Mar 22 2005 12:07PM
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jib-unit00
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well basically you wanna start with small funboxes...first try 50-50 to get a grip of the box, then try 90' onto the box and keep your balanced center...i am sure that your first time you might lean back to much and fall but it only takes a few times to nail it..the big thing is committing. A lot of people don't commit enough to their full 90' causing them to be offbalanced and fall or to totally crash going onto the rail. Next start with small flat rails and focus on getting ur binding right over the rail for balance. That's a start


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Dipset
Mar 22 2005 12:13PM
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crazy_girl
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sorry about being such a cook, but are fun boxes those wide rails? and 50 50 is having your weight distributed evenly on both feet?

Mar 22 2005 12:29PM
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jib-unit00
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yea, boxes are very wide(not just on the top, but all the way down into the snow)..have a topsheet usually silver or white in color..50 50 is going straight onto the box with ur skis going forward close together


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Dipset
Mar 22 2005 12:31PM
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jib-unit00
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i'm sorry, but are you REALLY sponsored or is that just the clothes and skis that you happen to use?


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Dipset
Mar 22 2005 12:32PM
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crazy_girl
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yeah i am. i'm in the big mountain team. it's probably hard for you americans to imagine but parks in europe are pretty scarce.

is it true that ski resorts in the states don't allow people to ski the backcountry??? that would be my worst nightmare...

Mar 22 2005 12:44PM
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jib-unit00
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well many resorts out west in america have areas similar to backcountry, but all have a boundary to their resort where they are not responsible for looking for you and you are taking all risk under your belt.


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Dipset
Mar 22 2005 12:52PM
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crazy_girl
Posts: 6 - Karma: 10
thanks for your tips - will let you know how I progress. ´

Anyone else out there with some tips?

Mar 22 2005 1:16PM
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mmm4twintips
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yea the biggest thing is dont look down at the box or rail that will cause you to naturally lean back and fall when you turn 90 on.
Look at your goal the end of the box or rail this will help with your proper weight distribution.

Mar 22 2005 2:56PM
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Christian_Schum
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keep yer eyes at the end and make sure u turn enough

Mar 22 2005 2:58PM
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MdanteL
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at 1st on the boxes make sure u stomp ur front leg down as if almost ur putting all ur pressure on it, that will prevent u from falling back in the beginning

Mar 22 2005 3:38PM
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I dont see how looking at the end of the rail works but it really does. It really weird.

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Mar 22 2005 5:05PM
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ISkiSwitch
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I actually just stuck y first rails this year. And I almost killed myself for thinking ot was hard. All you have to do is not fall. Go straight on at first (legs on either side of the rail) and Jump, (not ride and slide) Jump 90 degrees onto the rail. Keep you stance pretty wide. The wider it is, the less likely you'll fall back and jam you thumbs like I did. And don't think about leaning any which way, the slope will do it for you. Once you do your first perfect rail, do it again, and again until you feel like your perfect, then head for a kink. After that, it's all uphill.(except for effing summer).

Mar 22 2005 5:34PM
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Mavrck
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yea i read something in freeze which helped me alot
jump on and dont be afraid of leaning back...its almost impossible to catch an edge by being to far forward unless u did one crazy ollie

DO$ 'Some ski for the fun of it.....I....I ski for the hell of it..'
Mar 22 2005 8:28PM
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B-Har406
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what helped me was progressing, 50 50 onto the box, then about half way turn 90 degrees and slide off.




cant go skiing spring break??? dude spring break is done and i couldnt go anywhere cuz unlike you i actually work and earn my money. mommy and daddy dont shower me with everything i want. its my bday today and all i got from them was
Mar 22 2005 8:43PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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yeah DO NOT FORGET the front foot

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Mar 22 2005 8:57PM
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Drunkenmaster
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I do most of my progress on a shitty really low rail in a backyard setup just because i can grind it a hundred times in a row to get the feeling..its like riding a bike once u figured out how to hold balance it is easy...
on my first day a dude told me to put my weight a little more on the front foot and thats true cuz u tend to lean back...so that kinda evens it out till u get the hang of it...




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