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Skier vs Snowboarder Park Features

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ski0
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Hey, ive noticed that people often describe some park features as "snowboard" features. What are some examples of features that are designed with snowboarders in mind, and are not skiier friendly. I dont think I have come across any in the parks I ski. Is there such a thing a "skier" feature which would not be snowboarder friendly? Do you guys think most parks are fairly unbiased towards skiers and snowboarders? discuss and include pictures if possible
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BCASSASSIN
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Here in Montana I have been to most of the ski hills and all the parks seem pretty universal, by that I mean for either ski or board.  It comes down to what you are willing to hit with whatever is strapped on your feet IMO. 
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TheHamburglar
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some of the bigger features at big bear require a massive ollie to get onto, so that kinda stuff is definitely geared towards snowboarders. most stuff is fairly universal though.
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Drail
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Pole jam's are totally a snowboard feature. I've seen rainbow rails set up similar to pole jam's as well (ie: no jump onto it), makes it tricky to hit with skis.

I'd say the most common thing I hear in the park as far as boarders calling things "skier" features is kicky jumps. For some reason the snowboarders can't handle a little kick.
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.Roockley.
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Ruffles
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Anything that juts straight out of the ground is pretty awkward to anything but a 50 50 on.
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Dlud
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At meadows, there is a 3 foot long rail pointed at about a 45 degree angle with no lip. Nobody knows what to do with it
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Horsefacekillah
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pole jams, rainbow/battleship rails with no lip that are strictly ride on, corrugated metal pipes, akward box set ups
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BCASSASSIN
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Like your mom's ?
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james6345789
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for sure there are. my hill always makes boxes and other features with a jump on just wide enough for a snowboard.
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james6345789
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But I hate when people make excuses for not hitting things, saying that it's a snowboard feature or vice versa.
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belden...
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Im gonna say there's no such thing as snowboard/skier except the top of wired fences just because we can ollie, we can 5050, and pole jams/ features with no lip can be jibbed on by sliding before it. All you need is a little creativity.
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Horsefacekillah
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Never said it wasn't hittable on skis just saying it would be a whole lot funner if they put a lip on it
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S.C
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no way! I hit corrugated metal pipes all the time on skis. feels like a nice foot massage. The corrugated plastic pipes are a different story, havent done one since my edge dug into one and i ate complete shit.

My home mountain (beaver creek), has a ton more log rails than anywhere else I've skied. there are literally probably 50+ built all over the mountain, some in the park, others in various tree runs. makes me jealous of the boarders!
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james6345789
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exactly what I meant! besides the corrugated pipe.
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Thenowhereman42
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I ride a park that is like 95% snowboarders. There is a trend towards jumps not having much pop and just sending you really deep instead, I think it sucks. They also really like BMX style jumps as opposed to a wedge on top of a landing, but that might just be the mountain. They had this thing called the Cronk Bonk that was basically impossible for skiers, but it turned out to be really hard for snowboarders too so they got rid of it.
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BROBRO
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Midwest skiers can kill it on corrugated pipes.

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BROBRO
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Also creeper rails can kind of be snowboard oriented even though skiers can hit them
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Horsefacekillah
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there plastic....
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.Roockley.
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i'm pretty sure corrugated covers a lot of things, paper, cardboard, plastic, metal
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Horsefacekillah
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Deluge
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autoplay..

but wood features sometimes suck when you get catch an edge or something
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B-WASS
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i think when they say sbowboard features they are reffering to how back in the early 90's they were called snowboard parks
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Panda_with_Guns
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tha fuck is a creeper rail?
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TOAST.
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a rail on the side of something. Say you have a flat box on the side would be another rail.
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roddy116
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lol exactly
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rareison
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Wooden logs that aren't slippery, unless you can 50-50 them. Or rainbow rails that are angled really high, there's one at my hill skiers can't hit unless they jump on from the side, because its like a 70 degree angle when it starts.
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EricaMN.
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if i had a dollar for every time this is posted...
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Horsefacekillah
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you would have 4$
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Ruffles
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wallrides???
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i.ski.troll.
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pole jams are fun as hell. just figure out how to hit it. there is NO such thing as a snowboard feature or ski feature. if you cant hit it, figure it out. not that hard.
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.squirrely.
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east coast skiers too! well sort of, we kinda suck. but corrugateds are really fun!



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dompuch
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anything thats a ride on feature
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RoofDaRoofieDogg
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really? I find the plastic ones quite easy
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Cult_Leader
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this.
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james6345789
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Haha I didn't even realize there were metal corrugated pipes
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Kevski
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I feel like urban-on flat features with no lip are geared more for snowboarding, but are pretty fun on skis as long as you pop a lot.
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skijunkiedtm
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hips, though we adapted well.
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Ruffles
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What? This and wallrides confuse me. How are these easier on a snowboard?
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hot.pocket
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They just are, its easier to slip out on skis, more on the wallrides not quite understanding the hips, but wallrides are definitely easier on snowboards.
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skijunkiedtm
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Landing hard on edge I just do not enjoy on skis.
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