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How to slide wooden rails

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ScootSkiLyfe
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Alright guys so I found a pretty dope wooden handrail I want to try and tackle this winter.


im just wondering how people ski slide wood without falling to their deaths
3 years ago
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PsychicMigration
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More friction depending on if it’s icy or not. Similar to corrugated tube, lean a little more into it. I’ve caught my front edge a couple times trying at the beginning for sure it’ll probably happen at some point.
3 years ago
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fries
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It's not too bad honestly, just keep a wide/low stance and start small.
3 years ago
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freestyler540
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I gave up after going over the handlebars when my skis stuck to the wood. From that day on, I dont trust wooden rails
3 years ago
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ajbski
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Wax it
if no wax, make sure it’s nice and wet.
3 years ago
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KilaTsunami
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Detune underfoot and wax the rail
3 years ago
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Koshermilk
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Put all your weight on the downhill outside edge
3 years ago
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STEEZUS_CHRI5T
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Bring your skis to your local shop and have your edges sharpened. Then wait for a warmer humid day to hit it.
3 years ago
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ScootSkiLyfe
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STEEZUS_CHRI5TBring your skis to your local shop and have your edges sharpened. Then wait for a warmer humid day to hit it.


Okay sounds good, thanks man!
3 years ago
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Farmville420
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Sliding should be pretty simple, sit light, really focus on leaning into the uphill edges of the skis and she’ll go. but if you’re going for tech on wooden rails I’m gonna advise you to choose something better to do with ur time cuz I’ve watched so many kids get bodied doing that
3 years ago
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skiP.E.I.
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If you have a pair of skis with the edges ripped out under the feet, that will help you not catch. It's easier if it's really cold out and the rail is frozen. Also easier to grind logs (round top, closed grain) than a rail made from cut lumber where the grain is open.
3 years ago
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HaydenB
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pour some water on it the night before
3 years ago
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Tino94
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You want it to be cold with a layer of frost or ice but if its warm and humid especially if the rail is wet your edges sink into the wood. You can still slode lie that
3 years ago
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Tino94
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You want it to be cold with a layer of frost or ice but if its warmer and humid especially if the rail is wet your edges will sink into the wood. You can still slide like that but its so sketchy haha
3 years ago
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Dlonetti
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Try and freeze the top of the rail, use a shit ton of wax and use b dog edgeless or a ski with really dull edges
3 years ago
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Ginger_Drew
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DlonettiTry and freeze the top of the rail, use a shit ton of wax and use b dog edgeless or a ski with really dull edges


this! plus don't overthink it. it'll probably slide better than you think it would, especially if you're hitting it on a cold day. if it's warm out, the snow will make the rail wet, which will make the wood soft, which could cause some issues
3 years ago
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Clip is a few years old but I always just 50-50’d them. I don’t want to mess with my edges sticking
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1054505/trim-1ED3C90A-738A-45DC-8A0A-D0ABAC5CB6BB-MOV
3 years ago
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a_burger
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bring a drill and some deck screws for when you inevitably break part of it
3 years ago
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rojo.grande
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freeze or wax it but also hit it a little faster than you think you need to. Should prevent the edges clipping up
3 years ago
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weastcoat
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You can disregard everything everyone said above if you rip out your edges 😁😁
3 years ago
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theabortionator
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Different wood, and different weather will have an impact. If it's something you're hiking a little snow on it to wet it down a bit is nice. Wood rails are fun. They can buck you sometimes but honestly slide better than you'd think.
3 years ago
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