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Rail Tips

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Ross1o34
Posts: 39 - Karma: 29
Not much of a rail skier but my mountain is having a rail jam this weekend, and im not gonna pass up a chance to ski this early in the season. Any tips for not cracking my head open
Oct 5 2013 3:40PM
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Turkelton
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 8,558
Don't wear a helmet, then you'll be really core
Oct 5 2013 3:44PM
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PsychedelicMoose
Posts: 792 - Karma: 3,568
wear speedo.
Oct 5 2013 3:48PM
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JAHpow
Posts: 7282 - Karma: 17,175
Helmet, detune edges, maybe a pair of impact shorts
Oct 5 2013 4:17PM
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slt.shred
Posts: 176 - Karma: 198
lean back
Oct 5 2013 4:17PM
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KingGeedorah
Posts: 890 - Karma: 1,576
If you join the trick tip cult, there's a pretty extensive guide to rails stickied in there.
Oct 5 2013 9:52PM
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Shredsterr
Posts: 2090 - Karma: 6,930
Keep the gorilla steeze locked in from the second you drop till the second you land. It is at the point of landing that you will want to stiffen your legs, grab your ass with one hand and your balls with the other, and kind of lean your head to one side while looking at nothing in particular. This is coined "the afterbang." Although it stopped looking good around 2009, I'm sure the surprise of an afterbangswaggin steeze gorilla will pump the females straight to the pecter of your pelvis. Luck is good!
Oct 5 2013 10:26PM
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Saga.
Posts: 3812 - Karma: 45,331
Don't try and impress anyone. Just do what you're comfortable doing. If anyone is there heckling or talking shit their wastes of space and don't need to be bothered with.
Oct 5 2013 10:31PM
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M.M
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 4,494
try to keep your weight even and just take it easy at the start
Oct 5 2013 10:41PM
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.mnr.
Posts: 324 - Karma: 772
keep you weight on your front foot and look towards the end of the rail. also, commit fully
Oct 5 2013 11:31PM
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J-T
Posts: 269 - Karma: 697
Waaaaaaaaaay back.
Oct 5 2013 11:45PM
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pikes
Posts: 165 - Karma: 818
just ride over the lip really slow.
Oct 6 2013 12:18AM
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tbayskier
Posts: 1137 - Karma: 1,640
Do what you feel comfortable with, and just have fun. It's early season, no need to go super ham and get hurt
Oct 6 2013 12:57AM
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life_is_hood
Posts: 502 - Karma: 1,972
In the words of whammy tallnuts: "You just hop on, and grind it all the way to the end".
Oct 6 2013 12:58AM
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lewist
Posts: 174 - Karma: 799
Commit to spinning 90 on to the rail, 45 ain't gonna cut it!
Oct 6 2013 7:52AM
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PKNeison
Posts: 313 - Karma: 721
"You just hop on the rail and grind to the end...and don't come off early" -tw
Oct 6 2013 9:02AM
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PKNeison
Posts: 313 - Karma: 721
Aww man, didn't read up
Oct 6 2013 9:06AM
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TMarsh
Posts: 130 - Karma: 683
Be respectful of the rail. And then slay it
Oct 6 2013 9:08AM
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Japaneezy
Posts: 1039 - Karma: 4,267
keep your body weight on the front leg and try not to lean back, youll regret it.
Oct 6 2013 9:25AM
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