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Back Yard Park???

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WillieStyle
Posts: 241 - Karma: 16
Hey,
Im planning on building a really small park in my back yard this winter since i cant get out to the mountais too much, and i know that i have 2 build a starting ramp cuz the hill isnt too steep, but do u guys have tips on easy ways 2 build rails, ill probably be using wood, cuz we dont have any pipe. got any suggestions???
Dec 5 2004 9:23AM
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devine
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wood rails = no good



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Dec 5 2004 9:31AM
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sundownline1260
Posts: 444 - Karma: 15
go to a contruction site and steal some pipes... they are always layin around and easy to take at night
Dec 5 2004 10:29AM
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jflo453
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Try and avoid making it out of wood. If thats not possible use 2x4s and screw pvc into it from the bottom of the 2x4 then just bury it
Dec 5 2004 10:32AM
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WillieStyle
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ok, thx guys
Dec 5 2004 11:18AM
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TickTack
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Ok, yeah, I'm new, so what? I've got a quick question. I'm a ski racer turned freeskier. When you go up to a rail (PVC lets say) won't the front edge of my skis catch and dig in? Someone explain this quick. Thanks a ton.
Dec 9 2004 11:43PM
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monkeysteez
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^ u no unless ur edges r super tuned or its REALLY soft PVC, get a detune stone from dakine they are like 7 bucks and it makes shit so much easier, no catching edges on up rails.

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Dec 9 2004 11:47PM
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kjfreerider
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only if your doing it wrong. my suggestion which u might not like since your a racer is to get a metal file and file your edges down so there nice and round. that significantly decreces the chances of catching an edge




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Dec 9 2004 11:48PM
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monkeysteez
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*uh

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Dec 9 2004 11:56PM
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twintipteles
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yah ur edges will not catch unless ur really far forward, at my summer setup there is a 5-6 ft gap to a 2 1/2 ft high pvc rail, so obviously im carrying alot of speed, and i havent caught an edge yet.
Dec 10 2004 7:51AM
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skituner
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wood frame with pvc side molding(used on houses)works real nice



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Dec 10 2004 9:39AM
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kinz
Posts: 116 - Karma: 10
Go to any large scale landscape company and get scrap rails from tearing out fence and handrails.

They will gladly give you nice 9' rails no problem. Getting feet for them is the hard part.
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Dec 10 2004 10:54AM
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waterville_NH
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you dont need to file your edges down, when you slide a rail, your ski isnt actually flat on the rail, you're more on the back edges, its really hard to catch unless you're very far forward




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Dec 10 2004 11:05AM
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there are lots of threads relating to this.









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Dec 10 2004 12:03PM
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Tha_Grouch
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pvc and 2X4's... really easy. go search, I know I put a pic up somewhere.


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Dec 10 2004 3:52PM
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eastAR5
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fuck you guys my backyard is only 15 feet long cant build anything



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Dec 10 2004 3:54PM
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Apple
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i think that im going to make a park in the backyard while im home from university. Just a rail... but i live on a river and there are some sick placements. Im kinda excited.

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Dec 10 2004 4:23PM
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From_Hell
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rough, i love living with a nice big backyard, i have this retaining wall, where you could put up a handrail, it'd be pretty sweet, cause there's a hill up to it, then a flat section. don't have a rail the right length or height though so i've never tried it.
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Dec 10 2004 4:24PM
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R.Fahey
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i have a 2 acre backyard, with a pond and a dam so i don't have to worry about speed. this year i wanna make some sorta snowmaking system.... but thats totally not happening. it would be sweet though.
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Dec 10 2004 5:06PM
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freestyle_rich
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i made my backyard rail out of a 2x4 thats about 2 feet above the ground and i put a piece of sheet metal over top of it, it works sweet but make sure to fold the edges down on the sides so u dont cut yourself in case you fall.
Mar 10 2005 4:25PM
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JazzyJ
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i think some modells and sports stores sell small rails that are a foot off the ground for around 40 bucks.
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Mar 10 2005 4:48PM
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DopeMan420
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my friend and i were going to do that but the winters ending in like 16 days i believe so the snows washing away. we have a huge park planned out. if we get alot of snow next winter were going to build a killer one but yea man watch out for the wood shit, just find some bars at like a construction place or something. maybee even buy some piping.
Mar 10 2005 5:01PM
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attitashfreestyle29
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Wood rails aren't bad if you have a hill to put the rail going down and they are way easier to build.
Mar 10 2005 5:03PM
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nsnski240
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yea wood rails are fine, just mkae the bottom plate of pressure treated... me and a friend have at least 4 wood and PVC rails... when you screw in the PVC in, make the hole on top big enough for the head to fit through, so it sits inside the pipe
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Mar 10 2005 5:05PM
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LineAddiction9
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Thats going to be fucking killer but steal some pipes from somewere
Mar 10 2005 5:06PM
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ATLskier
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I have tarps with dish soap and water leading to my rail. It's 1.5 feet high PVC. It's an up flat down and it's all interchangeable. So I can have, flat, up-flat, up-flat-down, and flat-down. I don't have snow so pretty much everything is hard because I don't have enough speed to get onto it. There is one pic of it in my profile as a flat-down. If you want to know what the entire rail looks like, imagine that the jump isn't there, and that an up part leads to the flat part.


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