What was your first rail experience?

Sneaky_Aziz · 2012-02-22 21:36:21

hit my first rail on monday (yeah i know im gaper trash), ended with a couple of bruises. Still fun tho

zahava

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I tripped shit, but it was pretty sick...

Wait, are we talking about the same thing?

Feb 22 2012 9:39PM

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griffaah

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i think that the first day i tried rails i slipped out every time hahaha

Feb 22 2012 9:41PM

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DaveOx

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I, just started being able to consistently hit rails, very fun. First time I skied at the rail at an angel and thought I could just kind of ski into it. I tripped over it and fell on my face. Good times.

Feb 22 2012 9:44PM

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Sneaky_Aziz

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^ ya haha, having no balance makes it so much fucking harder too

Feb 22 2012 9:45PM

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A_Unicorn

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FIrst time i almost had it, but the next few times, not so much... Didnt really hurt though.

Feb 22 2012 9:46PM

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7springsprod

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I remember my first rails. They were always sketchy. Now theyre just non events to me.

Feb 22 2012 9:50PM

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Vtsnowski

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My hip was black and blue for about 2 weeks after my first day on rails, but it was worth it.

Feb 22 2012 9:54PM

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SKIU4EA

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hmmm... bruises ontop of bruises ontop of bruises, and a painful night sleep.

Feb 22 2012 9:55PM

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Amadeus.

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I think I actually managed to successfully hit my first rail, and then i got cocky the next couple times and slid out onto my back.

Feb 22 2012 10:06PM

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k-fred

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ate shit.

Feb 22 2012 10:09PM

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Slowbro

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First rail I tried was a flat bar, and somehow I didn't slip out, just kind of hopped on and then right off again. First time I greased the rail I caught my back ski on the start of the rail and sort of did an accidental broken grind.

Feb 22 2012 10:13PM

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Sneaky_Aziz

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Eetin shit off a rail is the best shit ive ever tasted though

Feb 22 2012 10:17PM

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Blindsurfer

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how scared were you haha

Feb 22 2012 10:23PM

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Slowbro

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I was scared to death because I thought I was going to face plant on to the rail, and afterwards a coach walked up to me and said he thought I was going to eat shit when I caught my ski on the rail, so that scared me off of rails for a little while after that haha.

Feb 22 2012 10:27PM

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Casual.

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my anus was not pleasant with me.

Feb 22 2012 10:30PM

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nCrow

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Slipped out a lot first day

Feb 22 2012 10:38PM

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After a long day of skiing on at panorama i went out alone to the one night lift outside the condo with my new orange 1080's probably a solid 137 cm haha. The lift accessed a smaller park i had scoped out before. I stopped at the top of a short rail that was pretty high up and dropped in, when i hit the rail my feet immediately sliped out from under me and I fall right on my ribs. I crawled away from the feature glad no one saw it and went home. Still probably the most defeated i've felt from a rail haha.

Feb 22 2012 11:26PM

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ChaseW

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my first rail i leaned back to far and fell on my shoulder and tore a tendon

Feb 22 2012 11:47PM

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corona

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I have a video of my first rail in my profile. It was a 4x4 from a pallet that I set up off a picnic table with a piece of firewood. So many hours of fun were had on it.

Feb 23 2012 12:11AM

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Rosbif

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Mine was following a friend through the park to go to the jumps, he hit a fairly long box, it looked pretty easy so I gave it a go, unsurprisingly I ate shit. He was baffled that I would just try it without any idea how to do it.

Then when I tried to learn, I tried to go right foot forwards, because I span left, never thinking that maybe left might be better, got a nasty hematoma before I realised that left foot forwards was easier.

Feb 23 2012 12:22AM

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Steezy_Butter

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The first time I hit a box rail I sliped and almost broke a hip. I felt like an old woman for a week

Feb 23 2012 1:17AM

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.jersey

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yeah, i fell and landed on my balls on the rail. Needless to say, I've stayed away from them.

Feb 23 2012 1:21AM

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Tikayt

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In fact I a rarely fell in the process of learning to hit rails, however, I fall more often attempting new stuff like lip 27, right 27 on.. Can't get them clean. Actually, can't get on at all ˆˆ

Feb 23 2012 1:22AM

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wreck.yoself

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I think my first rail is the reason my hip still cracks today...can't wait to get surgery in a few years

Feb 23 2012 11:41PM

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LivingColour

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repost, but my first experience couldn't of gone more perfect slid the whole thing like a boss 90/90

Feb 23 2012 11:43PM

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rareison

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Fucking ate it so hard, bruised chin and knee, dented helmet, 4 rail stains, need I say more?

Feb 23 2012 11:50PM

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NinetyFour

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at Steeze Whiz's yard setup. Such a legit place. Hopefully if he's reading this he will toss some pictures up on NS soon.

Feb 24 2012 12:07AM

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extravert

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On a 1' diameter metal pipe set in the snow. It was very painful for the left side of my body. Little did I know the flat bar two feet of the ground would have been easier to learn on.

Feb 24 2012 12:12AM

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Milksteak

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Feb 24 2012 12:15AM

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I still havn't had mine yet.

Feb 24 2012 12:27AM

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colleenator

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i actually didnt bail at all when i first tried rails. i didnt ride the whole thing though as i slipped off. my first was a pvc pipe, box then a flat rail. boxes r my fav by far.

Feb 24 2012 10:18AM

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not true

Feb 24 2012 10:22AM

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bruises on the hips for weeks. Confidence is key

Feb 24 2012 10:25AM

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box slide to face plant to mouth hitting the coping to lip stiches. When i looked at it and said how bad can it go. I def didnt expect that to be a potential outcome.

Feb 24 2012 10:26AM

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xkuza

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Blown two knees. Had to skip departure to the alps which was due today AM.
Lesson learnt - don't fucking use kicker DIN settings for rails.

Feb 24 2012 10:27AM

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Mister.F

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little pvc rail in my backyard, some funny footage too

Feb 24 2012 10:51AM

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OCM

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first box some kids from the park gave me some pointers, and i ended up hitting it and making it without falling. first rail was a wishbone rail.....dont ask why, shawnee has no flat rails, and i ate shit

Feb 24 2012 11:17AM

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mikemac

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when i was about 14, hit a tiny flat box, didnt really fall but put my hand down real hard, broke my thumb. took me about two years to hit one again but now i love em haha

Feb 24 2012 11:18AM

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jsox34

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I set up a ghetto pvc rail over the summer on a hill and learned, also picked up inline skating and it helped a ton

Feb 24 2012 11:51AM

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