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Famous spots snowboards & skiers hit

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Tikayt
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All in the title.
Are their spots skiers + snowboarders have been hitting, sharing -urbanwise- ?
Plus, I'd like to add that in most snowboard urban seg, I feel like the spots they're hitting are way insaner than in Ski. Don't get me wrong, I realize that some spots in ski are totally outstanding and I sometimes question the possibility of stomping but just a general overview, I think snowboarders hit bigger.
Just crossing my mind. I could be wrong though.
(I'm a skier)

Sep 13 2013 3:32AM
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JAHBRADOR
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[img]http://www.metalmastersnw.com/files/images/Anthony's%20short%20handrail.jpg[/img]

Downtown SLC. SO many bangers.
Sep 13 2013 8:25AM
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JAHBRADOR
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[img]http://www.metalmastersnw.com/files/images/Anthony's%20short%20handrail.jpg[/img]
Sep 13 2013 8:26AM
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JAHBRADOR
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I dont even know anymore....
Sep 13 2013 8:26AM
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PeeDog
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Ever heard of the preview button?
Sep 13 2013 8:56AM
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Willard
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Everybody down votes any post where someone claims snowboarders go bigger.
Sep 13 2013 9:09AM
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Maximumsushi
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It's unarguable that the most famous spot for handrails in skiing and snowboard is that Rail Gardens in Salt Lake City. Here's a pretty damn good guide by JP Walker and Transworld:

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The rail labeled A (not pictured) and the gap on the right are probably the most famous/recogizable. I went to Utah in 2009 and spent an afternoon hitting the rails. There's almost no setup time and there are usually other people around.

Sep 13 2013 9:37AM
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Maximumsushi
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Here's a shot of the rail at "A":

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Here's a shot of the gap rail on the right side of the photo:

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Sep 13 2013 9:44AM
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Maximumsushi
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You've also got the Burlington Double Kink in Vermont.

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Sep 13 2013 9:45AM
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t_rob
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All of the spots that were famous 5+ years ago, except the red ledge, are now just famous for being famous. Their fame just gets perpetuated every year and it doesn't even mean anything anymore.
Sep 13 2013 10:53AM
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sNaubi
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The spot in the thumbnail, both level 1 and 4bi9 have multiple shots from there, dunno where it's at doe

New Era #4 - Mike Hornbeck Segment from Level 1 on Vimeo.


Sep 13 2013 11:05AM
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NinetyFour
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I feel like Montreal has a bunch of famous stuff.
Sep 13 2013 11:09AM
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arnie_grape
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Sep 13 2013 11:22AM
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Tikayt
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Thanks for those you posted spots. Some I was aware of and others not !
That last one is nike isn't it ? Pretty steep and the kink is pretty painful.



Sep 13 2013 12:12PM
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Maximumsushi
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Nike actually remade a number of famous features and posted them up at Semour. They called the project "Greatest Hits" and it included the red ledge and the burlington dub kink I posted.

If I remember correctly, the red ledge was first hit by JP back in late 2001 or 2002 and the footage was in Happy Dayz. Matt walker and crew went back like 8 years later and he twosev'd the ledge. Snowboarders started hitting it sometime after JP. I'm pretty sure Simon Chamberlain hit it a few years ago but I can't remember too well.
Sep 13 2013 3:14PM
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Maximumsushi
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Yeah, there are a ton of features there that get hit a lot. There are the ledges and the pyramid things at the Olympic Stadium. There's also a double kink downtown a few blocks from McGill that has a big drop on the left side and a weird green light cylinder close to the landing. We went there in 2003 and filmed it, that was the first time I've ever seen the rail but it has been hit a ton since then.

There was a full snowboard movie called "Montreal" a few years ago that was filmed entirely of Montreal urban.
Sep 13 2013 3:21PM
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zahava
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Archives in Ottawa has a lot of famous rails
Sep 13 2013 3:48PM
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veng_m
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MaximumsushiYou've also got the Burlington Double Kink in Vermont.



could someone please tell me where this is at in burlington? I never found it
Nov 20 2014 7:06PM
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270on420out
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PeeDogEver heard of the preview button?


Way to steal my old icon.
Nov 20 2014 7:14PM
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Brule.
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BOTH the handrail behind the high school and the rail at Fort William Henry in Lake George, NY were hit by Liam Downey in Long Story Short. If you've been thru that town, you know what I mean.
Nov 20 2014 8:15PM
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