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Rail skis for beginners

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tacosteezin
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Hi I just started hitting rails and their sick wondering if you have any suggestions for some good skis for skiing on rails. My weight is 100 pounds and I'm about 4 feet 9 inches
May 11 2013 9:04PM
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NoBigDeal
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really any twin tip ski will work for you. since you are still growing i would buy something cheap since you will out grow them so fast.

May 11 2013 9:27PM
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Freeskier_boi
Posts: 1135 - Karma: 3,099
Get some K2 domains for this kid
May 11 2013 10:16PM
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50Kal
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Your gonna beat the shit out of them anyway so buy used and for sizing go between your nose and forehead. Anything twin tip is good for rails as long as you detune fully the edges.
May 12 2013 12:11AM
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jon@wh2o
Posts: 314 - Karma: 158
I'm completely different sizewise, but as far as learning goes, look into something rockered. I found it helped not catching tip/tail if you screw up your timing spinning. Way more forgiving.
May 17 2013 3:54PM
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stupendous-man
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I feel like one should learn on a camber ski and once they get all the basics go to a rockered ski. Not to mention I can't think of any skis in the 140-150 length that are rockered.

It's kind of like mountain biking, you dont want to go out and buy a nice full suspension before learning all the basics and bike handling skills on a hardtail.
May 17 2013 11:02PM
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jon@wh2o
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^I guess there would be quite a limited selection. I'm older and have been skiing my whole life and just found for learning park specifically the rocker saved my ass a few times. I suppose the fact that I can't handle regular bails led me to just stick with the full suspension haha
May 18 2013 12:53AM
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