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Are 'S' Rails Stupid?

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hemlockjibber8
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Does the mountain you ski at have an 'S' rail or box?
Do you enjoy hitting it? Or if you are a beginner do you enjoy just the occasional session when you get the balls to do it?
Nov 6 2007 10:16PM
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Bodeau.
Posts: 1637 - Karma: 48
Yeah, there pretty cool i think. Whats stupid about em?
Nov 6 2007 10:17PM
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salomon097
Posts: 1345 - Karma: 301
they are cool
Nov 6 2007 10:17PM
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GUZ
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 255
i like doing it because i think it is fun to lean into it, and you can spin really hard out of it
Nov 6 2007 10:18PM
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noj1080
Posts: 355 - Karma: 69
I really like when I greese an s rail it makes all the times you bail super hard worth it.  I've ridden at smuggs for the past few seasons, they have a mellow s box which is fun to ride.  There a ton of combinations which can be done on it with out the serious bails of s rails.  But I still really like s rails.
Nov 6 2007 10:19PM
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skibio5
Posts: 1044 - Karma: 31
i love s rails... when i can grease them. unfortunately i can only do that like 1 in 4 times. one of the highlights from last season was an s rail to 270 off, i just felt so comfortable at the end of it i was like, i'm gonna 270 out of this shit. felt good.
Nov 6 2007 10:19PM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
Posts: 3123 - Karma: 229
WELL BUILT s rails are tons of fun. badly designed ones, not so much, as with most things in parks
Nov 6 2007 10:28PM
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Rooddss
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their awesome, unless of course...you cant do them. The on at high north is always sick. Okemo mt in vt has one but they never set it up
Nov 6 2007 10:37PM
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landonn
Posts: 2913 - Karma: 385
i love s rails.  especially when there is a little bit of straigt between curves so  u can do switchups.
Nov 6 2007 10:42PM
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doublexl
Posts: 8407 - Karma: 27
yeah theyre fun to try but ive only greased that shit like 3 or 4 times. real hard.
Nov 6 2007 10:48PM
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SteevJee
Posts: 1916 - Karma: 144

there way sick wish I had more chances to do one

Nov 6 2007 10:51PM
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treesmann
Posts: 2675 - Karma: 49
who could u call that one mellow? the sides are banked really hard
Nov 6 2007 10:54PM
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CREASTON
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they got an 80 footer at cascade mountain (wisconsin) its pretty sick but its soo hard! if you grease it on film you get a free season pass
Nov 6 2007 11:01PM
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james44
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 578
never hit one but i really want to
Nov 6 2007 11:09PM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,419
no.
Nov 6 2007 11:11PM
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Jwalk
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 I tried one last year at big white and caught an edge and hit my leg on the thigh bone and they look really cool
Nov 6 2007 11:16PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
never hit one but grouse has one for this season i should be trying one soon-ish!
Nov 6 2007 11:41PM
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zaser
Posts: 675 - Karma: 37
from a summer study at mt. hood i found out that americans love s-rails and canadians can't slide them.
Nov 6 2007 11:47PM
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KillerMonkey
Posts: 6436 - Karma: 109
S-boxes are more fun in my opinion. Actually more fun for my skill level would be the better way to say it. Im scared of s-rails now, bad times.
Nov 6 2007 11:49PM
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EL_FINRE
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i got a blood clot because of an s box...but thats not to say i hate em, i still plan on doing many a sesh on them.
Nov 6 2007 11:52PM
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EL_FINRE
Posts: 2486 - Karma: 52

hey i was somewhat sober.

my advice...dont try s rails or s boxes drunk, guarantee you will get pwned

Nov 7 2007 12:01AM
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TWallisch
Posts: 1482 - Karma: 5,651
don't let nasty napes here you say that  
Nov 7 2007 12:01AM
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solitaryman
Posts: 3578 - Karma: 123
grouses will be dooooope.
Nov 7 2007 12:01AM
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ScrappyJoeYoung
Posts: 1407 - Karma: 1,277
yea theyre sick, but at the same time lame lol. last year an S ended my whole season and i almost died

whole story
https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/282055/
Nov 7 2007 12:03AM
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hemlockjibber8
Posts: 5975 - Karma: 3,530
just trying to decide if i can justify ordering one. what is this grouse oneÉ did they get back the one from momentum
Nov 7 2007 1:19AM
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eheath
Posts: 61588 - Karma: 122,914
I love s-rails, they are challenging and feel great when you clean 'em.
Nov 7 2007 1:35AM
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Nasty_Napes
Posts: 161 - Karma: 36
S rails are the far from stupid!
Nov 7 2007 1:37AM
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Joan
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yea my mountain has a nice mellow one and it slides soooo well so s rails that are well built and maintained are nice
Nov 7 2007 7:24AM
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jKutcher
Posts: 3936 - Karma: 4,260
best rails ever
Nov 7 2007 9:18AM
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jksl
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haha crazy canadians with their non curved rails!
Nov 7 2007 10:30AM
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eastAR5
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that was some funny shit kids were getting frustrated
that    s  took me way too many tries that day
Nov 7 2007 10:57AM
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InfernoHits
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s rails and boxes are one of the most fun features that I encounter in parks. I LOVE THEM
Nov 7 2007 11:49AM
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Ryanvdonk
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that sounds like me and the big one at keystone. stupid s-rail. their small one is super fun though, got that one first try.
Nov 7 2007 12:03PM
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ECFS-Attitash
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could i get like 10 bucks instead, or does it have to be a pass to cascade mountain, wisconsin?
Nov 7 2007 1:07PM
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nothanks
Posts: 13551 - Karma: 31
They're alright. However, if a park isn't developed with a solid selection of flats, downs, ups, and flat downs, along with some boxes, it isn't right. I don't like when parks try to jump to the techy rails and skip the basic stuff you need to develop a nice, flowing park.

So yeah, if used and implemented correctly.
Nov 7 2007 1:14PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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big white has an s box thats fun sometimes...but when you fall...oh boy do you fall...
Nov 7 2007 1:18PM
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dwalk
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i broke my collar bone on one...but yeah they are a lot of fun once you learn how to slide them
Nov 7 2007 4:27PM
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Bodeau.
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damn.. all from falling off a c box?
Nov 7 2007 4:41PM
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SeanK
Posts: 702 - Karma: 130
i love them
Nov 7 2007 5:18PM
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Caleb_F
Posts: 197 - Karma: 156
S-Rails are a good time.  It's nice to mix it up a bit...
Nov 7 2007 5:21PM
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Boodje.
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illllll as hellll.
Nov 7 2007 5:23PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
S rails are sooooo dope. how can you hate on somethin that sick? S boxes on the other hand are dumb, cause you making it is ENTIRELY dependant on the box being well designed, as well as nailing your speed perfect. with rails, you just gotta be in the ball park, but can bank harder if need be.
Nov 7 2007 6:44PM
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603skier
Posts: 587 - Karma: 11
there is an s rail at pats peak.
Nov 7 2007 6:47PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
Posts: 2715 - Karma: 355
S rails are awesome none of my mountains have one but they are still awesome
Nov 7 2007 7:20PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
Their pretty dope and take skill.
Nov 7 2007 7:30PM
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quixotic
Posts: 6937 - Karma: 2,978
No, you can only get the pass.  I only know of 4 people who have done it, I'm sure there are a few more.  It's huge.

<B>VIDEO OF THE 80' S!!</B>

https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/videos/id/92764/cat/all/search_string/cascade/
Nov 7 2007 8:58PM
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Alex_thedroog
Posts: 3433 - Karma: 2
only s box, and it is way sick

this one day my little buddy that I ski with who rips kept nailing it all day and we were in the locker room and he was like "I can't not make the S today"...it was hilarious.
Nov 7 2007 8:59PM
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Tasche
Posts: 5422 - Karma: 99
Keystone has 2 glorious s rails. One is pretty easy the other one i can get about 1 out of 5 tries.

I like them because I can slide just about any rail but I dont have very many variation tricks so it makes me feel cool.
Nov 7 2007 9:04PM
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bkiss_
Posts: 598 - Karma: 244

there sooooo fun to whip spins out of them..the one at killy is small but super fun

Nov 7 2007 9:05PM
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VT_scratch
Posts: 8781 - Karma: 6,212
never slid one perfectly but i eat it alot on the box!!  i mean i never lean into it.  i know that to.  each time is the same thing and i dont tell my slef to lean i just wreck in the smae spot....

k new goal for this season - conquer the S and 27 out,.
Nov 7 2007 9:15PM
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