Making Jibs in the Woods

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Loner

Anyone ever made a jib or turned a tree into a rail in the glades? Is it worth it or is it possible to hike up one day in the summer, find a decent sized sapling, and bend that shit over to make an awesome rainbow rail for next winter?

Jun 24 2013 7:10PM

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a_burger

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Probably not worth the effort if it's a marked glade, it could get cleaned up. If you cut your own little chute though then yeah go for it.

Jun 24 2013 7:13PM

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WinterStick

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Yea but fuck that, aint nobody got time for that!

I'm not willing to spend more than a weekend of my time planning that far ahead.

Jun 24 2013 7:17PM

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HyphyHusky

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Loner

Here's a video I found.

Jun 24 2013 7:33PM

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stupendous-man

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A bunch of TSP kids did this, the intro and outro of Come Find Us show it. Looked like it worked well

Jun 24 2013 7:57PM

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WinterStick

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Yea but they just brought rails into the woods. I want to actually use the trees to make the features.

Beaver Creek and Vail have a bunch too that the park crew set up, but how long do you think it would take to do it myself? Like a 20 foot long rainbow or C-rail.

Jun 24 2013 8:24PM

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WinterStick

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Loner

Stuff like this, you think they bent this in a garage and brought it up or chopped that shit down in the woods and bent it over? How the hell do you find a tree that tall that's only that narrow?

Jun 25 2013 12:12PM

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Bagina

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Well one time at breck I went into the woods and I found about 3 or 4 wood rails, something I wouldn't personally try but they looked well built.

Jun 25 2013 12:15PM

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ilikedolphins

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i always thought this was so dope

Jun 25 2013 12:19PM

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Saga.

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Go to beaver creek in co. They have the most amazing logs. On a snowboard they are a ton of fun. On skis I think things can get a little dicey, but still possible. Rainbow logs are probably a little safe since your edges are up off the wood most of the time due to the arc.

Jun 25 2013 12:26PM

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I am fairly positive all the logs from beaver creek are found naturally and then moved and worked into a place they fit best.

Jun 25 2013 12:28PM

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