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Urbans Across Canada Road Trip

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Alain_1080
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Hey skiers of Canada and all that know of some sweet rails!

My friend and I are driving from Montreal to Whistler and have 8 days to get there. So we have plenty of time to hit a few urbans. If you guys knew of any dope rails along the way and would post where and what kind these metal snake like sliding features are, that would be great.

We'll be posting edits, so if you want to see your town in a segment, post!

Thanks!
Oct 7 2012 6:23PM
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jerm
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if no one helps you out just look for hilly regions with buildings near them. also most of the rails youve seen in videos are usually pretty easy to find regardless of what city youre in.
Oct 7 2012 6:26PM
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Alain_1080
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The thing is that we don't want to be wasting time either looking for rails all over town. We only have 8 days to get to Calgary, and it takes 2 without stopping. Therefore we want to know exactly where we are going in order to hit at least one a day.
Oct 7 2012 11:19PM
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DBL
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soper creek double kink, the one in refresh that phil, dollo and j-f hit. Search Soper Ct in google maps to find it
Oct 7 2012 11:30PM
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eheath
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go a few days earlier so you can find rails? finding urban features isnt that hard just put some time into it
Oct 7 2012 11:39PM
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Download-My-Apps
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what time of year are you doing the trip? You should post a list of the cities your driving through and post in regionals.
Oct 8 2012 1:44AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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this.

i know of a ton of spots in and around edmonton. in the town a little south of edmonton, there's a pretty good close out. and a bunch of other rails that i know of. PM me if you want to drop by and i'll show you around!
Oct 8 2012 12:05PM
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edai
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Yo that's so sick dude! Me and my buddies plan to go from New York to Hood in like 2 summers, props!
Oct 8 2012 12:07PM
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ChasingFlakes
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Timmins ontario behind Timming high and vocational school. Your welcome
Oct 8 2012 12:52PM
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Alain_1080
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Thanks, I've been thinking of going for a while now. Now I'm gonna make it happen. You guys should for sure do it. as long as you're not on too tight of a schedule your good.
Oct 8 2012 9:41PM
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Alain_1080
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Thanks ChasingFlakes! that kink looks dope. So down!
Oct 8 2012 9:43PM
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Puzzled
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Holy sick spot.
So many possibilities.
Oct 8 2012 9:44PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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Oct 8 2012 10:08PM
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COCAINEandCAVIAR
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definitely hit up edmonton or calgary for urban ill post some edmonton spots tmrw
Oct 9 2012 3:09AM
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Downtofilm
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Was thinking about doing this today, but the opposite way, Whistler to MTL
Oct 9 2012 3:31AM
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INFLIK
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were doing a week in quebec. come with
Oct 9 2012 10:31AM
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Alain_1080
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if you guys are down to come to MTL to hit some urbans, I know a WHOLE lot. from kinks, to downs, to big drops, just so many features here in Montreal. No wonder people come to this city to hit urban for all sports (skiing, bike, skate....)
Oct 9 2012 3:25PM
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Download-My-Apps
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I could also give you some info on several rails in Vancouver, but we very rarely get snow in the city.
Oct 9 2012 3:30PM
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AMcCraw
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this is me nutting myself a few years back on that rail haha


Oct 9 2012 4:55PM
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Alain_1080
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Nice, hahaha.
That rail looks sick to hit. And its not a detour at all. Added to my list!
Oct 9 2012 5:05PM
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Alain_1080
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Is there anything in
Sudbury
north bay
thunder bay
ottawa
???
Oct 9 2012 10:18PM
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mitchk
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I think its in refresh tom wallisch hits a flat-dropflatdrop rail and skis across the parking lot to hit a long flat bar to like 450 out..this rail is in the east side of ottawa, im trying to find a pic of it but cant...its dope though ive set it up the same way before....so much fun!
Oct 9 2012 10:23PM
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mitchk
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http://maps.google.ca/maps?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1C1AVSJ_enCA461CA463&q=randall's%20paint%20orleans&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1366&bih=667&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il

here click this and drop the yellow dude on the location so you can see street view. you can see the flatdrop sections behind the cars and the flat bar runs northward bellow them. (flatdrop runs east west)
Oct 9 2012 10:25PM
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ChasingFlakes
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Laurentian res
Oct 10 2012 2:01AM
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SteezeFX
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Edmonton or Calgary for sure,
Oct 10 2012 2:00PM
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rudager
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Calgary to Whistler is an extra days drive. Best bet would be to fly over the prairies to Calgary, and rent a vehicle from there. Much easier, saves you a ton of time too.
Oct 10 2012 2:13PM
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*steeze_is_good
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Ottawa has a fucked up rail in the Museum of Civilization:

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Oct 10 2012 2:59PM
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ski0
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Peterborough ON
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Oct 10 2012 3:13PM
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ninthwardCAD
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Tons of shit to hit in Ottawa.

Graffiti Wall from refresh - Bronson Ave & Bay st

Archives - DFD & Down rail in the back - right beside the national library on wellington st

Famous Carleton University quad kink - 6inch wide steel

Canada Post building on Riverside Drive - DFD in the back on the way to a bus stop also hit in refresh.

NRC buildings @ blair & ogilvie tons of down rails and urban drops throughout all the buildings

Your welcome. 

Oct 10 2012 3:14PM
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mitchk
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You know whats up about ottawa meng! I dont know why i didnt think about CU and the archives.. Never even thought about NRC either. Theyres also some steep down rails behind the parliament buildings I think? Correct me if im wrong ninth..
Oct 10 2012 5:35PM
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J-C
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this rail at my school in montreal https://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&q=ecole+secondaire+saint+georges&ie=UTF-8 put street view and zoom in at the front
Oct 10 2012 7:54PM
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LAME.
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clearly you havent been there in awhile...
Oct 10 2012 7:58PM
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807.
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I know pretty much every rail in the dryden area and some sick ones in the kenora area. Located 4 hours west of thunder bay on the way winnipeg all along hwy 17 so not much of a detour. hit me up and i can tell you where a bunch of them are.
Oct 10 2012 10:27PM
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tdollo
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Wait, i live in Peterborough too!
Oct 10 2012 10:33PM
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NinetyFour
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Heeeey easy now. One of our boys has one of the best yard setups going. Seriously.....

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/680629/page/2/

I mean just look at it. Plus Winnipeg, some good unexplored shit in there. Sketch city though....


Oct 10 2012 10:45PM
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Alain_1080
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That sounds great. I'm real down to hit that. how is the speed for it? do you NEED a bungee?
Oct 11 2012 4:00PM
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Alain_1080
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awesome! thank you! you are very welcome to come hit it with us when we pass by, I dont know exactly when we'll bet there. prob around the 18th of december or so.
Oct 11 2012 6:31PM
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Alain_1080
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Damn! Ottawa has tons of shit! I might have to stay there a bit longer then I thought if its that good. If you're down, we can meet up over there and sesh some urban. I should be there around the 18th of december
Oct 11 2012 6:34PM
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Alain_1080
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Nah man. Its not the same feel to fly there. The entire experience is to drive there while hitting urbans across the country, not just part of it. Besides, from what people are posting, there are tons of things to hit in Ontario, and that is the longest part of the drive. If we do it in 4-5 days, its going to be really easy, because its 24 hours to drive through Ontario. The prairies are easy to drive through.
Oct 11 2012 6:38PM
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Alain_1080
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that is on craZ set up your friend has there. Maybe we can meet up in Winnipeg if you guys are down, and we can sesh his backyard park!
Oct 11 2012 6:40PM
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schmuck
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You know what you should do? Download the Red Bull Playgrounds app (www.redbullplaygrounds.com), because we (along with some athletes and filmmakers) added a bunch of urban spots across Canada to it, complete with details, photos and directions to where they are.

And while you're on your trip, I would highly encourage you to add urban spots of your own (and those of you who've made suggestions/posted pictures in this thread should do the same), because it's a super cool app that was created for this reason. So check it out!




Oct 11 2012 7:18PM
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NinetyFour
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It is sick. So much fun, where I learned rails. Has the same atmosphere as an local outdoor hockey rink, under the lights, if you get and understand that feel.

Problem is, we live in Brandon, 2 hours west of Winnipeg. But if you wan't to hit it up while your on your way through, just get a hold of the OP of that thread I posted, sure he'd be glad to help you out.

And if you do decided to drive right through the prairies without making an overnight stay, you need to at least hit up one epic urban feature on your drive through in Saskatchewan and Manitoba so you can stake your claim!

Sounds like a sick trip plan so far. How many guys?
Oct 11 2012 10:51PM
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Alain_1080
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Well, I just checked where brandon is, and it is a whole day detour. Therefore, I am not 100% we are going to have time to hit it up.... I'll see what we can do, but we are still creating our itinerary to get to Calgary. From everybody's posting, I wish I could hit all of these rails, but we all know that will not be possible, because of our lack of time.

I understand to feel you would get from skiing a place like this, it looks like a snow park. We have something like that in Montreal, but its run by the city, I've never been, but it's in that genre.

I will make sure to hit something in the prairies, to show that it is not just a waste of space in Canada. I've been to Saskatoon, and that is not a small city, so I'm sure it won't be too hard to find a few features out there!

We are two guys driving across the country, One skier and one snowboarder, and we will meet up a dozen friends in Whistler.
Oct 12 2012 12:06PM
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Alain_1080
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That's awesome! That is exactly what we need for this kind of road trip. I will definitely check it out and try to install it on my phone. I'll be shooting vids, which will turn into edits and I will post pictures to show what kind of different features there are in Canada along with their locations.
Oct 12 2012 12:11PM
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