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Handrail crashes

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j.eriksen
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are they raeally that dangerous???
Mar 28 2006 8:46AM
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180FSscratch
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u can nut yourself
Mar 28 2006 8:58AM
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dead
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One of the worst is when your skis fall off while you are on the rail, say a double or quad, and you fly off and land your hip first on concrete stairs. And your friend doesn't turn the camera on to capture it.

Or just landing on the staircase side of a narrow, steep stairset. That has never happened completely to me, though it almost did once.
Mar 28 2006 10:10AM
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Pklink04
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been there and back my brother
Mar 28 2006 10:20AM
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C_Ewart
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And if your not smart enough to check for the little rivets in the handrail that the city puts in to stop kids like us. Those ones end in an unusually large amount of pain for some reason.
Mar 28 2006 10:26AM
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T-KR3W
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most people scope the rail before they hit it...
Mar 28 2006 10:27AM
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freestyleskiin
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that should be illegal

I mean what if someone died

should we be able to sue
Mar 28 2006 12:17PM
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BobYohan
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some of my worst falls have been off of urbans. i always eat shit at first cuz i can never judge the jump construction/speed without hitting it.
Mar 28 2006 12:28PM
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Holte
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hahahaha oh man...
Mar 28 2006 12:49PM
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Coalescent
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hip checks are the worst on stairs...and concussions hurt too
Mar 28 2006 1:38PM
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ColoradoFlats
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I concurr...
Mar 28 2006 1:45PM
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=Carson=
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the metal cushins your fall or the stairs
Mar 28 2006 2:30PM
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chewy15
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ya there is ussually no snow so ur landing on either concret, stairs, a metal rail or if your luck a little bit of snow
Mar 28 2006 2:38PM
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Redstar
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Watch any Grenade video, and tell me if they hurt. Dude flips and nails his ass on the rail, cut to a shot of his entire asscrack and lower back with a bruise at least 6 inches wide. Sacking yourself, smashing your head on concrete, metal... of course they dont hurt.
Mar 28 2006 3:48PM
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japie99
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ahh i guess he will know do them with full confidence and no fear:D
Mar 28 2006 3:53PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
i never urbaned, but even wen im doing handrails at my mountain and fall, i usualy nut myself
Mar 28 2006 3:57PM
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skiierman
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It also hurts when you don't fully get on the rail, slip off to have your ribs smack the rail and your body just kind of dangles on it.
Mar 28 2006 4:15PM
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*Fujative*
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or slam your head on the ground
Mar 28 2006 4:22PM
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thedutchmayn
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that happened to me but it wasnt urban, i just screwed up. i supermanned and landed on my face, and skidded on my face.
Mar 28 2006 4:56PM
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Billiards.
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I hate slipping out. Did that then I nailed one of the supporting beams. ouch.
Mar 28 2006 5:13PM
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720laxskier
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i fell once
Mar 28 2006 5:15PM
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k2skier420
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Its like tanya harding bashing the inside of your knee with a metal pipe sometimes

i'd rather fall on a major booter then some handrails
Mar 28 2006 5:21PM
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InfernoHits
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stairs will hurt an they hurt bad
Mar 28 2006 6:45PM
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1440ski
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My first handrail lets just say i was lucky I was wearing a helmet.
Mar 28 2006 6:47PM
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dweezileast
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if you fall, grab onto the rail as if your life depended on it. because actually.. it does
Mar 28 2006 7:16PM
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chrismoJBEATS
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beat me to it
Mar 28 2006 7:37PM
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=Carson=
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I like it
Mar 28 2006 7:43PM
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Peter.
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yeah or getting your ski caught in a supporting beam when you dont have a lot of speed so your ski doesnt come off...
not fun having your leg in that position
Mar 28 2006 7:59PM
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SN0WBOARDER
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handrail will fuck your shit up
Mar 29 2006 11:00AM
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C_Ewart
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This thread is to encourage amature skiers to go out and try new things.. Like handrails!

You'll be fine! Just don't forget serious injury and/or death!
Mar 29 2006 8:54PM
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yasuda
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ironically that's why those nubs are there. That way the city can't be held liable for folks getting hurt while trying to slide/grind the rail.
Mar 29 2006 8:57PM
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C_Ewart
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I wasn't sliding the rail Judge, I swear! I just happened to have ski clothing/equipment on and it looke like i was. I actually just FELL down the stairs and broke my legs and destroyed my face/teeth. Because I was trying to grab onto the railing but the nubs made it hard to grab and my hand slipped off.
Mar 29 2006 9:00PM
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Schoening
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http://media.putfile.com/summit-fall

http://media.putfile.com/andy-summit-fall

2 boarder friends urbaning......
Mar 29 2006 9:00PM
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C_Ewart
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Feeling Concust?
Mar 29 2006 9:30PM
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rocketman
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OWWWWW
Mar 29 2006 9:31PM
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Intergalactic
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yep i racked my self ona rail that goes up to my shoulder and i was stuck on it. least to say it hurt
Mar 29 2006 9:33PM
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Davevinc1080
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ti sucks when u fal, r skis gettangled in the rail sometimes
Mar 29 2006 9:34PM
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yasuda
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that has saved my ass numerous times
Mar 29 2006 10:21PM
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duhamelski
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i have done more handrails than most of the people who have replied and i have never had a bad fall. usually you just land on ur skis on the stairs. every once in a while you hit a kink and go flying, but that is the worst that will happen unless you are really unlucky
Mar 29 2006 10:35PM
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vRoy
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Click for larger image

http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/1138312230berlinrail2.mov


all i can say. i still do rails, you just have to be carefull
Mar 30 2006 8:38AM
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radskier
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^heh ouch
Mar 30 2006 8:49AM
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skiierman
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Holy fucking shit! How'd the leg hold up on that crash?
Mar 30 2006 5:13PM
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williams
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holyyyy shit. hows the leg?
Mar 30 2006 7:00PM
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Uncle_Remus
Posts: 1880 - Karma: 368
owwwwwwch that hurt me how is your leg ?
Mar 30 2006 7:56PM
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MarkieR
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holy shit man, talk about worst case scenario. i'm surprised your leg didn't get ripped off.
Mar 30 2006 8:05PM
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=_=
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early season rails are the sketch. for one, you have not skiied, and two there is no snow anywhere to xcushion your fall. My first urban ever was this summer. I had no real rail skills, Iand I was just diong that under peer pressure. my first hit i go up our make shift plywood jump and onto the rail. I see myself on the rail and I am 50-50ing it. what the fuck, I froze up. I calmly sit down on the rail as I move down its metal surface. i just ass slide the whole thing and cme out of it clean. I latewr saw the video which is now taped over (shit) and I was square on the rail sitting down, with my legs up over my waist.
Mar 30 2006 8:06PM
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