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Downkink
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i was hittin it up at my home mountain today and they set up a rainbow... perfect snowboarder rail, but odd to hit on skis. The rail is set up on the ground, with nothing to pop you up on to it, any tips on how i should go about hitting it?




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Dec 31 2002 12:42AM
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CorkWormTurn
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bitch at them to set it up raised a little with a lip. it's bullshit how mountains setup rails so that snowboarders who want to say they do rails can just ride straight at something and get on. besides, it's not like a skier friendly lip makes it difficult for boarders. on a side note, i think 50-50s on snowboards for the most part should barely count. you just stay straight and balance a little. (c,s,urban rails excluded)
Dec 31 2002 12:45AM
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l_KeViN_l
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easy con the boarders too build a jump leading on to it, tell them it will make it easier cos it will


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Dec 31 2002 12:48AM
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ESB
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I've actually never had problems with rails like that; you just have to learn a different way of hitting them. Try it a few times the next time you're up... basically, you do a hockey-stop slide in front of the rail and just slide right on. So ski up with a decent amount of speed, then a few feet before the rail turn 90 on the slope, like you're sliding to a stop- you'll slide right onto the rail. Once you get used to it, its almost easier than jumping onto a rail, and looks damn smooth. A good thing about it is you can come in real slow and barely slide on the first few times, just for practice- you don't have to commit like you do when jumping onto a rail. Good luck!

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Dec 31 2002 12:48AM
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Downkink
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i totaly agree with you, but we bitched before abotu their park and they dont do shit, is there any way i can hit it?




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Dec 31 2002 12:49AM
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Downkink
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if i try the hockey stop method will it matter if there is a ditch in front if the rail?




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Dec 31 2002 12:56AM
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CorkWormTurn
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kamikaze may be right that it's possible to get on them that way, but personally i think it feels way better and is smoother with a lip. i stick by what i said.
Dec 31 2002 12:57AM
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Downkink
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ill try and bitch, maybe it'll help if i egt a few other kids to bitch too




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Dec 31 2002 1:03AM
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XxlineguyxX
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if the park won't do anything about do ityourself just build a little lip.
Jan 4 2003 12:43AM
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XxlineguyxX
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if the park won't do anything about do ityourself just build a little lip.
Jan 4 2003 12:45AM
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Ds91260
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yea even if u do learn how to do what kamikaze was sayin, do the rest of the skiers a favor and build a little lip out to the sides of it
Jan 4 2003 1:01AM
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Rapt0r
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Go watch Sarah Burke's segment in Propaganda. She does it perfectly. Watching someone else do it will help out a lot.

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Jan 5 2003 1:17PM
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ryankirkphoto
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Just go into the rail with alot of speed and that will help ur pop to get up the rail......good luck

Jan 5 2003 3:33PM
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Downkink
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Thanks everyone




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Jan 5 2003 4:25PM
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