Gonna sound dumb, but help with urban

I like to slide my skis on the rail to see how it slides and to get make it smoother, also I put a little water on it. Sometimes I also put a little water on the lip.

if its really rusty u can get candle wax and a electric polisher then just polish it until its smooth.

for concrete ledges skate wax doesn't hurt. And despite what a lot of the pros do, a helmet is a pretty good idea. It's even easier to fuck yourself up real good doing urban, than in the park.

With the 4 urban rails I've hit, the only thing I used to prep the spot was a shovel. But non packing snow is the worst when you are trying to build a jump so just go out side before you go skiing Urban and if you can't pack a snowball with it bring some water. And for the actual rail I've never used wax, oil, or water to make it slide quicker

never put skate wax on a smooth rail. it's a waste of time and it can make the rail stickier.

Yee! Git it!

There are some things that make a handrail venture a lot easier. doop a bap boop blap compute!

SHOVELS
-flat and spade -Super important for parking lots!
-snowscoop with shovel handle. Good for pounding lips. nya nya.
-big snowscoop(like the ones lifties use) -super super key. this cuts setup time in half, especially with big lips and landings. try to get a plastic one with a removable handle as they're pretty big.
-SHRAKE! Invest in a spt shrake, they are worth it. Or try your hand at some slight metal fab and welding.(easier than you think) Shrakes are crucial for Lips. You will understand when you see the difference between a lip you can build with a shrake vs reggae shovels. bo!

WATER
-Lots of it! you can use water for lips, snow on ledges, in runs, peeps bellies, the list goes on!
-Dont just pour it though, sip it and spray that shit! pbbbbbpbpbbttttt. Its more gangsta that way. No but seriously you want an even coating so your lips can set. I suppose you could use a spray bottle with a pump, but its just less gangsta.

GENNIES! (car lights get old)
-you need a generator to run lights. Construction lights are great. they hold up in super cold weather
-Also, if you've already welded up a shrake, try making a winch! (also easier than you think)
-Gas powered always works best. electric ones can tend to fail in the cold.

Boost Boost!
theres a bunch of methods to get speed:
-Car tow-ins with ratchet straps or rope
-The ol' one two pull! great booster of kinship and way sketchy takeoffs. Sometimes you don't have the run up you need for a great hit, so you need great friends to pull ya into uncertainty!
-Drop ins -wood, ladders, whatever, get creative! The easiest way is to build one off of your car roof, plus, theres nothing quite like the view of a handrail from the top of your car roof drop in. However, speed is also sometimes tough to obtain, which can lead to sketchy uncertainty.
-Bungee -super fun, Effective for speed control, cheaper than winches, sooooouper sketchy. I've seen some bungees do some wild shit. like wrapping around a kids leg and sending him head over heels down the handrail on the recoil. I've had one whip back and hit me in the face. Iv'e also seen it whip ONTO the attempted handrail and flip a kid over when they hit it on the rail. These things can fuck you up! That being said they are really fun! Its a comical scene, standing there, having friends run it up to you (exhausting after a while) and then yoink! off you go!
-Winch In my personal opinion, winches are the best. You can get a winch with as long of a rope you want, for as big of a hit as you want, or to get the perfect amount of speed you want, as long as you have the run up for it. Plus it just feels great flying in on a winch it gets you pumped. You can buy a winch online marketed for jibbin. Im sure they work really nice. But they is pricy! You can totally rig one up with a genny. But you will need to build a larger housing for it, this is what requires some welding.

This all seems like a lot, but after years of filming, you will see its worth it. Plus, minus the genny, Its just a couple hundred bucks. Find friends that share your passion, handrail manifest!

this is actually a reasonable question. the material that rails are made out of can make a huge difference in terms of how well they slide. for example, it's real hard to slide through aluminum rails when you have edges on your skis.

we've had some stoney times where we setup a spot and were all ready to start sessioning when after a few hits we realized the feature was made out of aluminum and was therefore sticky as fuck

very rarely, rails will have some weird heavy layer of paint on them that will also make them sticky to slide through


IN GENERAL. it should be pretty obvious if a rail will slide well or not based on apparent factors such as nobs on it, weird texture, or freezing cold icy conditions

another key point for all the baby squids- if you stick on a rail it doesn't necessarily mean that the rail is sticky, you might just be sliding with your feet to close together


best of luck with your urban endeavors. free the streets out there!

if its rusty metal i use sandpaper and just rub until its smooth. good luck

If your edges are digging in for some reason a trick I used last year was just banging my edges into the rail about twenty times. This obviously is better if the skis you're using aren't your best pair, but it helps a lot.

Earl_GlobzYee! Git it!

There are some things that make a handrail venture a lot easier. doop a bap boop blap compute!

SHOVELS
-flat and spade -Super important for parking lots!
-snowscoop with shovel handle. Good for pounding lips. nya nya.
-big snowscoop(like the ones lifties use) -super super key. this cuts setup time in half, especially with big lips and landings. try to get a plastic one with a removable handle as they're pretty big.
-SHRAKE! Invest in a spt shrake, they are worth it. Or try your hand at some slight metal fab and welding.(easier than you think) Shrakes are crucial for Lips. You will understand when you see the difference between a lip you can build with a shrake vs reggae shovels. bo!

WATER
-Lots of it! you can use water for lips, snow on ledges, in runs, peeps bellies, the list goes on!
-Dont just pour it though, sip it and spray that shit! pbbbbbpbpbbttttt. Its more gangsta that way. No but seriously you want an even coating so your lips can set. I suppose you could use a spray bottle with a pump, but its just less gangsta.

GENNIES! (car lights get old)
-you need a generator to run lights. Construction lights are great. they hold up in super cold weather
-Also, if you've already welded up a shrake, try making a winch! (also easier than you think)
-Gas powered always works best. electric ones can tend to fail in the cold.

Boost Boost!
theres a bunch of methods to get speed:
-Car tow-ins with ratchet straps or rope
-The ol' one two pull! great booster of kinship and way sketchy takeoffs. Sometimes you don't have the run up you need for a great hit, so you need great friends to pull ya into uncertainty!
-Drop ins -wood, ladders, whatever, get creative! The easiest way is to build one off of your car roof, plus, theres nothing quite like the view of a handrail from the top of your car roof drop in. However, speed is also sometimes tough to obtain, which can lead to sketchy uncertainty.
-Bungee -super fun, Effective for speed control, cheaper than winches, sooooouper sketchy. I've seen some bungees do some wild shit. like wrapping around a kids leg and sending him head over heels down the handrail on the recoil. I've had one whip back and hit me in the face. Iv'e also seen it whip ONTO the attempted handrail and flip a kid over when they hit it on the rail. These things can fuck you up! That being said they are really fun! Its a comical scene, standing there, having friends run it up to you (exhausting after a while) and then yoink! off you go!
-Winch In my personal opinion, winches are the best. You can get a winch with as long of a rope you want, for as big of a hit as you want, or to get the perfect amount of speed you want, as long as you have the run up for it. Plus it just feels great flying in on a winch it gets you pumped. You can buy a winch online marketed for jibbin. Im sure they work really nice. But they is pricy! You can totally rig one up with a genny. But you will need to build a larger housing for it, this is what requires some welding.

This all seems like a lot, but after years of filming, you will see its worth it. Plus, minus the genny, Its just a couple hundred bucks. Find friends that share your passion, handrail manifest!

Best thing ive ever read thank you sir

grind down with ski

wax rail

shovel stairs

water /salt on lip if you got a soft jump

Inspect rail thoroughly before setting up the spot. Make sure there are no major dents or kinks that you aren't cool with, that the rail is smooth, no gnarly nob action etc.

Honestly never did much. If there was paint on top sometimes scrape it down but other than that just hit it. In the spring/summer maybe rub a bit of snow on it to get it wet.

You can snag a can of silicon spray. That'll keep things sliding. But honestly most of the rails you would be hitting should slide decent. I mea 90% of the urban rails people ride are round tube 2 or 3 " max. If it's steel and it's not beat to hell you should be fine.

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