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Skiing at Icerinks

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weastcoat
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Skis just came in
almost October
gets colder each day

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my hype is growing rapidly. No snow to be found. Unless at icerinks. Anyone ever do it? Suggestions?
Sep 30 2018 12:09AM
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weastcoat
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Out the back of icerinks, that is.
Sep 30 2018 12:16AM
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freestyler540
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Easy; wear all your winter gear including boots around the house. There, just like in a ski lodge!
Sep 30 2018 12:44AM
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freestyler540
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Yup, ice rink snow is alright for urban rails. They just dont have a whole lot when you need it.
Sep 30 2018 12:56AM
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LukasSchroeder
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wow i cant believe no one has ever thought of this before!!!111!!1!!!!!!11111!!!!
Sep 30 2018 1:01AM
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ezav
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i used to load that ice into the trunk of my car and bring it home. worked pretty well with my summer setup bc it slides better than real snow but its also a pain in the ass to set up every time
Sep 30 2018 2:37AM
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weastcoat
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I’m also thinkin of just making a rail setup at the ice rink, instead of wasting gas and time to transport it somewhere
Sep 30 2018 11:46AM
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zulis
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Today we made one rail and had short sesh just by the ice rinks. Works like a charm just need to build proper legs for pvc pipe from scrap wood pallets. Gonna head there tomorrow and everyday until we will get some real snow.
Sep 30 2018 4:48PM
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ezav
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weastcoastI’m also thinkin of just making a rail setup at the ice rink, instead of wasting gas and time to transport it somewhere


well if you have a pvc rail to bring and a decent hill/towrope then go for it
Oct 1 2018 12:06AM
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WoFIowz
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weastcoastSkis just came in
almost October
gets colder each day

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my hype is growing rapidly. No snow to be found. Unless at icerinks. Anyone ever do it? Suggestions?


Pretty sure Tom Wallisch used to do it growing up in PA?
Oct 1 2018 12:56AM
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DirtYStylE
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At first I thought you wanted to go IN the ice rink. Like skate around the rink with your skis...............



But yeah, you can just grab all the ice shavings from the zamboni. They just dump it outback in the ally. Bring some empty garbage cans. You need at least two full ones to have a solid sesh. Get a piece of plywood or something for a landing. If you are seasoning on grass it will quickly turn into a mud pit.
Oct 1 2018 1:45PM
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nmwninjart
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Thats what i thought too. Has any one ever done that?
Oct 1 2018 6:04PM
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Crust_Station
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First time I ever hit a rail on skis was an element flat bar and icerink shavings
Oct 1 2018 7:08PM
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