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Boxes vs. Rails

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zepscratch
Posts: 3517 - Karma: 36
i was skiing today and realized that i really dont like boxes but i love rails. what do you guys think?
Dec 17 2005 10:55PM
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wskibum176
Posts: 1536 - Karma: 13
rails are more fun to ride clean, but boxes are easier to progress on
Dec 17 2005 10:57PM
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TheProfitSkier
Posts: 3901 - Karma: 9
rails are more rewarding when you slide them, because they are harder
Dec 17 2005 10:58PM
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rynmartn
Posts: 2697 - Karma: 21
rails are more impressive. boxes are more fun. rails are harder to do tricks on. boxes leave much more room for error when spinning on and wat not.
Dec 17 2005 10:59PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
thats kinda wierd, its all rewarding if you do a good trick good job, but yeah I guess rails are harder.
Dec 17 2005 11:00PM
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Ruski
Posts: 1872 - Karma: 11
rails give me the heebeegeebees (sp?) lol
Dec 17 2005 11:02PM
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bmxican_89
Posts: 2617 - Karma: 23
i think doing switch ups and spinning off of rails is easier than on boxes, but its harder to make it to the end
Dec 17 2005 11:07PM
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*542*
Posts: 1224 - Karma: 19
I love boxes, and have had very bad experiences with rails.
Dec 17 2005 11:08PM
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Crock360
Posts: 2100 - Karma: 23
you get your skills on boxes and then bring them to rails. Learn to 270 onto boxes then try on rails etc...
Dec 17 2005 11:15PM
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hiphopopotamus
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 45
i am way better at boxes and there is more you can do on them
Dec 17 2005 11:18PM
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mski
Posts: 4791 - Karma: 3,803
I like rails better. but you can come across some pretty sick box set up's
Dec 17 2005 11:38PM
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spere
Posts: 6105 - Karma: 248
boxes ar usually too stick and not smooth. nothin slides like round metal
Dec 17 2005 11:40PM
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DietCoke
Posts: 1317 - Karma: 7
fun = boxes
"damn that kids good" = rails
Dec 17 2005 11:41PM
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Dirac
Posts: 1304 - Karma: 335
i wish my park had a nice down box with a jump on but the jump is higher than the box. to learn like 450's and 630's on.

and i like rails more, they dont feel like they are destroying your skis as much, altohugh they are probably
Dec 18 2005 12:00AM
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rogerlodge
Posts: 287 - Karma: 11
the feeling you get after cleaning a rail is much better that after a box, it just feels so smooth when your on a rail
Dec 18 2005 12:02AM
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skier27
Posts: 7238 - Karma: 32
rails feel smoother and are funner... boxes are boring
Dec 18 2005 12:04AM
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Pklink04
Posts: 5608 - Karma: 392
boxes are just fun to spin on
Dec 18 2005 12:31AM
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aznpcskier
Posts: 1250 - Karma: 113
rails are easier just to straight up grind, u cant fall off and they feel really smooth, boxes are awesome for doing tricks on
Dec 18 2005 1:20AM
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*T-Hobbs*
Posts: 718 - Karma: 193
I HEART RAILS- they are soo much better....
Dec 18 2005 1:23AM
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DHogg
Posts: 3462 - Karma: 237
box's are good for spinning on and off but on a box u dont get the feeling on being locked on with the thing right under ur foot as its too wide which u do with a rail.
Dec 18 2005 4:43AM
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Jake...
Posts: 11976 - Karma: 296
i concur
Dec 18 2005 2:05PM
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LDuggan420
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 13
personally i hate boxes i find them harder than rails i dont kno why but im so much better at doing rails then boxes
Dec 18 2005 3:14PM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
if u go to creek often would u call the shit they have their rails or boxes?
Dec 18 2005 4:05PM
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highabove
Posts: 261 - Karma: 7
rails are more difficult and boxes are just too esay
Dec 19 2005 3:11PM
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cjgncjgn
Posts: 3023 - Karma: 21
narrow boxes are fun... best of both worlds
Dec 19 2005 4:43PM
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Wafflez
Posts: 388 - Karma: 10
i have to vote boxes because i cant do rails
Dec 19 2005 8:09PM
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easson19
Posts: 430 - Karma: 10
i feel more stable on rails for some reason. it feels like im going to fall of the box and not the rail.
Dec 19 2005 8:13PM
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eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
boxes are fun but id rather session a rail anyday
Dec 19 2005 8:16PM
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shagalabagala
Posts: 2101 - Karma: 10
a good combination is always fun
(thin box)
Dec 19 2005 8:19PM
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dan.b
Posts: 866 - Karma: 10
double barrel rail are the best...
Dec 19 2005 8:41PM
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4ss4ssin
Posts: 649 - Karma: 38
rails you can try so much more shit but rails are where the real skiers play
Dec 19 2005 8:42PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
true dat, i like boxes though because you can try new stuff on them and have a better chance of sticking the trick.
Dec 19 2005 8:57PM
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CBROOKS
Posts: 4979 - Karma: 10,708
he pinned the tail on the donkey, DIRECTLY
Dec 19 2005 8:58PM
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awsomecoolguy
Posts: 3536 - Karma: 13
exactly
Dec 19 2005 9:05PM
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Jwenz
Posts: 8893 - Karma: 7,633
I enjoy just feeling like yeah nigs i got this raeil like you are on it and you are like set with it and you feel on top of the world and you look wicked relaxed then boxes are just dumb unless like dfd or fdf or f"u" box or jsut a U box or a rainbow box...all but flats yeah
Dec 19 2005 9:59PM
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Gnarshred
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 18
same.
Dec 19 2005 10:02PM
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holyDINOSAURS
Posts: 7038 - Karma: 639
rails are actually easier to spin off of but theyre much more rewarding to clean. boxes give a sense of safety and are fun to learn new tricks and spins onto.
Dec 20 2005 12:57AM
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Schoening
Posts: 14332 - Karma: 1,268
boxes are hella fun to fuck around on
Dec 20 2005 1:11AM
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