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samuel_ski
Posts: 152 - Karma: 169
I was wondering if you guys had any advice on how to hit a down-flat-down rail. Thanks!
9 years ago
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Shoey-Ski
Posts: 1649 - Karma: 6,199
Check out Jake Muller's how to hit rails on skis video
9 years ago
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neleson
Posts: 386 - Karma: 1,091
i would suggest first jumping on to it then slide on it and then jump off
9 years ago
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lurking
Posts: 2227 - Karma: 6,876
If you stay locked onto the rail after the sharp kink, you'll finish the rail.
9 years ago
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ScootSkiLyfe
Posts: 1073 - Karma: 5,786
bro you got this
6 years ago
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skiguy04
Posts: 1640 - Karma: 1,277
Pump the kink && stay balanced over the rail
5 years ago
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Trifes
Posts: 668 - Karma: 5,621
so they way i learned it was by approaching it more and more:


in a nutshell:

1 attempt to slide the first down,
2 attempt to slide the first down and hit the kink the pussy way (slide off)
3 attempt to properly commit the kink and push through or "catch it" so it doesnt shoot you off and see how you end up on the last down
4 put the pieces together and go for the complete clear.
5 years ago
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SofaKingSick
Posts: 9754 - Karma: 65,848
absorb the flat section with your legs, be really light on your feet at that point but try to keep your skis mostly in contact with the rail throughout

otherwise it's just a normal rail. feel free to slide the first down/the first down-flat and slide off as many times as you want before committing to the whole thing!
5 years ago
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_IRRELEVANT_
Posts: 944 - Karma: 4,427
It’s been 4 years did you do it yet?
5 years ago
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TRVP_ANGEL
Posts: 12713 - Karma: 120,223
obtain enough speed to gap to the last down and approach it as a down rail
5 years ago
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skiguy04
Posts: 1640 - Karma: 1,277
Ski fakie. Gap the down. Hit the flat. Gap le down. Land fakie.

now you’re just doing a straight rail
5 years ago
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B_K
Posts: 723 - Karma: 1,295
TRVP_ANGELobtain enough speed to gap to the last down and approach it as a down rail

better yet, gas the entire feature, then give a lil tail tap. dont even have to slide the rail now
5 years ago
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ScootSkiLyfe
Posts: 1073 - Karma: 5,786
_IRRELEVANT_It’s been 4 years did you do it yet?


I believe he has completed the objective
5 years ago
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_IRRELEVANT_
Posts: 944 - Karma: 4,427
ScootSkiLyfeI believe he has completed the objective


one must never know until the proper verification has been acheived
5 years ago
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