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Ice rails/boxes

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skiersupreme
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so recently its been snowing pretty hard in my town, but i have no way to get to the mountain, and no pvc or any sort of setup. so i started thinking about making a box or rail out of ice. i would build a lip, then make a flat platform made of snow where the "box" would go. then i would pour large amounts of water onto the platform and i would wait for it so freeze. would this rape my skis? if this is a repost please drop a link to the original.
Jan 4 2014 12:39PM
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skiersupreme
Posts: 1549 - Karma: 4,872
ive seen LTC sliding around on the ice flats and that's where i got this idea.
Jan 4 2014 12:40PM
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maximiliaan
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you will catch an edge and eat ice
Jan 4 2014 12:43PM
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EMH
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yeah you COULD spend 20+ hours making a setup out of ice and destroying it + yourself on the first hit OR you could spend $5 to get some pvc.
pretty much /thread
Jan 4 2014 12:57PM
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-WZ-
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if you did somehow manage to make it smooth enough that you wouldnt catch edges, it would still probably crack after a few hits... how thick were you planning on making it?
Jan 4 2014 2:54PM
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skiersupreme
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really thick haha. but im just gunna get some pvc
Jan 4 2014 6:41PM
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K-Dot.
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if a feature made completely out of ice was professionally made it could get really cool. if you were to make a cast for it or have an ice sculptor sculpt it it could get crative. maybe like a whale tail type feature made out of ice. and have some way to zamboni the surface to keep it smooth constantly
Jan 4 2014 8:46PM
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PureSport
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too expensive and who has the patience to build that when it would only last a couple of hits. cool idea though
Jan 4 2014 8:51PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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just hit some rails in the city
Jan 4 2014 8:52PM
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