... Idk if you noticed but you're not in the air when you're on a rail so... "tramping" probably wouldn't help...
Idk how good you are/ what you're trying to do but try to think about rails as a way to express yourself (not to sound artsy) if it suits you it'll flow better than if you're trying to force a style. You don't have to have the best flow or most tech tricks to be good at rails, so do what you feel and really think about what you wanna do 1st and don't be afraid to ask how to do a certain trick you like... You'll eventually reach a point where you'll be comfortable enough sliding, switching and pressing that you'll be able to do almost any trick but you can't do that if you don't understand how it works 1st... But as for working on it in the summer... skateboarding helped me (even though I suck at it). the thing that will kill you on rails is feeling like you suck... it happens to everyone, but the fact of the matter is with skiing and snowboarding you end up getting the trick right the 1st time more than most other things... it may take 4 hours or a 2 days to learn how to 450 out but that really becomes nothing once you've tried to learn how to heelflip... plus it hurts way less to fall on snow than concrete or asphalt... so skateboarding definitely (and it's easy to get started and again with that don't be afraid to ask ppl for help)... and the last thing I'll say is if it's possible build a set up all you need is a little hill some carped and a corrugated pipe... all cheap and easy to set up and take down...
