Need advice for my first rail

daveSpaghetskiIs railing a PVC too hard without experience?
How can I reduce the risk of injury myself?
Should I start trying to 5050 them?
Is it necessary to detune the ski?

daveSpaghetskiYo bois, i need some serious advice.

When I was younger I had a really bad crash on a flat box and since then I've always been pretty scared to slide them not in 5050: for this reason I never learned how to slide rails properly.

So I decided to buy 6 meters of synthetic grass and 2 PVC pipes of ∅11cm × 2 meters each. I'm planning to use them as a "portable rail setup" with my friends in parks around my city.

(the PVC I've just bought)


After the weekend I'm planning to try them with my old and heavy 158cm 2012 Volkl Alley but honestly I'm really scared to hurt myself, especially now that the ski season is about to start.

(planning to place rails like this)



Have you any advice to give me? Is railing a PVC too hard without experience? How can I reduce the risk of injury myself? Should I start trying to 5050 them? Is it necessary to detune the ski?

Thx!!

junior1derfulThings that helped me when learning to hit rails / boxes for the first time:

1. Visualize the entire trick prior to dropping in. Feel confident if your abilities.

2. Fully commit. The reason you're nervous trying a new trick is usually because you have a fear of getting hurt (logical). Remember that you're more likely to not get injured fully committing vs. bailing half way through the trick.

3. Drop in with the mindset you're going to fully commit and land the trick.

4. When hopping onto the rail, pop the full 90° with your skis, upper and lower body aligned. Look at where you plan on landing on the rail.

5. When locking into the feature, stay focused on getting your weight over your front foot. Keep you back foot/ski flat to avoid catching your inside edge.

6. As soon as you're on the feature, look at the end of the rail while keeping your body and skis aligned.

IMO: Sometimes taking a good crash/bail the first time trying a new trick will get my nerves out and make me realize that I am capable of landing the trick, and able to take a hit. When learning to backflip, my first attempt I under rotated and face planted pretty bad. Upon crashing I realized that I was less scared of the trick (Had wind knocked out of me and was sore). I immediately ran back up to the top of the inrun and dropped back in as fast as I could. I stomped in second try, then kept trying it until I felt confident sending it. Free skiing is inherently dangerous, and crashes / injuries come with the sport. Fully committing to new tricks and progressing with what your ability level allows is the safest way to go about it.

**This post was edited on Oct 7th 2021 at 8:35:22pm

**This post was edited on Oct 7th 2021 at 8:36:46pm

junior1derfulThings that helped me when learning to hit rails / boxes for the first time:

1. Visualize the entire trick prior to dropping in. Feel confident if your abilities.

2. Fully commit. The reason you're nervous trying a new trick is usually because you have a fear of getting hurt (logical). Remember that you're more likely to not get injured fully committing vs. bailing half way through the trick.

3. Drop in with the mindset you're going to fully commit and land the trick.

4. When hopping onto the rail, pop the full 90° with your skis, upper and lower body aligned. Look at where you plan on landing on the rail.

5. When locking into the feature, stay focused on getting your weight over your front foot. Keep you back foot/ski flat to avoid catching your inside edge.

6. As soon as you're on the feature, look at the end of the rail while keeping your body and skis aligned.

IMO: Sometimes taking a good crash/bail the first time trying a new trick will get my nerves out and make me realize that I am capable of landing the trick, and able to take a hit. When learning to backflip, my first attempt I under rotated and face planted pretty bad. Upon crashing I realized that I was less scared of the trick (Had wind knocked out of me and was sore). I immediately ran back up to the top of the inrun and dropped back in as fast as I could. I stomped in second try, then kept trying it until I felt confident sending it. Free skiing is inherently dangerous, and crashes / injuries come with the sport. Fully committing to new tricks and progressing with what your ability level allows is the safest way to go about it.

**This post was edited on Oct 7th 2021 at 8:35:22pm

**This post was edited on Oct 7th 2021 at 8:36:46pm

goatmasterg form makes these padded shorts that are really good. Seems ridiculous but I had them from mountain biking and tried them for skiing when I was learning rails and if you slam your hip of the ice or rail it hurts a lot less. They fit just like underwear so they aren't noticeable under your pants and I forgot I was wearing them. Sounds kinda weird but it works super well. When I was leaning rails they were super helpful. They won't help you from a real injury, but you won't get bruised up and you don't really feel it unless you fall really hard. Here is the link if you want to check them out: https://g-form.com/padded-compression-shorts

goatmasterg form makes these padded shorts that are really good. Seems ridiculous but I had them from mountain biking and tried them for skiing when I was learning rails and if you slam your hip of the ice or rail it hurts a lot less. They fit just like underwear so they aren't noticeable under your pants and I forgot I was wearing them. Sounds kinda weird but it works super well. When I was leaning rails they were super helpful. They won't help you from a real injury, but you won't get bruised up and you don't really feel it unless you fall really hard. Here is the link if you want to check them out: https://g-form.com/padded-compression-shorts

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