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Quick tips prepping for rail jam

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_DUSTY_
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Hey fellow gooners and park rats, I just found out my uni is having a rail jam with a $2000 prize, me being the poor bastard I am have decided to bust out my old park skis in an attempt to save my bank account. The problem? I haven't hit a rail since my tall tee days in high school.

The rail jam is on friday and there aren't any ski resorts near my uni not to mention no snow so finding a rail to get some practice in on is going to be difficult. Anyone have any last minute tips or advice before I break my body in front of 600 drunk university students?
Jan 15 2014 12:26AM
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gaper-raper
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buy full tilts
Jan 15 2014 12:30AM
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crab_pretzel
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haha thats a recipe for disaster.

post the recap vid when its over for our entertainment. and goodluck
Jan 15 2014 12:31AM
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amoney
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hella speed
Jan 15 2014 12:32AM
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-WZ-
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just throw a 450 disaster and you should be good
Jan 15 2014 12:37AM
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animeallstar
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fap like 20 times beforehand
Jan 15 2014 12:57AM
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Bumblesteeze
Posts: 3092 - Karma: 748
$2000 for a university rail jam?
That's crazy.

Go for it.

Jan 15 2014 1:49AM
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will_powder
Posts: 3194 - Karma: 5,445
Huck flips off of the lip. You won't get the cash, but you're almost guaranteed to get laid.
Jan 15 2014 2:22AM
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jordangaebel
Posts: 365 - Karma: 92
If you have a skateboard/longboard hit urban (put skis on board) then hit the rails dawg. (make sure to detune and wax first tho)
Jan 15 2014 2:55AM
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Jpurd
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if you can do flips do that... crowd will eat it up
Jan 15 2014 2:27PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
just posting so i can hear how it goes afterward

+1 do a flip, +1 buy full tilts, +1 drink beforehand, +1 do a disaster for sure
Jan 15 2014 2:30PM
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UFOsarereal
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I second everyone telling you to do flips and disasters and drink
Jan 15 2014 2:43PM
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JahLiam
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Smoke the ganja
Jan 15 2014 3:12PM
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CB_Radio
Posts: 197 - Karma: 39
just throw park jump tricks and basically clear the rail or tap the end and youll be good.
Jan 15 2014 3:18PM
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wootang
Posts: 284 - Karma: 408
+1 for flips. The chances of the judges having the slightest idea how to score a rail jam are slim to nil. Thus, do backflips. Backflip the lips, backflip the rollers, and better yet, backflip onto and off of boxes. Basically, the more backflips you do the better. Skill counts for nothing when you can backflip.
Jan 15 2014 3:24PM
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bikerocker
Posts: 1427 - Karma: 461
Step One: Skip Rail Jam.
Step Two: Go get black out drunk somewhere far from the rail jam.
Step Three: Start training right now.
Step Four: Spend the next 5 years training for the rail jam while inventing a time machine.
Step Five: Go back in time and win said rail jam.
Step Six: Leave cash under your pillow for you to find on Saturday Morning.
Step Seven: Give me 20 bucks of your prize money for my awesome idea. I expect it in full by Monday morning. PM me for my paypal. If you don't pay up, I'm going to kick your ass.

I'll be waiting.
Jan 15 2014 3:26PM
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Andcz
Posts: 81 - Karma: 568
Smoke a blunttt
Jan 15 2014 3:52PM
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_DUSTY_
Posts: 1097 - Karma: 686
Thanks guys for the serious, and not serious responses. Getting pretty stoked, the student union is going pretty all out for this, a couple concerts and shows are going on after along with free meals so either way I'm going to have killer time. I'll update you guys after with whatever the hell happens.
Jan 15 2014 5:56PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
Be the drunkest man there and turn it into a party, crowd favourite always reigns supreme. Shotgun beers while dropping in, eat shit and get up and claim it, make out with some chicks in the crowd, just be the fucking man.
Jan 15 2014 6:00PM
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hippy.
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inb4
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Jan 15 2014 6:01PM
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ChristianMingle
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Jan 15 2014 7:43PM
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.Hugo.
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Everyone has been suggesting a disaster
Jan 15 2014 7:47PM
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ThatCOprep
Posts: 476 - Karma: 552
This
Jan 15 2014 7:48PM
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flyingsqirrel3
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Just make sure to not be scared.
All you have to do is commit, after that, its all easy
Jan 15 2014 11:29PM
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Turd.Ferguson
Posts: 1437 - Karma: 2,713
bust out the tall t, and wine coolers, many wine coolers
Jan 15 2014 11:32PM
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basinboi
Posts: 445 - Karma: 571
Threads to see what happens of you lol
Jan 15 2014 11:55PM
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SkiLefley
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threads to see what happens
Jan 16 2014 8:17AM
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Ryanvdonk
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you got to ask yourself: "What would McConkey do?"

answer: ski it naked.
Jan 16 2014 9:50AM
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bighooch
Posts: 349 - Karma: 2,062
breads for result
Jan 16 2014 10:19AM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
get as much speed as possible, and spin as hard as you can. with any luck, you'll tap the end of the rail and won't fall, and can claim a 450 on/630 on
Jan 16 2014 11:01AM
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freestyler540
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Make the last run count!
Jan 16 2014 11:03AM
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manzear
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720!
Jan 16 2014 11:39AM
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CashmereCat
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When in doubt, just look good doing easier tricks. That and frontflips off lips
Jan 16 2014 11:43AM
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flotus.
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Right before you slip off lean in the opposite direction. You can then claim it to be a nose/tail pres.





That and threads for when you deliver. And you will deliver, OP.
Jan 16 2014 1:30PM
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K_JIBS
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1) music
2) have fun
3) link tricks (no pretzels) only because it stops flow
4) disaster 450
5) pray

Jan 16 2014 4:14PM
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cyberginger
Posts: 574 - Karma: 7,083
Man, I always thought you were Dusty from COP.
Anyways, good luck, I dont know how much you can really train.
Jan 16 2014 6:06PM
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ThatCOprep
Posts: 476 - Karma: 552
Great use of meme. Plus k for that!
Jan 16 2014 6:49PM
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J-T
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Well, I just looked at your college's website, and they said they would have some boxes set up. I'd butter the hell out of it, that should get the crowd fired up.
Jan 16 2014 8:42PM
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theabortionator
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I wish I had video editing skills. Could do great things with this one.


SAFE
Jan 21 2014 11:42AM
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galardogod
Posts: 1698 - Karma: 5,209
Spin to mofuckin win dude then pretzel at the end
Jan 21 2014 12:49PM
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The_Beekeeper
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yeah threads and whatnot
Jan 21 2014 12:54PM
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caelan_
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which uni?

also yeah toss threads
Jan 21 2014 1:26PM
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Hamlet
Posts: 205 - Karma: 1,312
threads for epic story of OP getting laid for flipping off the lips
Jan 21 2014 1:33PM
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Jaggy_Snake
Posts: 2287 - Karma: 1,418
Go for a tour in AK. That's always helped me prep for a rail jam.
Jan 21 2014 2:02PM
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bighooch
Posts: 349 - Karma: 2,062
Still waiting for delivery
Jan 28 2014 12:36PM
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Turd.Ferguson
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future spin
Jan 28 2014 12:43PM
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_DUSTY_
Posts: 1097 - Karma: 686
Whelp, I'm quite late. Not too many people showed up for skiing and there were only boxes so I got 3rd place winning a sweater, shirt, new gloves and 50 bucks. I haven't really tried to get any of the photos my friends took but here are a couple of photos taken by the photography club.

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nutting myself

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Not sure who this kid was but he bailed pretty hard quite a bit.

I had a killer time though, I'll be getting back into park after having that much fun.
Jan 29 2014 7:18PM
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