Rail help

kind of scissor/grip the rail enough to stop your rotation when you get on

Make sure you pop and turn all the way so you are perpendicular to the rail. Also make sure you commit. It is weird at first but just pretend like you are running and jumping onto a skateboard. After like 4 tries you should have it. I mean hitting rails switch is way harder than regular IMO.

i could be wrong, but i don't think that's what she's asking

Oh fuck I read that completely wrong.

Okay new advice: Make sure to turn your head and shoulders and look at your landing when you are about to come off the rail. It can help to also scissor your front ski a bit to grip the rail and help to set you to come off the rail normal.

yeah definitely not what she is asking

you got to pretzel/grip/ somehow stop your rotation. hard to explain. just watch edits or other people at the mountain

I used to have that problem, probably from rollerblading. I think it's easier to land backwards anyway but sometimes you need to land forward. If you still have spinning momentum from getting on try a 270 out to land forward. sounds crazy but it might work.  Otherwise stop yourself from spinning when you land on the rail or box and then go the other way.

it's easier to stop spinning on rails.

This helped me a LOT when I was being coached on rails.

I was told to stare at the end of the rail until I was off of it. This helps significantly in the learning stages in terms of staying square with the rail, balanced, and riding away forwards. Basically it keeps your weight centered and forces your body to keep from rotating on the rail.

If that doesn't help, you might be having edge pressure problems. Edge pressure/toe crank/scissoring is simply cranking your toe/heel into the rail in order to change the direction you're spinning.

Toe crank for a backside spin:


Toe crank for a frontside spin:


If you want to come off forwards, in your situation you'd want to use the frontside toe crank.

Hopefully that helps

Thanks guys i will try that tomorrow