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Stair set features in park??

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ROBOT
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Ok so lately ive seen many park edits with a random ass staircase that most people just ride down. or slide half a rail then jump onto the stairs next to it. What are your feelings toward this type of feature?? cuz i know i question the steezyness of sliding half a rail to ride down some stairs.
Feb 28 2011 6:57PM
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Big.Bird
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its certainly fun and i think it looks cool
Feb 28 2011 7:15PM
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GolfingElephant
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its creativity
Feb 28 2011 7:17PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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I love stair sets. blue has a few. i could only find one when I went satuday but I remember there being two other ones when I went last year. You can jump it, grind it, hike it. it's practically rollerblading just on skis. Plus there's usually 3 different types of rails. the one i was hitting had a down ledge in the middle, and two rails on the sides. one was square one as round I think.
Feb 28 2011 7:19PM
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tall_t
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have you tried sliding down house stairs with your bum? its like that but your standing up
Feb 28 2011 7:26PM
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Billek
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Are you kidding me? Try a FIRECRACKER once and you'll be addicted to it.

Plus, it's awesome when people slide the stairs. I haven't tried it personally, but it is a great display of skill.

Adding a staircase to a rail obviously upps the technicality. Unfortunately, my mountain is only setting up their staircases at half length this year, so it makes it too easy.

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Feb 28 2011 7:53PM
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DrZoidberg
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I've 180ed them before, hard landing but fun. Being a skateboarder that's one of the first thing that came to mind besides the obvious handrail.
Feb 28 2011 8:01PM
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Billek
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Oh yeah, there is an alternative lip set up, so you can jump over the rail and land on the stairs. There are so many options that a staircase can open up.
Feb 28 2011 8:05PM
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monkatizer
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i have seen this a lot in ian compton's weak, i think a lot of it lately thru line is to premote the durability of the a-bang, instead of grinding its so durable u can just ride it down the stairs!! yay

some mountains have staircases with rubber stairs that flex a little so they wont hurt as much nowadays right?
Feb 28 2011 8:09PM
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RubberSoul
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ha, didn't know that was a thing


staircases onhill are pretty cool i guess. sure they look a bit silly and sort of are, but it opens up a lot of options and makes the consequences a bit higher. plus, i think i wouldve liked to hit a staircase at the hill before hitting real street rails if i had had the chance back then. oh well
Feb 28 2011 8:14PM
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array.
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That looks and sounds super sick, I wanna try it.
Feb 28 2011 8:16PM
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Its_Greg
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Speaking of stairsets, any tips on firecrackers? I wanna do one, but i don't wanna fall on my ass.
Feb 28 2011 8:32PM
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Billek
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Go fast, and lean back a little. The faster you go, the easier it is, you have no reason to fear the firecracker.
Feb 28 2011 8:44PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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my apologies, im sure i sound retarded, but what is a firecracker?
Feb 28 2011 8:47PM
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Brock.
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The idea is not to fall of halfway onto the stairs.

doing tricks on a proper hand rail over a stair set is some of the most legit skiing there is.
Feb 28 2011 8:49PM
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TMiller
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Feb 28 2011 8:53PM
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Ilovewhitestuff
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bad picture, but the only one i can find of the one at my mountain
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Feb 28 2011 8:56PM
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Ilovewhitestuff
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well that didnt work, heres the link http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150393349450317&set=a.10150393334945317.617158.880190316&theater
Feb 28 2011 8:57PM
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nskerb
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i think theyre pretty tight... as long as theyre having fun its chill with me
Feb 28 2011 9:06PM
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Tspoon
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they seem pretty sick but kinda a waste of time and money since they dont do much. dont get me wrong i think there sick, but ya... :)

Feb 28 2011 10:09PM
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Milksteak
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I think it's sick, it adds more options to the park.
Feb 28 2011 10:11PM
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wtmtss
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If you can actually make the entire rail it's pretty sick and makes for good pictures/footage.
Feb 28 2011 10:11PM
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TheHamburglar
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stairs are sick, especially with rails or boxes, but hurt like fuck to fall on. bear has a pretty cool stair set without rails, just a big ass gap. followed magoon off it once claim.
Feb 28 2011 10:14PM
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Me_Ski123
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Stairsets are where its at. The shots look that much better with a couple steps
Feb 28 2011 10:33PM
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Emma_Watson
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It's so you can hit the rail and walk back up and do it again.
TROLLOLOLOL but jk.

it's fun riddin down them. I never seen anyone do it switch yet tho..
Feb 28 2011 10:35PM
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justinstlaurent
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tremblantttttttttttt
Feb 28 2011 10:35PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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it's kind of like manualing down the stairs. but it makes a lot of noise and would probably sound like a firecracker. hence the name.
Feb 28 2011 10:40PM
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ThaLorax
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Snowmass has it. It's just a hard plastic resin (i think) rather than concrete, which would have to be permanent and is immovable. The plasticy resiny material makes light so you can haul it around when needed.
Feb 28 2011 11:26PM
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TheUngroomed
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Northstar has a couple..... Dope as Fuck!
Feb 28 2011 11:30PM
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Ehh...
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sounds like it would really tear your skis up if you did it on real stairs like in ian's edit.
Feb 28 2011 11:32PM
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ThaLorax
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not so much on the plasticy resiny things i described in such good detail.
Feb 28 2011 11:38PM
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D3NZ3L
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haha they are really fun, they had a HUGE one at my mountain and it had blood all over it, i loled. Thinkin about it tho it would be painfull as fuck
Mar 1 2011 12:42AM
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Mitch-DownUnder
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Yeah the firecrackers!!

switch firecrackers?????

Mar 1 2011 1:05AM
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Schlop
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WOOHOO
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Mar 1 2011 3:38AM
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^BEANS^
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so much fun! exept when you fall on the stairs.
Mar 1 2011 7:38AM
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Crehm
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being a noob they scare the shit outa me, only hit the one at my mountain once and called it a day
Mar 1 2011 7:39AM
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jason...
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Stair features are awesome! You can do a ton of things you normally couldn't do. like stair gaps. and firecrackers. seymour has got it going on for stair features, peep it guys

https://newschoolers.com/ns/content/viewvideo/id/410844/member_id/102592/
Mar 1 2011 8:12AM
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Billek
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FIRECRACKER!


BRRAAAAPPPPP!

Nothing beats going ham through the park and busting out a mean old firecracker.

I'll see how switch crackers go this weekend, I have so much fun with regular ones that I forgot about the other possibilities.
Mar 1 2011 8:14AM
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Stickity
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i've always just manned up and hit the rail

never thought about firecrackers
have thought about sliding down the stairs sideways tho
Mar 1 2011 8:15AM
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jason...
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forgot to add this, stair gaps are my favorite thing as of late. nollie stair gap at seymour.

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Mar 1 2011 8:16AM
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Billek
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I am fortunate enough to have two staircases in a line. The first one is a legit urban setup, but the second one has this ride on box that isn't worth my time, perfect for crackin out on. Gotta love scaring children and gapers.

and... that's enough about firecrackers from me, I think I have talked about them 5 times already. I just want everyone to have a good time.
Mar 1 2011 8:19AM
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ROBOT
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alright i guess id have to try it. ill prolly get into it if i actually had a stair set like the rest of you
Mar 1 2011 8:47AM
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RubberSoul
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that's smart. and safe


what are firecrackers? when you go down the stair sideways so it's bumpy as fuck?
Mar 1 2011 10:59AM
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Stickity
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yeah the one at my mountain is a legit urban setup as well
wanna try front 2 off next time i hit it
Mar 1 2011 11:04AM
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monkatizer
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heres a rubber/flexable one at windells

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Mar 1 2011 11:22AM
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Schlop
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wouldn't rubber stairs provoke the most ridiculous bails cause everything catches on them?
Mar 1 2011 6:14PM
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gnar
Mar 1 2011 6:16PM
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Schlop
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the photog has his back to us, so the guy's probably hitting the quarter pipe. definitely not hitting the stairset
Mar 1 2011 6:21PM
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ThaLorax
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it's probably not rubber. probably some other resin.
Mar 1 2011 6:27PM
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Billek
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The sets that I have seen are made of composite decking material. Think of a 'plasticy' substance that can come close to wood. Rubber... no, so I think you are correct in most cases.
Mar 1 2011 10:29PM
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