Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Rails vs. Jumps

profile picture
Fischer_Pro
Posts: 52 - Karma: 13
What do you guys like the most rails or jumps? what do you think is more stylish or more cooler to watch?
Feb 27 2011 4:55PM
0 0
profile picture
BITS
Posts: 1808 - Karma: 866
Good weather/conditions: Jumps
Bad weather/conditions: Rails

That's just me :)
Feb 27 2011 4:56PM
0 0
profile picture
WVskiing
Posts: 3007 - Karma: 1,949
Well, wwhat do you think?
Feb 27 2011 4:57PM
0 0
profile picture
CousinEddie
Posts: 633 - Karma: 215

When you first start skiing probably jumps....

I didnt think rails were that cool until i got more into skiing.  Now i have a greater respect for rail tricks after i actually tried them.

Feb 27 2011 4:58PM
0 0
profile picture
Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
i am currently a big fan of rails
not as intimidating, easier to hike, therefore easier to get a good session going
Feb 27 2011 4:58PM
0 0
profile picture
Fischer_Pro
Posts: 52 - Karma: 13
i think rails are pretty sick to watch and do because they are alot more technical.
Feb 27 2011 5:02PM
0 0
profile picture
drumbumocdp
Posts: 3229 - Karma: 1,098
Jumps. Getting the grab and doing a mellow spin over a big booter is the best feeling in the world
Feb 27 2011 5:04PM
0 0
profile picture
LockyK
Posts: 404 - Karma: 16
jumps.

easier.
Feb 27 2011 5:05PM
0 0
profile picture
AbeFroman
Posts: 1268 - Karma: -4
i don't think either one is more cooler

now which is the most coolest?

thats the real question
Feb 27 2011 5:18PM
0 0
profile picture
613.
Posts: 827 - Karma: 164
im more into rails then jumps but there almost equal to me.
Feb 27 2011 5:23PM
0 0
profile picture
Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
Jumps are much easier for me, but ive really been digging rails lately.
Feb 27 2011 5:24PM
0 0
profile picture
NWPA
Posts: 2309 - Karma: 165
I like rails but I cant do much on jumps. I think rails can look way cooler too
Feb 27 2011 5:40PM
0 0
profile picture
shredstar
Posts: 232 - Karma: 16
Jumps most of the time, rails some of the time
Feb 27 2011 6:25PM
0 0
profile picture
Ducky.
Posts: 5811 - Karma: 1,420
Jumps
Feb 27 2011 6:31PM
0 0
profile picture
Emma_Watson
Posts: 4491 - Karma: 6,797
Jibs over Jumps.

Feb 27 2011 6:34PM
0 0
profile picture
I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
jumps if they are shaped/groomed correctly and arent too teenyweeny....
first hits on a rail still scare me a little, its only after 4 or 5 hits that i really get into the "vibe" of rails/boxes...

+ i enjoy the feeling of flying much more than the feeling of sliding ....

+ if im wearing my fat planks i try to avoid anything harder than snow ....
Feb 27 2011 6:37PM
0 0
profile picture
JBlend
Posts: 299 - Karma: 499
I'm way better at jumps, but prefer rails.
Feb 27 2011 6:43PM
0 0
profile picture
monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
jumps if conditions are fast and the landings arnt ice

rails if i dont want to do jumps/cant do jumps

my rail game is good now, but jump is lacking b/c when skiing w/ my friends they hike rails all the time and never do jumps, and it sucks b/c the last couple days i went to the mountain deveoted to jumps thae conditons sucked
Feb 27 2011 6:47PM
0 0
profile picture
Njens.
Posts: 1688 - Karma: 46
is that even a question...


















dumb idiot
Feb 27 2011 7:30PM
0 0
profile picture
Elmo.
Posts: 4317 - Karma: 663
rails... i like all the things u can do with them... plus u dont need that much speed which is scary. and flips arent need except off but that means that ur really good. but flips r scary. and falling isnt as bad except if u drill the rail

jumps=scary
rails= fun and less boo boo's
Feb 27 2011 7:41PM
0 0
profile picture
EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
lol shutup mike

Feb 27 2011 7:43PM
0 0
profile picture
danbrown
Posts: 11939 - Karma: 21,826
rails in general are just a phase

-anthony boronowski
Feb 27 2011 7:44PM
0 0
profile picture
OGHolliday
Posts: 2390 - Karma: 2,430
Now that is very false.
Feb 27 2011 7:46PM
0 0
profile picture
000000000000
Posts: 843 - Karma: 1,552
park jumps are typically unforgiving, and somewhat difficult to learn new shit on.  build jumps in pow, then when you have it dialed take it to the park. most of the park laps are rails and boxes for me.
Feb 27 2011 7:52PM
0 0
profile picture
AGOF
Posts: 2038 - Karma: 3,602
i approve of this quote.
dont get me wrong rails are super fun, but jumps are the best feeling in the world. plus to those of you who say that they are scary, how does that fear not make it more fun?
Feb 27 2011 7:54PM
0 0
profile picture
.squirrely.
Posts: 7563 - Karma: 7,546
boxes.
Feb 27 2011 8:01PM
0 0
profile picture
pink_squid
Posts: 1188 - Karma: 368
rails = cool to watch/ hard to learn Jumps = cool to watch/ less hard to learn
Feb 27 2011 8:07PM
0 0
profile picture
Fischer_Pro
Posts: 52 - Karma: 13
it is an awsome feeling of flying off a jump!
Feb 27 2011 10:09PM
0 0
profile picture
willyg0808
Posts: 4231 - Karma: 1,364
rails for sure. no comparison
Feb 27 2011 10:10PM
0 0
profile picture
Z-Juice
Posts: 3151 - Karma: 1,504
I started skiing park a few days ago and I find them about equally fun/to progress on
Feb 27 2011 10:21PM
0 0
profile picture
wtmtss
Posts: 110 - Karma: 12
I like rails because theres less consequence when you fall most of the time and I like jumps because I like the feeling of being up in the air and stomping a good trick. But I hate overshooting/undershooting and guessing speeds and that kind of thing. I think they are equal in style though because they each have there own.
Feb 27 2011 10:27PM
0 0
profile picture
S.C
Posts: 3068 - Karma: 2,285
I like how many variations of rails you can have, so probably rails.
Feb 27 2011 10:29PM
0 0
profile picture
PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
Don't necessarily agree, but I definitely like this quote.
Feb 27 2011 10:30PM
0 0
profile picture
Blake.P
Posts: 9894 - Karma: 3,585
my home mountain only has rails, so i have gotten good this year. im not about to spend 60 to go to snoqualmie to hit jumps when i have a pass to crystal and get some really good rails
Feb 27 2011 10:32PM
0 0
profile picture
TheTristanator
Posts: 1015 - Karma: 820
you cant hike a jump and not be pretty tired.
i like rails better because if you don't get a trick down, you can hike back up pretty quickly
Feb 27 2011 10:35PM
0 0
profile picture
c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810

equal.

Feb 27 2011 10:36PM
0 0
profile picture
Broseph_Stalin
Posts: 3745 - Karma: 178
i like jumps because to me its more like real skiing, you can find jumps everywhere like natural ones and stuff. rails are fun but but not as much as jumps, idk why. also, raails can mess up your skis/ dull them so that kind of sucks.
Feb 27 2011 10:37PM
0 0
profile picture
LiamMcKinley
Posts: 865 - Karma: 2,771
i love both.. but im much more comfortable/better on rails. If i had to pick only one for the rest of my life itd be rails.
Feb 27 2011 10:46PM
0 0
profile picture
Drew_ski.
Posts: 1310 - Karma: 1,858
jumps all the way especially when they land in pow
Feb 27 2011 10:54PM
0 0
profile picture
joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
I kind of prefer natural kickers and jumps over park jumps. In the park I prefer rails/boxes. The jumps around my area are crap mostly.
Feb 27 2011 10:56PM
0 0
profile picture
Dwarftosser1
Posts: 2602 - Karma: 951
Cannon Boxes
Feb 27 2011 11:01PM
0 0
profile picture
ASkierNamedJaymz
Posts: 1209 - Karma: 341
both, but if i have to choose id skip rails to hit jumps.
Feb 28 2011 12:59AM
0 0
profile picture
Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
rails
Feb 28 2011 1:02AM
0 0
profile picture
Relish_man
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 551
rail dont come close to giving me the satisfaction of landing a new trick or the rush i get from being in the air. definitely jumps.
Feb 28 2011 1:14AM
0 0
profile picture
Jahrassicpark
Posts: 2075 - Karma: 38
Rails are easier to learn and don't involve as much balls as jumps but as sir above me said nothing gives you the satisfaction as when you stomp a trick on a nice jump
Feb 28 2011 1:20AM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Ranger
Posts: 3825 - Karma: 8,635
rails. i just love getting creative on them and learning new tricks
Feb 28 2011 9:39AM
0 0
profile picture
yuck
Posts: 8384 - Karma: 2,090
i prefer jumps, theyre more exciting. i have never really gotten an adrenaline rush from hitting a rail, but almost losing your shit on a sizable jump is scary as fuck. and as long as you manage to not hurt yourself, you get the best adrenaline rush.

i also like watching people on jumps cuz jump tricks look way cooler than someone just hopping and spinning around on a box. IMO.
Feb 28 2011 9:42AM
0 0
profile picture
Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,289
I love them both.

But i would take a nice jump over a nice rail any day.
Feb 28 2011 10:12AM
0 0
profile picture
peyton
Posts: 1475 - Karma: 1,062
jumps are way sicker. more "WHOA" factor. rails are only cool if your a skier watching another skier.
Feb 28 2011 10:18AM
0 0
profile picture
DGski
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 2,328
.
Feb 28 2011 10:19AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)