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Jibbin or Jumpin?

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HitTheJim
Posts: 787 - Karma: 399
What do you think requires more SKIING ability, slaying rails or jumps? I personally think jibbing, it's all about manipulating and controlling your skis.
Jan 29 2011 5:43PM
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GayWolf420
Posts: 37540 - Karma: 121,636
Jumps. Air sense and committing and over comming fear on huge jumps is way harder than hitting rails.
Jan 29 2011 5:44PM
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tbayskier
Posts: 1138 - Karma: 1,642
jumps.  going fast and having control is way harder
Jan 29 2011 5:55PM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
jumps
seems like everyone can 2 pretzel 4
Jan 29 2011 5:57PM
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A.Eberhard
Posts: 4426 - Karma: 415
Rails but urban rails in fact not like boxes in your park.
Once you land a trick on a jump it is pretty easy replicate again now that you have the feeling, but urban rails make everything 10x harder and takes a long ass time for 1 trick.
Jan 29 2011 6:04PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
makes a good point

depends on the skier, some people have better air awareness than others, while other people have great balance.
Jan 29 2011 6:37PM
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I.B
Posts: 8137 - Karma: 24,353
Jumps are harder and what everyone that doesn't spend every weekend on the mountian cares about.


Rails, are more what i care about. 450, bindsoul. I know how hard it is.Just saying jumping is cool but rails are steezy
Jan 29 2011 7:23PM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
jumps, nut im better at rails soo


RAILS
Jan 29 2011 7:23PM
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Emma_Watson
Posts: 4491 - Karma: 6,797
jibs..
Most people land a 360 before they throw a 270 off.
I have a friend who can 7 but he can't even FS 270off
Jan 29 2011 8:13PM
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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
I learned a 360 before I knew how to hit a rail.
Jan 29 2011 8:27PM
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Ehh...
Posts: 1897 - Karma: 1,423
It breaks down into two things

how fast it is to learn the basics

and how fast it takes to learn to be good.

For example, most people (not saying all) learn their first 360 before they learn a 270 out or a switch up. So for the first one i'm going to have to say Jumping is easier than Jibbin


however how fast it takes to learn to be good. Both are pretty difficult but Jibbing is more technical than big air. While big air is more gutsy and more of getting a feel for it and comiting.
Jan 29 2011 8:33PM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
I would rather see a huge floating spin with a clean grab as opposed to say a 2 on, blind swap, front 4 out. I know they both take huge amounts of time to learn, but i guess i just favor people hucking off big shit.
Jan 29 2011 8:40PM
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DGski
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 2,328
both, some people are good at either one, neither, both. no one is more difficult its just what your good at and like
Jan 29 2011 8:59PM
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Tall_Paul
Posts: 958 - Karma: 57
Deffintily jumps are harder but my personal preference, I like rails better
Jan 29 2011 9:43PM
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theWIZARD
Posts: 935 - Karma: 76
jumps are harder because of the mental aspect. Getting over fear and commiting is hard, but some rail tricks are insane
Jan 29 2011 9:50PM
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Dwight_Schrute
Posts: 579 - Karma: 18
Sad thing is i can FS 270 off but can't even 3.

Really depends on the skiier though. But rails can be soo much more creative.
Jan 29 2011 9:53PM
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emilyskis
Posts: 326 - Karma: 119
jumps man, jumps
Jan 29 2011 9:57PM
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array.
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 202
A good combonation of both
Jan 29 2011 10:00PM
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gus555
Posts: 4170 - Karma: 34
for me rails are a lot harder, but i suck at both so what's it matter
Jan 29 2011 10:01PM
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TMiller
Posts: 444 - Karma: 7
^so true. Jumps are scarier but more consistent (for most people), rails require work and effort to get a good trick but are no as scary to me
Jan 29 2011 10:14PM
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californiagrown
Posts: 9794 - Karma: 2,014
sliding on fake shit isnt skiing. it can be fun, and a hellauva time for people who do it, but it isnt skiing.

normally people are super into rails because they lack a real mountain, and you can only do so much on a little hill, so they get their thrill from rails. good shit. But i am of the opinion that if it isnt a part of the mountain, then it isnt real skiing.
Jan 30 2011 1:04AM
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S.C
Posts: 3068 - Karma: 2,285
backcountry.
Jan 30 2011 2:02AM
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StReEtPIRATES
Posts: 1378 - Karma: 138
Jumps, you don't even have to know how to ski to hit a rail,whereas you have to have good form and a solid pop to be able to get good at jumping. Generally the people who ski longer are better at jumps and the kids who just started skiing like rails better.
Jan 30 2011 1:35PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
Posts: 9217 - Karma: 5,399
people should get better at rails. only a few guys in x games were doing unique rail tricks. everyone id pretty similar jumps.

i like rails better. NJ jumps suck anyway.
Jan 30 2011 1:44PM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,290
Rails are scary as shit.

I will stick to hitting big jumps thank you very much.
Jan 30 2011 2:24PM
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mr.skierman
Posts: 442 - Karma: 11
rails take repetition to get good at. as soon as you get over that one time fear of hucking something huge, its all the same. (this doesnt count invert stuff/ and or urban stuff for rails, or basically higher grade anything) just as the basic. sliding a flat bar. vs. hitting a 15 footer. to get that bar down pat you have to slide it a lot. just to get used to it and everything. when hitting the jump its a straight air and then you can start floating spins. (lets say 3's) it all depends. but from a basic standpoint i'd say rails are harder in principal
Jan 30 2011 2:49PM
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